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Walker dies after falling 500ft on Snowdon
A walker has died after falling 500ft on Wales’s highest mountain. The man was with a friend coming down from Snowdon’s summit yesterday when t...
Walker rescued after getting stuck on Pillar Rock
A walker had to be rescued from a Lake District fell after getting stuck on an exposed crag. The 51-year-old, who was walking on his own on Pillar,...
Peak District first as Google Trekker used to photograph its trails
The Peak District national park is claiming two firsts as it celebrates its 63rd birthday. The park authority is the first in Britain to use Google...
Glen Shiel walker injured in 400ft fall from Forcan Ridge
A walker has been flown to hospital after falling 400ft from a Highland ridge. The man was on Forcan Ridge in Glen Shiel when he fell about 120m fr...
Injured walker rescued in 'epic' eight-hour operation on Bow Fell
Two helicopters were involved in the rescue of an injured walker on a Lake District mountain. Three mountain rescue teams went to the aid of the ma...
Hypothermic mountain biker airlifted from Dollywagon Pike
A mountain biker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering from hypothermia. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about...
Police raid farms as Black Isle raptor death toll rises to 19
More dead birds of prey have been found on the Black Isle as police launched a series of raids on farms in the area.
Highland raptor poisoning reward now £14,000 as separate deaths probed
A reward of almost £14,000 is now on offer to try to catch the killer of 16 birds of prey in the Highlands.
Watering cans among huge haul of rubbish cleared by Lakeland volunteers
Volunteer litter pickers pulled a couple of watering cans, along with more mundane rubbish, from the shores of three Cumbrian lakes.
Father and two children found after getting lost on Skye walk
A family group who went missing while walking on the Isle of Skye was found safe and well. The 40-year-old man and his two children got lost walkin...
Striding Edge walkers warned of helicopter stone drops for path repairs
Walkers tackling one of the Lake District’s most popular scrambling routes to England’s third-highest peak face disruption while path repairs take place.
Easter hillwalkers warned: it's still winter on the mountains
Walkers heading for the hills over Easter are being warned by mountain experts to expect winter conditions on some routes.
Alan Hinkes launches How Stean Gorge via ferrata aerial walkway
Britain’s most successful high-altitude climber tested a high-level Yorkshire attraction before its opening to the public.
Three stuck cavers rescued in two Yorkshire Dales incidents
Three cavers were rescued in two separate incidents over the weekend. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called out about 6.45pm on Sat...
Kirkby Stephen mountain rescuers offer hill skills course to walkers
Mountain rescue experts are offering walkers the chance to learn navigation and hill skills with them.
Exhausted Scarth Gap backpacker rescued after collapsing
Mountain rescuers and air ambulance crew went to the aid of a woman who collapsed while on a backpacking trip in the Lake District.
'Feisty' footpath champion Pat Wilson dies, aged 97
A feisty footpath campaigner who asked for a pair of wirecutters as a Christmas present has died aged 97.
Cragfast walkers rescued from Glyder Fawr after going astray in cloud
Three people had to be rescued when they got stuck on crags on a Snowdonia mountain after taking the wrong route in bad weather.