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Man dies in fall at Malham in Yorkshire Dales

A man has died after falling at a Yorkshire Dales beauty spot. The Cave Rescue Organisation was alerted by police yesterday about 9.05pm...

20 January 2014

Kendal rescuers warn of slippery fells after two callouts to injured walkers

Rescuers warned walkers to take extra care following the recent spell of wet weather as many fell routes are slippery.

20 January 2014

Missing man walks unharmed from Cairn Gorm after avalanche

A walker was able to walk off a mountain uninjured after an avalanche. Police were alerted about 2.45pm yesterday after the hillwalker was reported...

19 January 2014

Rescuers aid exhausted The Spine runner after Mikaeel Kular search

Members of a Scottish mountain rescue team went to the aid of a runner in difficulties in the closing stages of an ultrarunning event dubbed ‘the most brutal race’.

19 January 2014

Heather and Heavy offer free safety lectures for winter hillwalkers

Two luminaries of the Scottish outdoors will pass on their knowledge to help increase safety on the country’s mountains.

17 January 2014

Runners: prepare yourself for the 250-mile Cape Wrath Ultra

Organisers of one of the toughest races in Britain have thrown down a new gauntlet to ultrarunners. Super-fit runners have 18 months to get themsel...

16 January 2014

Help us Open Wales, mountaineers urge outdoor fans

A mountaineering body is urging outdoors enthusiasts to join it in trying to persuade the Welsh Government to improve access to the countryside.

16 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

Former retail boss Donald Tiso dies after falling from Argyll mountain

A former director of the Tiso outdoor retail chain has died after falling from a Highland mountain. Donald Tiso was with another walker on Beinn na...

20 January 2014

Mikaeel Kular: mountain rescuer speaks of teams' massive search effort

A mountain rescue leader has spoken of the massive effort his team and two others put in during the search for the missing three-year-old boy Mikaeel Kular.

19 January 2014

Police plea to walkers after Ben Wyvis pair led to safety

Two walkers were led to safety after getting into difficulties on a munro in Easter Ross. Members of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team helped the two...

19 January 2014

Rescue operation underway for two walkers on Ben Wyvis

A rescue operation is taking place on a Highland munro. Police said two walkers reported they were in difficulties on Ben Wyvis in Easter Ross. ...

18 January 2014

Navy rescue helicopter emergency landing was 'smooth and unhurried'

A Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter had to make an emergency landing today when its crew reported a possible technical problem.

17 January 2014

Five miles to go as Pavel Paloncy heads for record victory in The Spine

Czech ultrarunner Pavel Paloncy is just a few miles from victory in one of Britain’s most gruelling races.

15 January 2014

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

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