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Body of Elizabeth Fisher found after Keswick search by 50 rescuers

More than 50 volunteer mountain rescuers took part in an overnight search for a missing woman which ended with the discovery of a body.

15 January 2014

Edale Youth Hostel closes for £¼m refurbishment

A youth hostel at the start of England’s oldest national trail is to close temporarily for a £¼m refurbishment.

13 January 2014

Rescuers searching for walker Michael O'Grady find body near Corrour

Rescuers searching for a hillwalker who has been missing for three weeks in the Highlands have found a body.

12 January 2014

Peak District pioneer ranger Ken Drabble dies aged 79

A Peak District outdoors pioneer who helped set up mountain rescue in the national park has died. Ken Drabble, the park’s retired chief ranger, p...

10 January 2014

Police appeal for sightings of missing Ben Alder walker

Police are appealing for sightings of a walker who they believe may have gone missing in the Ben Alder area.

09 January 2014

Figures reveal rescue helicopters had quietest month in eight years

Britain’s military search and rescue helicopter crews had their quietest month for eight years last November.

08 January 2014

New boards will guide Peak District night skygazers

Stargazers in the Peak District won’t be kept in the dark thanks to two new information boards provided to guide their viewing.

07 January 2014

Ben Vorlich walkers rescued after GPS phone battery went flat

A pair of walkers using a smartphone for navigation had to be rescued from the Arrochar Alps after its battery died, leaving them stranded.

07 January 2014

Mike France pledges to 'control destiny' as new head of mountain rescuers

The man who has been in charge of fundraising for volunteer mountain rescuers in England and Wales will take over as head of the organisation.

07 January 2014

MP Dan Jarvis joins 200 runners in 23-mile Peak race for mountain rescuers

A Member of Parliament was among 200 runners who took to the Peak District hills to support a mountain rescue team.

14 January 2014

Marcus Scotney wins the Spine Challenger as runners continue main race

Marcus Scotney has won a gruelling two-day race-within-a-race run over the southern part of the Pennine Way.

13 January 2014

More than 70 start The Spine, 'most brutal' race along full Pennine Way

One of the UK’s toughest races got underway this morning. The Spine Race follows the full length of the Pennine Way, with first runners expected ...

11 January 2014

Police concern for Ben Alder walker Michael O'Grady, missing for two weeks

Police have released more details of the walker missing in the Ben Alder area. Michael O’Grady, 64, of Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, was last se...

10 January 2014

Bleaklow and Kinder venue for Marmot Dark Mountains night marathon

Organisers of a night-time mountain marathon have chosen some of the most challenging navigational terrain for runners.

08 January 2014

Walker stretchered from Coniston Fells after ankle injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring himself. The man, in his 60s, injured his ankle in the incident whil...

08 January 2014

Mountain rescuers on standby as more floods predicted in latest storm

Volunteer mountain rescuers in the West of the country have been put on standby today after the Met Office warned of more storms and possible flooding.

07 January 2014