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Fellow walkers help Pavey Ark trio stuck on Jack's Rake

Three people were rescued from a Lake District scrambling route by other walkers in the area after getting stuck.

09 August 2013

Coventry GO Outdoors event kicks off 80-day round the world challenge

Experts will be on hand at a West Midlands outdoor store on Friday to advise walkers on the right gear to keep themselves safe.

08 August 2013

Royal Navy seeks rescue memories from walkers helped by its crews

Have you been fortunate – or perhaps unfortunate – to have been rescued by one of the Royal Navy’s search and rescue helicopters.

07 August 2013

Instructor praised for helping Corn Du walker with broken ankle

An outdoor instructor was praised by rescuers after he helped an injured walker and raised the alarm when he came across the man on south Wales’s second-highest mountain.

06 August 2013

Manslaughter charge for Paul Waterfall after Roger Freeman killed by bull

Police have charged a man following the death of a walker almost three years ago. Roger Freeman was killed by a bull while walking at Stanford on S...

06 August 2013

Oggie 8 mountain challengers help raise cash for Ogwen rescuers

More than 80 walkers and runners helped raise cash for a rescue team in a Snowdonia mountain challenge.

05 August 2013

Four children among group rescued in Helvellyn mist

Four young children were among eight walkers rescued after getting lost on England’s third highest mountain.

05 August 2013

50-year-old Stuart Mills wins gruelling Montane Lakeland 100 race

One of the toughest ultrarunning races in the country was won by a 50-year-old, and the fastest woman knocked more than four hours off last year’s winning time.

01 August 2013

Injured walker airlifted from Hay Stacks

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring his leg. The 42-year-old, from Essex, was on Hay Stacks today when he injured his k...

01 August 2013

Two teams in night-time rescue of challenge walker from Carnedd Llewelyn

Two mountain rescue teams were involved in a seven-hour operation to find a walker lost on a Snowdonia peak while tackling the Welsh 3000s challenge.

09 August 2013

Lancashire mill stones put Yorkshire Dales route on firmer footing

Walkers on a Yorkshire Dales hill will find themselves on firmer ground thanks to an import from a Lancashire mill.

08 August 2013

Bothy restrictions in place as deerstalking season gets underway

The charity that looks after mountain shelters has warned some of them have restrictions during the deerstalking season.

07 August 2013

New boot launches help boost brasher half-year sales by 30 per cent

Leading boot brand brasher saw its sales increase by 30 per cent in the first half of this year, compared to 2012.

06 August 2013

'Ill equipped' pair rescued after injury on Snowdon

Two rescue teams went to the aid of a pair of ill equipped walkers on Wales’s highest mountain after one of them slipped and injured himself.

05 August 2013

Ramblers urge action on England Coast Path as seaside towns decline

The Ramblers’ boss is due on national television this evening to press the case for the England Coast Path.

05 August 2013

Buttermere walker rescued after breaking ankle in slip

A Lake District walker was rescued after breaking her ankle. The 64-year-old woman was walking on the path between Scale Force and Buttermere today...

03 August 2013

Primaloft announces sponsorship of Original Mountain Marathon

PrimaLoft will sponsor this year’s Original Mountain Marathon, the company has announced. It is the second time the insulation brand has backed t...

01 August 2013

BBC's Countryfile rapped for featuring Rab clothing too prominently

The producers of the BBC’s Countryfile programme have been rapped for allowing its presenters to give undue prominence to an outdoor brand.

31 July 2013

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