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Exhausted Duke of Edinburgh's Award teen rescued from Moel Meirch

A teenager on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was rescued after suffering exhaustion on a Snowdonia hill.

18 July 2013

Mountain expert warns hillgoers of risk of heatstroke

A mountaineering expert has warned hillgoers of the dangers of overheating in the current exceptionally warm weather.

18 July 2013

Walker suffers head and back injuries in Hay Stacks fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering head and back injuries on a Lake District fell. The 60-year-old woman was coming down from Hay S...

18 July 2013

Snowdon race organiser: 'Close mountain to walkers'

Organisers of a fell race want Wales’s highest mountain closed to walkers while the event takes place.

17 July 2013

Two women rescued after spending night on Scafell Pike range

Two women were rescued after spending the night lost on the Scafell Pike range. A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter and a Lake District Mountain Rescu...

16 July 2013

Man dies during swim in Cantref Reservoir in Brecon Beacons

A man has died while swimming in a Brecon Beacons reservoir. The 24-year-old disappeared after he went for a swim in the Cantref Reservoir between ...

15 July 2013

Craig Roberts named as one of soldiers who died in Pen y Fan SAS test

The Ministry of Defence has named one of the two soldiers who died during an exercise on Pen y Fan. Lance Corporal Craig Roberts, 24, was taking pa...

15 July 2013

Two dead and one seriously ill after Pen y Fan Army exercise in heatwave

Two servicemen have died and another is in a serious condition in hospital after collapsing near south Wales’s highest mountain.

14 July 2013

Family airlifted from Tryfan in night rescue after boy's knee injury

A family was airlifted from a 3,000ft mountain in Snowdonia after one of them suffered a knee injury.

13 July 2013

Stolen gear alert after thieves target Meindl lorry

Outdoor gear distributers have asked walkers to be on the lookout for dodgy characters selling boots after a large quantity of Meindl footwear was stolen from a lorry.

18 July 2013

Walker breaks leg in Blencathra slip

A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after breaking his leg. The 78-year-old man slipped while coming down Scales Fell on Blencathra yeste...

18 July 2013

Mountain biker airlifted after Garburn Pass fall

A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital after falling from his machine in the Lake District. The cyclist suffered a dislocated shoulder when he ...

17 July 2013

Walker rescued after getting lost in mist on Fair Snape Fell

A walker was led to safety after getting lost in mist on the Bowland Fells in Lancashire. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team was alerted yesterda...

16 July 2013

Mountain rescuers seek help in testing drone search of Lake District fell

A Lake District mountain rescue team is looking for members of the public to join the search for a missing walker.

16 July 2013

Rescuers treat two overheated walkers in separate Peak District incidents

Rescuers were twice called out to deal with walkers in the Peak District affected by the heat at the weekend.

15 July 2013

Camper suffers serious head injuries in 50ft fall at Lakeland climbing quarry

A man was rescued from a Lake District after suffering serious injuries at a quarry used by climbers.

14 July 2013

Police confirm Catherine Hooper and Josh Patterson as Haytor death-fall pair

Police have confirmed the identities of the woman and child who died after falling from Haytor Rocks on Dartmoor.

13 July 2013

Search called off after Yorkshire Three Peaks walker found asleep in car

A search for a missing Yorkshire Three Peaks walker was called off after he was found asleep in his car.

13 July 2013

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