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'Larger than life' mountain rescuer Stewart Hulse dies, aged 78
A ‘larger than life’ former mountain rescue leader has died. Stewart Hulse was a founder of the Ambleside Fell Rescue Team and later went on to...
South Pennines walker with broken leg stretchered from Meltham path
A walker was stretchered from a path after slipping and breaking his leg while walking in the South Pennines.
Ramblers reveal 100,000 path problems as cuts stop public walking
Cuts in funding for England’s local authorities are stopping people going for a walk, the Ramblers warned.
Peak District bosses order end to quarrying at Longstone Edge site
National park bosses have made an order stopping quarrying at a site surrounded by controversy. Members of the Peak District National Park Authorit...
Alan Hinkes talk will raise funds for Kirkby Stephen mountain rescuers
The only Briton to climb all the world’s 14 highest mountains will talk about his experiences in an evening fundraiser for a mountain rescue team.
Injured walker stretchered from Red Pike in six-hour rescue
A walker with an injured leg was stretchered from a Lake District fell in a rescue involving two volunteer teams and lasting almost six hours.
Cerebral palsy walker Julie McElroy aims to tackle West Highland Way
An adventurer whose disabilities mean she walks with difficulty will try to complete Scotland’s most popular long-distance trail.
MP David Davies to look at cash for rescuers after Longtown team visit
A Conservative MP has pledged to look into funding for mountain rescuers after a visit to his local team.
Climbing pioneers' talk will raise cash for porters' shelter
A galaxy of climbing stars will talk about their exploits at a charity lecture to raise cash for a porters’ rescue shelter near Everest.
Lost Hay Stacks walker guided to safety after smartphone pinpoints position
A walker was guided to safety after getting lost on a Lake District mountain. The 60-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire rang for h...
Snowdonia walker airlifted from ledge after straying on to Idwal Slabs crag
A walker was rescued from a rocky ledge after straying on to climbing crags while coming down a Snowdonia mountain.
Sir Chris Bonington takes up outdoor guild's president post
Veteran mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington has been appointed president of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
Lake District walker suffers leg and back injury in Lanty's Tarn fall
A walker was rescued after falling and injuring herself on a Lake District fell. The woman, in her 50s, was walking near Lanty’s Tarn above Glenr...
Outdoors fans urged to give views on nuclear plans after Cumbria failure
A conservation charity is urging outdoor enthusiasts to tell the Government their views on building an underground store for radioactive waste.
Call police if landowners get aggressive, walkers and climbers told
Walkers and climbers should ring the police if they are confronted by aggressive landowners, two representative groups said.
Visitor stretchered from White Scar Cave after breaking ankle
A visitor to a Yorkshire Dales show cave had to be rescued after breaking her ankle underground. The 43-year-old woman hit her head on a low roof i...
Plaque provides history for walkers visiting Top Withins on Pennine Way
A ruined farmhouse with literary connections high on the Pennine Way has a new information panel offering walkers a glimpse into its history.
Army told to change its SAS selection test after Pen y Fan deaths
The Ministry of Defence has been told to change its selection procedures for SAS members after the deaths of three reservists in the Brecon Beacons.
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