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Injured Scafell Pike walker and Great Gable climber rescued in busy spate
A walker was rescued from England’s highest mountain after suffering a leg injury. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 3.45pm on Satur...
Man suffers multiple injuries in 60ft fall on Snowdon range
A man suffered multiple injuries when he fell 18m (60ft) from a Snowdonia mountain. The man, in his 40s and from Surrey, was attempting the round o...
Open Spaces Society wins inaugural Elinor Ostrom Award
Britain’s oldest national conservation body has won an inaugural award in memory of a Nobel Prize winner who died last year.
GO Outdoors customers raise £10,000 for Scottish Mountain Rescue
Shoppers at four Scottish outdoors stores have helped raise £10,000 for mountain rescuers. The cash was handed over today to representatives of Sc...
Sister of murdered schoolgirl April Jones in charity skydive for rescue team
The sister of murdered Machynlleth schoolgirl April Jones will leap from an aeroplane to raise money for one of the mountain rescue teams that took part in the search for the five-year-old.
Mountain rescuer Arthur Littlefair joins Westminster Abbey coronation event
A man who donned silver-painted cardboard ‘armour’ as a young child to celebrate the Queen’s coronation made the trip to Westminster today to represent Lake District mountain rescuers.
Walker stretchered from Whernside after gashing leg in slip
A walker was stretchered from Yorkshire’s highest mountain after injuring her leg. The 68-year-old woman, from the USA, slipped and suffered a de...
Walker rescued after breaking ankle on Coast to Coast route
A walker was rescued after breaking her ankle on the route of the Coast to Coast Walk. The woman was on the coast path near the St Bees Head lighth...
Peak District rangers take to mountain bikes in first for national park
Rangers will be taking to two wheels in a national park to help smooth the way for mountain bikers. The Peak District rangers will carry out a rang...
Walker collapses in heat during Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge
An exhausted walker on the Three Peaks challenge had to be rescued from Yorkshire’s highest fell. The 48-year-old man was taking part in the York...
Aberglaslyn rescue team on lookout for new support group members
A north Wales mountain rescue team is appealing for help from the public. The Porthmadog-based Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team is on the lookout f...
Walker injured and dog killed in Malham cattle attack
A walker was injured and his dog was killed when they were attacked by cattle. The incident happened on the Mastiles Lane track above Malham in the...
Search dog finds exhausted missing Thirlmere Forest walker
A man suffering from heat exhaustion was rescued from a Lake District fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 7pm on Monday after a ve...
Police confirm body found on Blàbheinn was missing walker Oliver Smith
Police have confirmed the body found on the Isle of Skye at the weekend was that of missing walker Oliver Smith.
Snowdonia charity walkers need to respect the mountains, say experts
Charity walkers on Wales’s highest mountains need to be prepared and fit for the challenge, experts warned.
Busy start to June follows record May for Edale mountain rescuers
A rescue team’s busiest ever May was followed by an incident-packed start to June at the weekend. Edale Mountain Rescue Team helped three climber...
Walker rescued after collapsing on Fleetwith Pike
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after collapsing. The 64-year-old man was on Fleetwith Pike today when the incident happened. C...
Lake District and Yorkshire Dales expansion inquiry opens tomorrow
A public inquiry will open tomorrow to consider plans to extend two national parks. Campaigners want to see the enlargement of both the Yorkshire D...