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'Incredibly fortunate' walker escapes with minor injuries in 100ft Snowdon fall
A walker who fell 100ft from Wales’s highest mountain was described by rescuers as incredibly fortunate.
Rescued walker Jonathon Ward issues challenge to raise cash for air ambulance
A walker who was rescued after breaking his ankle on England’s highest mountain is urging outdoors enthusiasts to join him in a challenge to raise cash for the air ambulance that helped him.
Ullswater walkers rescued as dark descends after 5pm start
Two people who set out for a walk at 5pm on a Lake District path had to be rescued when it got dark. The pair set off from Patterdale Youth Hostel ...
Search dog Bonnie makes the grade to join Cleveland team
A mountain rescue team has a new recruit after a successful trial in Wales. Search dog Bonnie and her handler Dean McMann passed their test in the ...
Kirkby Stephen rescue team bids farewell to Gordon Kay after 30 years' service
A veteran mountain rescuer has retired after 30 years with his team. Gordon Kay was presented with a long-service certificate by Kirkby Stephen Mou...
Two hypothermic walkers rescued after unplanned night on wintry Y Garn
Two men were airlifted to hospital suffering from hypothermia after having to spend the night on a Snowdonia mountain.
Mallerstang walker hauled 130ft in stretcher after River Eden fall
A walker had to be hauled 130ft up a river bank in a stretcher after breaking her ankle. Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team members were called to...
Cumbria tells artist Oscar Santillan: give us back the top of Scafell Pike
Cumbrians are demanding the return of a crucial piece of England’s highest mountain, which an artist has admitted taking.
Plans revealed for latest Kent section of England Coast Path
The Government’s body on the outdoors has published plans for the latest section of the England Coast Path.
Six callouts for Edale rescuers as bad weather sweeps Peak District
Poor weather conditions led to a busy weekend for a Peak District mountain, with six callouts and more work to help fellrunners struggling in the cold and wet.
Kyle Boote's up to launch official Cleveland Way ale
Britain’s second-oldest national trail is to get an official brew, with sales of the beer helping to maintain the route.
Scientists reveal plan to cover Kinder Scout in green slime
Conservationists plan to cover parts of the Peak District’s highest hill in green slime. Walkers have been warned to expect scenes reminiscent of...
Lake District rescuers produce 40,000 safety leaflets to try to reduce callouts
Mountain rescue teams in the Lake District are hoping to cut the number of callouts with 40,000 safety leaflets which will be distributed to visitors to the national park.
National park offers silly hat challenge to Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers
National park bosses are hoping for a head start to fundraising with a whacky challenge to walkers. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority wan...
Injured Lake District walker airlifted from Scale Beck path
A walker was rescued after suffering a serious ankle injury on a Lake District footpath. Mountain rescuers were airlifted to a site close to the wo...
Rescuers warn walkers against taking perilous wintry route down Snowdon railway
Walkers on Wales’s highest mountain have been warned against following railway tracks when leaving the summit.
Rescuers searching for missing walker Daniel Bennett find body on Ben Oss
Rescuers searching for a walker missing in the Highlands since Saturday have found a body. The discovery was made in the Ben Oss area by teams hunt...
Landslip leads to South West Coast Path closure in Devon
Police have warned walkers to steer clear of a section of Britain’s longest national trail after part of it collapsed into the sea.