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Airlift for walker with spinal injuries on Buttermere path

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering suspected spinal injuries in a fall in the Lake District.

19 October 2013

Appeal for sightings of Derrick Matthews as rescuers' charity boxes taken

Police in the Lake District are appealing for information about a man they want to question about the theft of charity collection boxes.

19 October 2013

Four teams in night-time search for lost Kinder Scout walker

A walker lost in the dark on the Peak District’s highest hill was found after a four-hour operation involving four mountain rescue teams.

18 October 2013

Mountaineers accuse Scottish Government over Glenmorie windfarm

Mountaineers accused the Scottish Government of riding roughshod over the law in the rush to push through a windfarm application.

18 October 2013

Holiday co-op members help GO Outdoors bust round-the-world target

Members of a walking-holiday co-operative helped complete a round-the-world challenge. Outdoor retailer GO Outdoors set the target to Britain’s w...

17 October 2013

Rescuers in four-hour mission to free dog stuck in 80ft Snowdon crevice

A mountain rescuer spent more than two hours in an 80ft rock crevice on the side of Wales’s highest mountain in a delicate mission to rescue a fallen sheepdog.

14 October 2013

Brunton Hydrogen Reactor recharger picks up Outdoor Guild's award

A group of outdoor experts has chosen an innovative hydrogen-powered charging device for its annual award.

13 October 2013

Walking couple rescued from Great Dodd after getting lost in low cloud

Two walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after getting lost in low cloud. The couple called 999 from Great Dodd today after they became d...

12 October 2013

Friends of Clive Dennier urge walkers to leave a note when heading out

Two Scottish parliamentarians have joined the family of a journalist whose body was found in the Highlands to promote a mountain safety scheme.

11 October 2013

Finlay Wild smashes own Cuillin record with sub-three-hour traverse

Mountain athlete Finlay Wild has posted the first ever sub-three-hour time for a traverse of the Skye Cuillin ridge.

19 October 2013

Rescuers plea to walkers to gear up after 18 get lost on Bleaklow

Mountain rescuers pleaded with walkers to go properly equipped after a group of 18 people got into difficulties on the Peak District’s second-highest hill.

19 October 2013

Three south Wales rescue teams receive police recognition for their work

Three mountain rescue organisations have been recognised for their work by the police. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, Western Beacons Mounta...

18 October 2013

Bottled vole among rubbish found in Real Three Peaks mountain clean-up

Oddball discoveries on Britain’s honeypot high mountains have included an octopus, a piano and the infamous maroon Vauxhall Frontera on Snowdon’s summit.

17 October 2013

Missing Highlands walker Dale Finnie 'is safe' say police

Police in the Highlands said they are no longer looking for a man who was reported missing after going walking.

15 October 2013

Police appeal for sightings of missing Highland walker Dale Finnie

Police are appealing for sightings of a man who has been reported missing while on a walking trip to the Highlands.

14 October 2013

Man dies in 300ft fall from Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia

A man has died after falling more than 300ft from a Snowdonia mountain. The man, in his late 30s and from London, fell on to the path leading to th...

13 October 2013

Snowdonia route closed after rock injures climber and crashes on to road

A main road through Snowdonia was closed today after a climber was seriously injured after dislodging a large rock which then crashed on to the carriageway below.

12 October 2013

Rescuers' plea to take torch after trio rescued from Jack's Rake in dark

Rescuers warned walkers to pack a torch after three people were rescued after getting benighted on a Lake District scrambling route.

10 October 2013

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