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Alan Hinkes urges outdoors fans to join Borrowdale fell care day

A record-breaking mountaineer has thrown his weight behind a volunteering day in the Lake District. Alan Hinkes, the only Briton to have climbed al...

18 September 2013

Bonington and Hinkes tackle Yorkshire peaks with Westminster group

Two Everest summiteers tackled Yorkshire’s highest mountain in the company of parliamentarians. Cumbria resident Sir Chris Bonington and Yorkshir...

18 September 2013

Peak District planners give go-ahead to two campsites for outdoor fans

Planners in the Peak District have given permission for a campsite catering for climbers, walkers and cyclists near The Roaches.

17 September 2013

Walker airlifted from Snowdon after breaking ankle

A walker was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after suffering a suspected broken ankle in a fall.

16 September 2013

Peak District planners turn down three wind turbine applications

National park planners have turned down three separate applications to build single wind turbines in the area.

16 September 2013

Nant Rhys bothy will close next month for roof repairs

A bothy in mid-Wales will be out of bounds to outdoor fans next month. The Nant Rhys building will be closed to the public while major repairs are ...

15 September 2013

Hillwalkers can expect 90mph winds and heavy rain over next two days

Walkers heading for the hills on Sunday are being warned to expect heavy rain, storm-force winds and, in Scotland, snow on the tops.

14 September 2013

Peak Park bosses seek views on planned motor ban on Leys Lane byway

Motor traffic could be banned from another Peak District byway under proposals by the national park authority.

13 September 2013

Pair of walkers rescued after getting separated on Loadpot Hill

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.55pm today to help the pai...

12 September 2013

Walker airlifted from fell on High Street after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after injuring herself. The 62-year-old from Peterborough was walking on High Street today whe...

18 September 2013

Thirty rescuers in operation to bring lost Kinder Scout walkers to safety

A group of walkers was rescued from the Peak District’s highest hill in an operation involving more than 30 volunteers.

17 September 2013

Lake District walker rescued after breaking leg on High Rigg

A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after breaking his leg. The 70-year-old, from Australia, was walking with his brother on High Rigg, ...

17 September 2013

New board marks end of Wainwright's 'feminine' Coast to Coast Walk

Walkers at the end of a 309km (192-mile) long-distance route will be better informed after the unveiling of a new board containing details of the trail.

16 September 2013

British climber dies in 2,000ft fall from Mount Sefton in New Zealand

A Briton has died after falling more than 2,000ft on a New Zealand mountain. English climber’s Robert Buckley's body was recovered from Mount Sef...

15 September 2013

Runner rescued after getting lost on 100km Lake District challenge

A competitor on a Lakeland challenge had to be rescued after getting lost on the Helvellyn range. The man called for help while taking part in a 10...

15 September 2013

Team leader rescues lost Scafell Pike Three Peakers from his front room

A group of lost Three Peaks Challengers was rescued by a team leader – from his front room. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by police ...

14 September 2013

Eric Robson to set record straight on 'fun-loving Jack-the-Lad' Wainwright

A writer and broadcaster will attempt to debunk the reputation of Alfred Wainwright as an old curmudgeon.

13 September 2013

Man dies after collapsing on Snowdon path

A man has died after collapsing on Wales’s highest mountain. Emergency services were alerted this afternoon after the man was reported to be unco...

12 September 2013

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