Ramblers threaten court action over closed footpath on Sussex coast

A Ramblers group is threatening to take court action against a water company it says has unlawfully blocked a footpath.

Police name walker James Blackburn who died in 600ft Scafell fall

Police have named the walker who died after falling from Scafell on Monday. James Kirk Blackburn of Darrington, West Yorkshire, fell 600ft from the...

Scafell walker dies after falling 600ft from icy Lord's Rake route

A man has died after falling 600ft in icy conditions from England’s second-highest mountain. The walker slipped and fell from the Lord’s Rake t...

Major Goyt Valley search by 80 rescuers fails to find missing man Kevin Bird

A huge search involving more than 80 volunteers from three mountain rescue teams failed to find a man missing in the Peak District.

Injured Fleetwith Pike walker airlifted in first of two Lakeland rescues for team

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell in one of two callouts in the same day for a mountain rescue team.

£10m investment in hostels to help YHA shed its 'rickety beds' image

The charity that runs 150 youth hostels in England and Wales is to spend £10m in a modernisation programme to shed its public perception of rickety beds and compulsory chores.

British technology underpins Sir Ranulph Fiennes's The Coldest Journey

On the eve of the departure of Sir Ranulph Fiennes’s expedition party for one of the most ambitious Antarctic journeys ever undertaken, more details have emerged of the equipment he and his team will use to try to keep warm in temperatures as low as –90C.

Montane's special sledge jacket for Sir Ranulph's The Coldest Journey trip

British gear manufacturer Montane has announced it is sponsoring one of the most adventurous expeditions ever mounted across the Antarctic.

Snow warning from rescuers after couple get stuck on Scafell Pike

A Lake District rescue team warned that the summit of England’s highest mountain is covered in hard snow and winter gear is advisable.