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Wainwright fans will help get charity's youngsters on to Lakeland fells

Aficionados of the late guidebook author Alfred Wainwright will help an organisation that helps encourage young people into the outdoors.

25 October 2013

Holme Valley team rescues Brockholes mountain biker with broken leg

A mountain biker was rescued after breaking his leg in a fall. Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team was called out to the incident near Brockholes, so...

25 October 2013

Experts say 'winterise' your kit as clocks go back at weekend

The weekend sees the coincidence of half-term school holidays in many areas, and the end of British Summer Time across the UK.

24 October 2013

Original Mountain Marathon boss Jen Longbottom to step down

The woman who has run one of the outdoor world’s toughest events for 30 years will oversee her final race this weekend.

23 October 2013

Eight-hour night rescue for Scafell Pike walkers lost at 'remotest spot'

Two men and their dog were rescued from one of the Lake District’s remotest spots in an eight-hour operation involving two volunteer teams and an RAF helicopter.

23 October 2013

Hypothermic walkers airlifted from Cheviots after getting lost in dark

Five walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark on the Pennine Way and suffering early symptoms of hypothermia.

22 October 2013

Expedition girls rescued after getting lost in Black Mountains

A group of teenagers on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was rescued after getting lost on a Brecon Beacons mountainside.

21 October 2013

Yorkshire Dales rescue team stretchers dog from Buckden Pike

A volunteer rescue team has saved a dog from near-certain death after a walker spotted it on a Yorkshire Dales fell.

20 October 2013

Praise for 200 volunteers who joined Borrowdale fell care day

Organisers have praised more than 200 volunteers who helped repair paths, picked rubbish and repaired drystone walls in the Lake District.

19 October 2013

Fix the Fells repair for Yewbarrow path thanks to £7,000 Friends grant

A badly eroded path up a prominent Lakeland fell has been repaired thanks to a grant from a conservation charity.

25 October 2013

Mountain rescue charity box suspect Derrick Matthews charged with theft

Police have arrested a man in connection with thefts of charity collecting boxes, including those for mountain rescue teams, in the Lake District.

25 October 2013

Walker stretchered from Snockrigg after slip leads to ankle injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring his ankle. The 65-year-old man was on Snockrigg overlooking Butterme...

24 October 2013

First ascent for climbing taxman Mick Fowler on remote Kishtwar Kailash

A pair of British climbers have made the first ascent of a Himalayan mountain. Alpine Club president Mick Fowler and his climbing partner Paul Rams...

23 October 2013

Injured Duke of Edinburgh's walker airlifted from Bleaklow

A woman was airlifted from the Peak District’s second-highest hill in an operation involving 50 volunteers and lasting almost six hours.

22 October 2013

Man, woman and dog found safe near Beinn Teallach after two-day search

Two walkers missing in the Highlands were found on the second day of an air and land search operation.

22 October 2013

Plea for cash to help badly injured dog rescued from Buckden Pike

The woman who is looking after the emaciated dog rescued from a Yorkshire Dales fell is appealing for animal lovers to help stump up to pay for his treatment.

21 October 2013

Two kayakers rescued after getting into difficulties at Conwy Falls

Two kayakers were rescued after getting into difficulties on a Snowdonia river. The pair, described as experienced paddlers, were on the River Conw...

21 October 2013

Walker killed in Glyder Fawr fall named as BBC man David March

A walker who died after falling above the Devil’s Kitchen on Glyder Fawr has been named as David March, 36, of south London.

19 October 2013

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