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Rescuers urge hillgoers to go prepared as Lakeland teams deal with 'avoidable' callouts
Mountain rescuers in the Lake District are appealing to hillgoers to make the right preparations for their trip on to the fells.
Derbyshire climber rescued after injuring ankle in fall at Haboro' Rocks
A climber was rescued after falling from a route at a Derbyshire crag. The Derby man, in his 40s, fell a short distance on Harboro’ Rocks, near B...
Calder Valley rescuers called to walker with chest pains at Brontë Falls
A rescue team went to the aid of a walker who suffered chest pains at South Pennines beauty spot. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called o...
Officers searching River Dart for missing teen Nathan Wood find body
Police searching for a missing teenager in Devon have found a body. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police said the discovery was made in the Rive...
Dartmoor rescue team joins overnight search for missing river teen Nathan Wood
Rescue team members spent six hours overnight looking for a missing teenager who may have jumped in a Devon river.
Peak District walker dies after collapsing at Curbar Edge
A man has died after collapsing while walking with his family in the Peak District. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to aid the walker on ...
Rescuers searching for lost Glaramara walkers find second group in difficulties
Rescuers who were called out to help a pair of walkers who were lost after spending 10 hours on the Lake District fells discovered a second group in difficulties nearby.
Rescuers say precarious Lord's Rake boulder on Scafell has now split
A mountain rescue team has reported a large, precariously perched boulder on England’s second highest mountain has split is now in pieces.
Lakeland walker airlifted to hospital after injuring ankle on Hay Stacks
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring herself. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out shortly after...
Second night search by rescuers fails to find missing Halifax man Granville Muir
A rescue team spent a second day searching for a missing West Yorkshire man, with the operation lasting almost to midnight.
Rescuers condemn theft of safety gear installed in Yorkshire Dales cave for festival
Vital safety equipment placed underground in the Yorkshire Dales by a rescue team has been stolen. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation conde...
Rescuers praise crew's 'outstanding flying' after man injured in Nedd Fechan fall
Rescuers praised the flying of a Coastguard helicopter crew who winched an injured man from a Brecon Beacons beauty spot.
Pargalider seriously injured in Blencathra crash-landing
A paraglider was seriously injured when he crash-landed on a Lake District mountain. The man fell 40ft down a crag in the incident on Blencathra on...
Rescue helicopter called in to airlift injured Striding Edge walker with diabetes
A rescue helicopter was called in to airlift an injured walker from a Lake District fell after her condition deteriorated as she was being stretchered to safety.
Olympics bosses confirm sport climbing will be included in 2020 Tokyo games
Climbing will become an Olympic sport, the movement’s bosses have announced. A much anticipated announcement in Rio de Janeiro by the Internation...
Team pleads with public to stay away from parts of Ben Nevis during survey
Climbers, mountaineers and walkers are being asked to avoid areas of Britain’s highest mountain while a survey takes place.
Blencathra walker rescued after breaking ankle in Scales Fell slip
A walker was rescued after breaking his ankle on a Lake District mountain. The 26-year-old slipped while descending Scales Fell on Blencathra on Mo...
Scores watch new dawn as Lake District and Yorkshire Dales extended
Scores of people saw dawn break over a national park landscape to mark the first day of the extended Lake District.