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Injured Snowdonia walker airlifted after Y Gribin slip

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling while coming down a Snowdonia mountain. The 73-year-old slipped on wet grass while descending Y Gr...

08 February 2014

Family thanks rescuers as Steall body confirmed as Alistair Porteous

The family of a man whose body was found after a major search around Glen Nevis have thanked the volunteer rescuers who looked for him when he went missing.

07 February 2014

Clough Head walkers rescued after pair suffer asthma attack

Two students were rescued from a Lake District fellside after suffering asthma attacks. The pair were with a group from an outdoor centre coming do...

07 February 2014

Plea to keep dogs under control after Lake District sheep attack

National park bosses have pleaded with dog owners to keep their pets under control after sheep were attacked and injured.

05 February 2014

New Keswick rescue team leader Chris Higgins is only fifth in 66 years

A Lake District mountain rescue team has appointed only its fifth leader in 66 years. Chris Higgins was elected leader of Keswick Mountain Rescue T...

04 February 2014

Rescuers searching for missing Steall walker Alistair Porteous find body

Rescuers searching for a missing walker in Glen Nevis have found a body. A huge search for Edinburgh man Alistair Porteous took place over the week...

03 February 2014

English teams join Scots colleagues in search for missing Highlands walker

Colleagues from England joined Scottish mountain rescuers in a search for a missing walker in the Mamores.

02 February 2014

Major search fails to find missing Ring of Steall walker

A search for a walker missing in the Highlands has been called off overnight. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was joined by a Royal Navy Sea King sea...

01 February 2014

Warning of Tryfan's challenges as three rescued in night operation

A mountain rescuer has warned of the difficulties of navigating on a Snowdonia mountain after the rescue of three walkers lasting almost nine hours.

30 January 2014

Expert warns winter mountaineers: don't walk into a terrain trap

A mountain expert is warning hillgoers of the dangers of terrain traps following an unusually large accumulation of snow on the Scottish mountains.

07 February 2014

Helvellyn walker injured as two plunge 300ft from Swirral Edge

A man was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after falling more than 300ft and injuring his head and back.

07 February 2014

Peak District walker suffers broken back in freak Snake Pass culvert fall

A walker suffered a broken spine after being swept away in a Peak District stream. The woman, in her 50s, was with a group walking near the Snake P...

06 February 2014

Support for Scotland's wild areas as 80 per cent back core map

An overwhelming majority of respondents were in favour of a map of Scotland’s wild areas. The results of a consultation by Scottish Natural Herit...

04 February 2014

Helmet saves Tryfan scrambler knocked out after 65ft fall

A man who was knocked unconscious when he fell 65ft from a scrambling route in Snowdonia was saved from serious injury by his helmet.

03 February 2014

Dog reunited with fallen walker after wintry night on Lake District mountain

Mountain rescuers helped reunite a walker with his lost dog after the man survived a 500ft fall on a Lake District mountain.

03 February 2014

More than 50 rescuers in night operation to save group on Pumlumon Fawr

A group of walkers, including one hypothermic woman, was rescued from a mid-Wales mountain in an eight-hour night-time operation involving more than 50 volunteer team members.

02 February 2014

Lost Scafell Pike walkers rescued in six-hour operation

Two walkers were rescued from England’s highest mountain after getting lost in wintry conditions. The pair got lost on Scafell Pike on Wednesday ...

31 January 2014

Rescue underway after man falls 300ft from Cairn Gorm

A mountain rescue operation is underway in the Cairngorms after a climber fell more than 300ft. Police said Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and a Se...

30 January 2014

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