Mountaineering experts will meet to consider via ferrata gear safety

Mountaineering experts will meet tomorrow to consider safety concerns over specialised gear used on vie ferrate.

Navigation-course experts will donate cash to Dales trust

Outdoor instructors have pledged to donate part of their course fees to a conservation trust. The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust will receive £5...

Injured walker airlifted after Ben Lui fall and two lost on Stob Binnein

A walker was airlifted from a Scottish mountain after falling and injuring himself. The 57-year-old called for help from Ben Lui in the southern Hi...

National park bosses grant 'temporary' 40-year MoD use on Cramber Tor

National park planners have granted ‘temporary’ permission for military use of an area – for 40 years.

Climbers raise £3,500 for rescue team facing move when fire station closes

A mountain rescue team facing being made homeless under fire service cuts received a boost to its funds for a new base thanks to local climbers.

Duke's Award teen airlifted from Borrowdale fell after collapsing

A teenager on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after collapsing.

Police confirm Edinburgh loch body was missing student Sanjay Dhital

Police have confirmed the identity of the man whose body was found by specialist search volunteers in an Edinburgh loch at the weekend.

Government sets up new body for England's forests as sell-off abandoned

The coalition Government has announced it has finally abandoned plans to sell off England’s public forests and woodland.

Fine for Newham Council after DofE teen scarred for life in stove fire

A council has been fined after a girl on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was engulfed in flames in an incident involving a camp stove.