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Kendal team's 60th birthday among national mountain rescue weekend events
A mountain rescue team celebrates its 60th anniversary this weekend. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team will hold its annual collection in its home town o...
Climber dies in fall from Black Crag in Borrowdale
A climber has died after falling at a Lake District crag. The 50-year-old woman fell more than 300ft at Black Crag in Borrowdale yesterday. She ...
Re-used gear donations help disadvantaged get outdoors
Hundreds of people from disadvantaged backgrounds are enjoying the great outdoors in comfort thanks to donations of used gear.
Experts' meeting will produce winter safety advice for Scottish hills
A group of experts met to discuss how to improve safety for walkers, mountaineers and climbers heading for Scotland’s hills in winter.
One-fifth of Scotland is wild land, says Government body
One-fifth of Scotland has been classified as wild land in a map published by the official outdoors body.
That Everest brawl: the Sherpas' view
The rumblings over the rancour and violence at the base of Everest continued today as a climber gave an alternative view of the bust-up between Sherpas and three European climbers.
Kate Ashbrook warns Kinder meeting of plans for new criminal trespass law
A leading campaigner said walkers risked being made into criminals under a planned coalition Government law.
Clwydian walkers asked for sightings of missing man Andrew Pae
Police are asking walkers and mountain bikers for help after a major search failed to find a missing man who may be in the Clwydian Range.
Three Peaks runner stretchered off Pen-y-ghent after ankle injury
A runner in the Three Peaks Race was stretchered from the hillside after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle.
Dame Kelly Holmes backs climbing's Olympic bid
An Olympic runner turned climber is backing the bid to have climbing included in the 2020 Games. Dame Kelly Holmes, a double gold medal winner, has...
Police name Philip Elgey as walker who died after Great Gable collapse
Police have named the man who died on Great Gable’s summit while walking with a group. Philip Elgey, 61, of Kendal could not be revived despite e...
Voluntary mountain biking ban comes into force on Snowdon
Mountain bikers and cyclists are being asked to observe a voluntary ban on Wales’s highest mountain from today.
Government minister visits sleeping bag manufacturer Snugpak
A Government minister visited a Yorkshire factory which is one of the few in Britain still making outdoor gear.
Great Gable walker dies after collapsing at summit
A walker died after collapsing on a Lakeland fell despite efforts to resuscitate him. The 61-year-old suffered a suspected heart attack on the summ...
Man's body found in woodland on Moel Famau
A man’s body has been found in woods on a Flintshire hillside. North Wales Police said they were alerted about 3.10pm today after the discovery o...
Everest climber Simone Moro: 'Expedition is over' after violent attack
The team that said it was attacked by a group of Sherpas while making its way up Everest is abandoning its expedition.
Ugly scenes turn Everest into death-threat zone as mob turns on climbers
Everest’s upper reaches are known as the death zone, but angry scenes further down the mountain at the weekend turned its slopes into the death-threat zone.
Runner Joe Symonds chases father's tally with second Three Peaks Race win
A fellrunner following in his father’s footsteps notched up his second successive win of the Three Peaks Race.
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