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Climber dies in hospital after fall on Helvellyn
A man has died after being airlifted from Helvellyn following a fall. The climber was found unconscious at the foot of the mountain’s headwall ab...
Mountain expert warns: hypothermia still a threat despite modern clothing
A mountaineering expert has warned hillgoers are still at risk of hypothermia during the continuing winter even when wearing modern technical clothing.
Night rescue operation underway to reach three climbers stuck on Ben Nevis
A rescue operation is underway to reach three climbers stuck on Britain’s highest mountain. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team members were called out...
Missing Brecon Beacons teen found after search by more than 40 rescuers
More than 40 mountain rescuers joined a search for a missing teenager in the Brecon Beacons. Five teams took part in the hunt for the 17-year-old i...
Two Ben Nevis climbers in nine-hour overnight rescue after ropes jam
Two climbers were rescued from Britain’s highest mountain in an overnight operation lasting more than nine hours after they got stuck.
Climber Leo Houlding joins Monty Halls on TV journey of Discovery
Television viewers with access to the Discovery channel can tune in this evening to watch accomplished British climber Leo Houlding take a trip to some of the planet’s remotest areas to find Lost Worlds.
Kinder trespass gathering looks to Scots-style right to roam as election looms
Campaigners gathering to celebrate a historic mass trespass on a Peak District hill will explore how to press for Scottish-style right-to-roam laws.
Injured walker rescued from fell above Glenridding
A walker was rescued after injuring herself on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 2.45pm and was joined by ...
Walker airlifted from Old Man of Coniston after injuring face and shoulder in fall
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering facial injuries and a dislocated shoulder when he fell.
Man airlifted to hospital after being found on Helvellyn with life-threatening injuries
A man was airlifted to hospital after being found with life-threatening injuries at the foot of a crag on England’s third highest mountain.
Quirky wilderness and healthy-lung village emerge in Chinese renaming exercise
The results of a curious exercise in giving some of Britain’s finest landscapes new names have been revealed.
Patterdale mountain rescuers take to water to rescue injured Ullswater walker
Rescuers used their specialist boat to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out shortly after 3...
Lost Ullock Pike walkers email photo in bid to help rescuers find them
Two lost walkers were asked by rescuers to send a photograph to try to pinpoint their location on a Lakeland fell.
Pair plan to take boats to nine highest peaks on charity cross-Scotland route
Two outdoor enthusiasts plan to cross Scotland and summit its nine highest peaks, while lugging boats with them on the journey.
Yorkshire Dales caver dies in rockfall in Bull Pot, Kingsdale
A man has died in an underground accident in a cave in the Yorkshire Dales. The 50-year-old caver from Lancaster was caught in a rockfall in Bull P...
Campaigners accuse Government of backtracking on national park fracking ban
Environmental campaigners have accused the coalition Government of backtracking on a commitment to ban fracking in national parks in England and Wales.
Ordnance Survey increases sales of paper maps after decade of decline
Sales of conventional paper maps produced by Britain’s official mapping agency increased last year, bucking the trend in the past decade which saw people opting for digital versions.
Rescuers respond to midnight call from walker lost in fog on Bleaklow
A walker lost on the Peak District’s second-highest hill had to call for help at midnight after spending hours trying to find his way.