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Kinder Scout path improvements pave the way for walkers
Paths on four routes up the Peak District’s highest hill have been improved to help walkers and reduce erosion.
Bonington quits Friends' position as Honister zip-wire plans thrown out
Controversial plans to build a zip-wire on a Lake District mountainside have been thrown out again by national park planners.
Simon Yates and Alan Hinkes among star line-up at Keswick Mountain Festival
The man best known for cutting the rope holding his stricken climbing partner during an Andean expedition will be among speakers at this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival.
Black Sail youth hostel will close for a month to allow £¼m facelift
One of England’s remotest youth hostels will get a £¼m facelift for its 80th birthday. The Black Sail hostel at the head of Ennerdale can only ...
Lost Pen y Fan walkers rescued after five-hour search
A couple lost in mist on south Wales’s highest mountain were rescued after a five-hour search. The Maltese couple called for help when they could...
Missing High Street walkers found after search by two Lakes rescue teams
Two mountain rescue teams mounted a search for a couple and their dog missing on a Lakeland fell. The Penrith team asked for help from the Patterda...
Cockermouth rescuers lead lost walker led to safety from Carling Knott
A rescue team went to the aid of a walker lost in low cloud on a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 3.15pm today aft...
Kendal mountain rescuers had busiest year on record
A Cumbrian mountain rescue team has had its busiest year on record. The volunteers of Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team were called out 55 tim...
Campaigners' dismay as Cumbria Hadrian's Cycleway plans given go-ahead
Campaigners have expressed their dismay at plans to allow a cycle path on common land in Cumbria. The Open Spaces Society said, although it was in ...
Edale team's plea to walkers to carry torch after Win Hill rescue
Mountain rescuers have reminded walkers to pack a torch when they head for the hills after a family called for help after getting lost in the dark.
Snowdonia national park workers transform muddy Capel Curig path
A boggy Snowdonia path has been transformed after four months of work by national park workers. The route above Bryn Tyrch Uchaf in Capel Curig was...
Police name walker killed in Crinkle Crags fall as Stephen Aindow of Southport
Police have named the walker who died after a fall from Crinkle Crags on Saturday. Stephen Kevin Aindow, 47, of Southport, Merseyside, was with fri...
Injured Ben Nevis walker airlifted to hospital
A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after injuring himself. The 31-year-old man called 999 about 4pm after he slipped and inju...
Scottish Winter Climbing Meet in Fort William could be first of many
Organisers of an inaugural climbing gathering said they hope it will become an annual event. The first Scottish Winter Climbing Meet will take plac...
Walker dies in fall from Crinkle Crags in Lake District
A man has died in a fall from a Lake District fell. The walker was with a group making their way down from Crinkle Crags yesterday when the man fel...
Three callouts in four hours for Ogwen Valley team as mist covers Glyderau
A Snowdonia mountain rescue team was called out three times in less than four hours to help lost and missing people.
British Mountaineering Council posts up for grabs after Sport England grant
The British Mountaineering Council is looking to recruit a new member of staff to promote its hillwalking work.
Loving Outdoors founder urges fellow retailers to concentrate on service
The boss of an outdoor retailer weathering the recession urged others in the industry to go back to basics and put service at the heart of their businesses.
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6 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening
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8 On test: Danner Mountain 600 EVO boots reviewed
9 Work to begin on demolition of Culra Bothy ahead of rebuilding in 2026
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4 Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date (3)
5 Heading for the winter hills: should you pack your crampons or micro-spikes? (3)
6 Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way (2)
7 Man dies in 70m fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra (2)
8 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening (2)
9 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64 (2)
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