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Police appeal for sightings of keen north Wales walker Susan Wright

Police are appealing for help in finding a keen walker who has gone missing. Susan Jane Wright has not been seen for more than a week, and North Wa...

07 April 2013

Mountaineers call to reject 'irresponsible' Stronelairg windfarm plans

Mountaineers are calling on councillors to reject plans for a windfarm in the Highlands which they said is irresponsible.

05 April 2013

Lost pair found safe and unharmed after major night search in Cairngorms

Two men have been found uninjured but cold after a night lost in the Cairngorms. A major search was launched after police were informed the pair ha...

05 April 2013

Father and daughter rescued from fell above Blind Tarn near Coniston

A father and his daughter were rescued after getting stuck on a snowy slope on a Lake District fell. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called out a...

05 April 2013

'Very lucky' six-stone dog survives 300ft fall from Sharp Edge

Rescuers in the Lake District said a casualty was 'very lucky' after falling more than 300ft from a notorious ridge.

04 April 2013

Hypothermic caver rescued from Gaping Gill in Yorkshire Dales

A caver was rescued from the Yorkshire Dales’ biggest pothole after spending up to three hours hanging on a rope.

04 April 2013

Scots mountain rescuers welcome new privatised search helicopter scheme

Mountain rescuers in Scotland have welcomed the decision to introduce privatised search and rescue helicopters to replace those of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

03 April 2013

Ellis Brigham stores will host charity adventure talks

A series of adventure talks hosted by an outdoor retailer will help raise cash for mountain rescue and a cancer charity.

03 April 2013

Rescuers use smartphone app to find father and two children on Fan Brycheiniog

Rescuers used smartphone software to locate a family who were airlifted after getting into difficulties in the Black Mountain of south Wales.

01 April 2013

Lakeland walker airlifted from Goat's Hawse after leg injury

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself on a Lakeland fell. The woman was coming down Goat’s Hawse between the Old Man of Conis...

06 April 2013

England's councils urged to get the public walking after health changes

Local councils must recognise the value of walking to England’s health and promote ways to get people back on their feet.

05 April 2013

Wainwright fans' donation leads to £100,000 boost to juniper project

Fans of the late guidebook author Alfred Wainwright raised £10,000 for a conservation charity through sales of a calendar.

05 April 2013

Two new shelters planned as bothies charity appeals for volunteers

A charity that looks after remote mountain shelters is planning to open two new buildings this year. The Mountain Bothies Association said it hopes...

05 April 2013

New Keswick bridge puts walkers and cyclists on right track

Walkers and cyclists in the Lake District are back on the right track after the completion of a new bridge.

04 April 2013

Jack's Rake fall boy Tom Lister returns with cash for his rescuers

A boy who fell 200ft from a Lake District scrambling route returned to the area to thank his rescuers and hand over cash to them.

03 April 2013

Rescuers warn walkers of Peak District snow cornice hazard

A rescue team is warning of unusual hazards for walkers in the Peak District. The freakish wintry weather has created snow cornices in many locatio...

03 April 2013

'Be realistic' plea from team after Dow Crag scramblers rescued

Mountain rescuers in the Lake District pleaded with hillgoers to be realistic when choosing their routes after a scrambler was rescued after getting stuck on a Lakeland crag.

02 April 2013

Walker survives 1,300ft Snowdon fall in one of three incidents in same day

A walker was rescued after falling more than 1,300ft from Wales’s highest mountain. The 21-year-old from Leicester was airlifted in a hypothermic...

01 April 2013

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