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Injured climber airlifted after fall on Scout Crag in Langdale
A climber was rescued after falling from a Lakeland crag and injuring both ankles. The 33-year-old was on lower Scout Crag in Great Langdale today ...
Adventurer Mark Beaumont's talk boosts Aberdeen rescuers' funds
A renowned adventurer helped boost a mountain rescue team’s funds by recounting tales of his record-breaking trips.
Pat Littlejohn and Mick Fowler appointed Mountaineering Council patrons
Two climbing veterans have been appointed patrons of the British Mountaineering Council. Pat Littlejohn and Mick Fowler join a select group that in...
GPS pressure leads Ordnance Survey to ponder map co-ordinates change
Britain’s national mapping agency is considering abandoning a system of co-ordinates on its maps first devised more than 180 years ago.
Clare Balding meets Yorkshire Dales staff for Radio 4 Ramblings episode
Yorkshire Dales staff will feature in a BBC radio broadcast following a day spent with presenter Clare Balding.
Wainwright Society calendar profits will to to Brathay charity
A calendar produced by aficionados of the late author Alfred Wainwright is now on sale. The Wainwright Society’s annual calendar features photogr...
Swiss outdoors rescue smartphone app Uepaa! launches in UK
A smartphone app used by 50,000 outdoor enthusiasts in the Alps has been launched in the UK. Uepaa! is a peer-to-peer system that provides extra sa...
Dales Way walker airlifted after being trampled by cows
A woman was airlifted from a long-distance path after she was injured by cows while walking with her dogs.
Exhausted walker airlifted from Ben Nevis
A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after getting into difficulties. The woman was walking on Ben Nevis yesterday when she com...
Body found by Derwent Water walker was Middlesbrough man Glenn Hartill
A man whose body was recovered by mountain rescuers two weeks ago in the Lake District has been formally identified.
Disabled climbers invited to first Edinburgh ParaClimb competition
Climbers at a special competition event are expected to use ingenuity, balance and determination to tackle routes beyond expectations.
Warning as dislodged rock leads to 20ft fall for Tryfan scrambler
A mountain rescuer warned loose rocks are becoming more common on the hills, after a man was injured while scrambling on a Snowdonia peak.
Runner rescued from Caldbeck Fells in four-hour night-time operation
Mountain rescuers were called out to help in injured fellrunner on a Lakeland hill in the middle of the night.
Mountain rescue vet among team aiding exhausted biker and dog
A mountain rescue team member used his veterinary skills after being called to an exhausted mountain biker in North Yorkshire.
Fellrunner guides lost Wharfedale walker to safety as rescuers called out
A lost walker in the Yorkshire Dales was brought to safety by a fellrunner who came across her. The woman became disoriented while walking from Arn...
Walker airlifted to hospital from north Wales hillside after leg injury
An injured walker was airlifted to hospital after gashing his leg badly in a fall on a north Wales hillside.
Rescuers use hammer and chisel to free trapped Ingleborough caver
Rescuers used a hammer and chisel to free a caver trapped underground in the Yorkshire Dales. The 44-year-old and his caving companion tried for an...
Jane Doole named as climber who died in Coire an t-Sneachda rockfall
Police have named the climber who died when she was hit by a rockfall in a Cairngorms corrie. Jane Doole, 61, of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, ...