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Smartphone software helps find lost Glentress walker after major search
A walker lost in a forest was found by mountain rescuers using specialised smartphone tracking software.
Helvellyn walker and missing woman provide Lakes rescuers' New Year tasks
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 25-year-old man from North Shields on Tyneside was with...
Scottish police urge walkers to check forecasts as snow warning issued
Police in the Highlands have appealed to walkers to check weather forecasts and avalanche reports as a yellow warning was issued for snow for the next few hours.
MBE for Peak authority chair Tony Favell
The chair of a national park authority has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours. Tony Favell, who heads the Peak District National Park Au...
Skye rescuers find body on Cuillin range
Rescuers searching for a missing walker on Skye have found a body. Police said a man’s body was found yesterday on the Cuillin range. Extensiv...
Search on Skye for injured Cuillin walker continues into third day
The search for an injured walker on the Isle of Skye was suspended overnight as weather worsened. Police received reports from a member of the publ...
New Year's Day lake swim by Ogwen Valley rescuers will help keep gear dry
Mountain rescuers will take a dip in a Snowdonia lake – to help keep their gear dry. Members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation pla...
Search continues on Skye for injured Cuillin walker
A search for a missing walker has resumed on a Scottish island. Police were alerted about 2.30pm yesterday that a man had been injured in a fall on...
Caver calls for help after getting stuck in Pippikin Pot
Rescuers went to the aid of a caver who found herself in a tight squeeze underground. The 27-year-old got wedged in the Ease Gill system in the wes...
Carry torch, say rescuers, after Scandale Pass pair get lost in dark
Rescuers urged walkers to carry a torch when they take to the hills, after a couple called for help when night fell.
Happy New Year from everyone at grough!
We’d like to wish all of our readers and all our friends and supporters a very Happy New Year. This year has been full of incident, and you can r...
New Year's Eve callout for rescuers after walker taken ill on Mellbreak
Mountain rescuers had a New Year’s Eve callout after a walker was taken ill on a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was alerted toda...
Man who died after Cuillin fall was local Mountain Guide Graham Paterson
Police have named the man who died in the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye as Mountain Guide Graham Paterson.
Rescuers Mark Hodgson and Gari Finch made MBEs in New Year Honours
The leader of one of the Lake District’s busiest mountain rescue teams has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours.
Ex-mountain rescuer Julian Carradice recognised in New Year's Honours
A former member of a mountain rescue team has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours. Julian Carradice, who was team leader of the Wasdale Mou...
Conditions worsen for Skye rescuers searching for injured Cuillin walker
Rescuers are continuing their search in worsening conditions for a walker who fell from one of Scotland’s most challenging ranges.
Rescue underway after walker falls in Cuillin on Skye
Police in the Hebrides said a mountain rescue operation is underway after a walker fell and injured himself.
England has wettest year on record with most rain for more than 100 years
There was good news today for waterproof clothing manufacturers as it was announced parts of the UK have had their wettest year on record.
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