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Actor Brian Blessed backs Peak District fundraising Walk in the Park event
A larger-than-life television personality and adventurer has thrown his weight behind a scheme to help care for trails in a national park.
Rescuers use grid reference plaques to guide lost Snowdon walkers to safety
A group of walkers was guided to safety using grid reference markers on a gate post, after getting lost on Wales’s highest mountain.
Outdoor groups' dismay as Scots minister approves more Lomond camping bans
Mountaineers’ and walkers’ organisations have reacted with dismay at the Scottish Government’s approval of a camping ban in parts of a national park.
Birthday boy Javed Bhatti on course to complete remarkable Pennine Way double
Ultrarunner Javed Bhatti is on course to complete a remarkable winter double run of the Pennine Way this weekend.
Sir Chris Bonington urges outdoor fans to chip in to help 'magical' Suilven route
A mountaineering elder statesman is urging outdoor enthusiasts to back a plan to raise £50,000 to help complete repairs to a path on a ‘magical walk’.
Weekend searches fail to find missing kayaker Jason Chung Wai-Ho
A kayaker who was last seen launching his craft almost a week ago on the west coast of Scotland is still missing.
Take a torch, map and compass, say rescuers after Dartmoor walker gets lost
Rescuers pleaded with walkers to take the correct gear with them when they head for the Dartmoor hills.
Eiger record-holding climber Ueli Steck will deliver London talk this week
The man who climbed the North Face of the Eiger in a record-breaking time will speak to an audience in London this week.
Spine Race finisher Javed Bhatti heads south to attempt double Pennine Way run
So what do you do when you’ve just completed the country’s most brutal race up the snowy spine of England.
Campaigners celebrate as Worthing downs granted open access status
Campaigners have won a six-year battle for access to downland in a national park. Members of the Worthing Downlanders are celebrating after the are...
Runner Javed Bhatti arrives at Edale to complete amazing double Pennine Way run
A runner who completed the gruelling race along the length of the Pennine Way has succeeded in his attempt to run the whole route again in the opposite direction.
Dave Tighe's half marathon run will help rescuers who saved his life in Lakeland accident
A man who nearly lost his life in a paragliding crash in the Lake District is planning to run a half-marathon to raise cash for his rescuers.
Keep it in the family: rescue team recruit Tess follows mum and dad into service
A mountain rescue team has a new recruit who followed her mum and dad into the service. Border collie Tess has become an operational member of the ...
Kendal Mountain Festival's 14,000 visitors boosted local economy by £2m
Visitors to one of the UK’s leading outdoor events boosted the local economy by £2m, a survey found.
Veteran mountaineer Mick Tighe awarded mountain culture accolade
A veteran mountain guide and rescue team member has been awarded a top accolade. Mick Tighe is the winner of this year’s Scottish Award for Excel...
Cumbria's Grand Day Out raises £20,000 for flood victims and mountain rescue
A day of activities aimed at raising cash for victims of the Cumbria floods and the county’s mountain rescue teams brought in double organisers’ target.
Simon Davidson and Joe Smith named as climbers who died in Glen Coe fall
Police have named the two climbers who died in a fall from a Glen Coe mountain, one of whom was a member of the local mountain rescue team.
Two climbers die in fall on Stob Coire nam Beith in Glen Coe
Two climbers have died on a Glen Coe mountain. Their bodies were found by two other climbers on Saturday on Stob Coire nam Beith. Glencoe Mounta...