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Climber breaks leg in fall from Shepherd's Crag in Borrowdale

A climber was airlifted to hospital after falling on a popular Lake District crag. The 24-year-old man fell 6m (20ft) from the MGC route on Shepher...

05 October 2013

Rescuers called out to injured and lost walkers on Bleaklow and Kinder

A walker with an injured leg was rescued from the slopes of the Peak District’s second highest hill.

04 October 2013

Police name John Hamer as walker who died in Skye Cuillin fall

Police have named the man who died 10 days ago on the Skye Cuillin range. The body of John Hamer, 66, of Hayton, near Brampton, Cumbria, was found ...

04 October 2013

Real Three Peaks Challenge seeks baggers for mountain litter pick

Three outdoor instructors will lead a Three Peaks Challenge with a difference: to clean up Britain’s national highest mountains.

03 October 2013

Stanage moors will benefit from heather 'haircut'

A popular Peak District moor will be getting a haircut to keep in top trim. The area close to Stanage Edge will have heather cropped by machinery t...

02 October 2013

Mountain expert Heather Morning will deliver winter safety talks

A mountain expert with 20 years’ experience in the Scottish hills is offering advice to help improve walkers’ and mountaineers’ safety on the uplands.

01 October 2013

Man airlifted after suffering head injuries in 100ft fall above Ullswater

A man was airlifted from a Lake District crag after suffering head injuries in a 30m (100ft) fall. The 26-year-old fell from Auterstone Crag overlo...

30 September 2013

Injured Peak mountain biker airlifted after fall on Wessenden track

A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital after suffering a suspected dislocated elbow after coming off her machine in the Peak District.

30 September 2013

Walker dies after collapsing on Am Faochagach in Wester Ross

A walker has died after collapsing on a Highland mountain. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1.45pm yesterday after the 61-year-old...

29 September 2013

Helvellyn walker dies in 650ft fall from Striding Edge

A man has died after falling 650ft from England’s third highest mountain. The 24-year-old walker fell 200m from Striding Edge on Helvellyn yester...

05 October 2013

Peak boss: planning changes will turn national park into townscape

The head of a national park warned the Government’s planning-law changes will turn the area’s rural landscape into a townscape.

04 October 2013

Man airlifted after fall on Ben Nevis's North Face

A man was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on Ben Nevis’s North Face.

03 October 2013

Two rescued from Tryfan crags after being stuck for five hours

Two men were rescued from a 3,000ft Snowdonia mountain after spending more than five hours stuck on rocky ground.

02 October 2013

Mountain rescuers spell out marriage message for colleague and partner

Members of a mountain rescue team had a callout with a difference when they helped a colleague with a vital mission.

02 October 2013

Campaigners say new Government law puts village greens at risk

Britain’s oldest national conservation society said measures introduced today puts village greens at risk from building development.

01 October 2013

Rescues for injured Yorkshire Three Peaks cyclo-cross riders and walker

Mountain rescuers were kept busy on the Yorkshire Three Peaks at the weekend treating injured cyclists and a walker.

30 September 2013

Walker stretchered from Old Man of Coniston after leg injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring her leg. The woman was coming down from the Old Man of Coniston on S...

30 September 2013

Praise for Yorkshire Dales young rangers who repaired Malham Cove path

National park staff have praised a group of youngsters who helped repair a footpath and make it easier for wheelchair users and families to access a popular beauty spot.

27 September 2013

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