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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

RAF Leuchars Moutain Rescue Team disbanded as Army takes over base

An RAF mountain rescue team will be disbanded at the end of the year as part of the coalition Government’s reorganisation of the armed forces.

12 July 2013

England on amber alert as heatwave due over weekend

Britain’s official weather forecasters have issued an amber alert as a heatwave is expected to increase the risk to vulnerable groups in parts of England over the weekend.

12 July 2013

Wainwright calendar goes on sale to raise cash for Coast to Coast Walk

A calendar featuring photos from aficionados of the late guidebook author Alfred Wainwright has gone on sale.

11 July 2013

Rescuers called out after boy, 13, gets knee jammed in Thistle Cave

A rescue team was called out to its second cave incident in one day after a boy got stuck underground in the Yorkshire Dales.

10 July 2013

Lakeland ranger urges swimmers to stay safe after Coniston death

National park rangers are urging people to use commonsense when going wild swimming, following the death of a man in Coniston Water at the weekend.

09 July 2013

Trapped cavers rescued after 12 hours underground in Swinsto Hole

Two men were rescued after spending 12 hours underground in a cave in the Yorkshire Dales. The pair, aged 40 and 45, were reported seriously overdu...

09 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

Girl airlifted after getting into difficulties on Great Dodd

A girl was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after falling ill. The Great North Air Ambulance was called to the incident on Great Dodd at the...

13 July 2013

Murder probe begins after death of woman and child on Haytor Rocks

Police have begun a murder investigation after a woman and her five-year-old son died at a popular Dartmoor climbing crag.

12 July 2013

Injured teenager airlifted from Hay Stacks

A teenager was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after injuring himself. The 16-year-old boy was on Hay Stacks when he injured his knee just ...

11 July 2013

Mountain expert's burning issue: don't get caught with trousers down

Imagine having to outrun a wildfire with your trousers round your ankles. Not an edifying prospect, but one that could happen according to a mounta...

10 July 2013

Police appeal for information after Arenig Fawr bothy vandalised

Police in Snowdonia are appealing for information after a bothy was vandalised. The window and door of the Arenig Fawr shelter near Bala were damag...

10 July 2013

Armed police sent to Ennerdale Water after kayakers prompt 'gunshot' fears

Armed police were sent to a Cumbrian lake after a member of the public reported hearing what they thought were gunshots.

09 July 2013

Duke of Edinburgh's Award girl rescued after suffering heat exhaustion

A teenager had to be rescued after collapsing through heat exhaustion on a Welsh mountain. The 16-year-old girl was on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Awar...

09 July 2013

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