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Rescuers praise helicopter crew's 'impressive' flying in Cairngorms climbing tragedy
Rescuers have praised the crew of a helicopter for their part in an incident in which a climber died in the Cairngorms.
Scotland's national parks seek volunteer walkers to 'adopt' mountain paths
Walkers are being asked to ‘adopt’ paths in Scotland’s two national parks. The Mountains and the People project will also see 36 traineeships...
Rescuers brave lightning to reach Helvellyn walker who fell from Striding Edge
Rescuers had to brave lightning and thunderstorms during a five-hour operation to help a walker who fell from a ridge on England’s third-highest mountain.
Yorkshire Dales boss: 'bird of prey persecution is harming park's reputation'
National park bosses said persecution of birds of prey is damaging the area’s reputation. The Yorkshire Dales authority said it abhors the illega...
Walker stretchered from Lake District fell after breaking leg in slip
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after breaking her leg. The woman was walking with a group on Sunday at Hause Gate between Cat B...
Mountain biker airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries after Skiddaw fall
A mountain biker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering injuries when he fell from his machine.
Delight as two chicks hatch at Glaslyn osprey site after earlier trampling scare
Wildlife experts are celebrating after the appearance of two youngsters at a heavily guarded site in north Wales.
RSPB criticises police decision to caution Yorkshire Dales man who set 'barbaric' bird traps
A conservation charity has criticised a police force’s decision to issue a formal caution to a man who admitted setting illegal traps on a Yorkshire Dales shooting estate.
Derelict Athnamulloch bothy reopens as Glen Affic base for Trees for Life project
A remote derelict bothy has been brought back to life as a base for a major conservation project in the Highlands.
Construction giant Tarmac chips in to fund Peak District volunteering
A construction company has chipped in to help fund a national park’s volunteer scheme. Tarmac is donating £100,000 to enable the Peak District a...
Cairngorms climber dies after 50ft fall in Coire an Lochain
A man has died after he fell while climbing in the Cairngorms. The climber was with another man on a route in Coire an Lochain in the Northern Corr...
Is using your GPS gadget on the mountains a threat to your life?
Could your incredibly accurate little GPS receiver be a threat to your life? That’s a question posed by a mountain expert who said the increasing...
Appeal to Glen Shiel walkers for sightings of missing man Roger Fletcher
Police have appealed to walkers and motorists in Glen Shiel for sighting of a missing walker. Roger Fletcher was believed to have set off to walk i...
Olympic decision takes climbing one move closer to inclusion in 2020 Tokyo games
Climbing has made a further move towards inclusion in the Olympic Games after receiving support from the movement’s executive board.
Two climbers airlifted to hospital after fall on The Cobbler
Two climbers were airlifted from a mountain in the southern Highlands after injuring themselves in a fall.
Walker Robin Garton's family informed after body found on Glen Coe mountain
A man’s body has been found by members of the public on a Glen Coe mountain. Police said the family of missing walker Robin Garton has been infor...
Two mountain rescue teams help Lakeland crews fighting Mosedale wildfire
Two mountain rescue teams were called in to help firefighters tackling a large wildfire in the Lake District.
Lakeland walker airlifted after injuring head in Cat Bells fall
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after falling and injuring his head. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Monday when th...