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Cicerone joins Fell & Rock Climbing Club for updated Lakeland winter guide

With the return of some snow and ice to the Lakeland fells, guidebook publisher Cicerone has chosen an opportune time to issue an updated edition of a definitive guide to winter climbing in the national park.

04 December 2012

Buachaille Etive Mòr trio rescued in nick of time as freeze grounds helicopter

Three walkers were winched from a Highland peak with minutes to spare before bad weather grounded the rescue helicopter.

03 December 2012

HF Holidays celebrates its centenary with new museum and history update

A holiday movement founded with the aim of encouraging the love of the open air celebrates its centenary next year.

01 December 2012

Peak District bikers succeed in lifting traffic ban on Chapel Gate track

A judge has quashed an order banning off-roaders from a Peak District track. The national park authority has had an experimental order in place for...

30 November 2012

Police appeal after thieves target three vehicles at Stanage Edge

Police are appealing for information after three cars were broken into at a popular climbing venue. Items stolen include sports gear and a rucksack...

29 November 2012

Ramblers help replace stiles with gates on Hastings footpaths

Walkers will no longer have to battle with stiles on some of the footpaths around Hastings, after work by two Ramblers groups.

28 November 2012

Charity seeks walkers for 56-day celebration of South West Coast Path group

A support group for England’s longest national trail is looking for walkers to join a relay along the whole route to celebrate the association’s 40th birthday.

27 November 2012

Mountain rescuers find hypothermic woman after major Galashiels search

A missing woman was airlifted from a hillside in the Scottish Borders after she was found following a major search involving more than 30 members of two mountain rescue teams.

27 November 2012

Mountain biker airlifted from North York Moors after Cod Beck crash

A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital after coming off his bike on the North York Moors. Members of Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team, who were t...

25 November 2012

South Pennines Watershed Landscape project wins national award

A scheme promoting the moorland areas around northern England’s conurbations has won a top national award.

04 December 2012

Gear up for winter, say Penrith rescuers, after stranded health staff aided

Rescuers in the Lake District are urging hillgoers to be prepared for the conditions with many felltops covered in ice and snow.

02 December 2012

Ben Nevis climber rescued after fall from Castle Ridge

A climber was rescued after falling from a route on Britain’s highest mountain. The 68-year-old man was on Castle Ridge on Ben Nevis’s North Fa...

30 November 2012

Grasmoor paraglider and Robinson walker rescued in Lake District incidents

A stranded paraglider was rescued from a Lakeland fell after getting stuck on steep icy ground. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at ...

29 November 2012

Series of callouts takes Edale mountain rescuers close to November record

A Peak District mountain rescue team has bucked its normal trend, with its busiest November for four years.

28 November 2012

It's official: Nice guidance says walking is key to better health

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity welcomed new official guidelines that say walking and cycling can transform the nation’s health.

28 November 2012

Ramblers urge Government to act on stalled outdoor commitments

Britain’s biggest walking charity called on the coalition Government to kick-start a number of stalled commitments to the outdoors.

27 November 2012

'Fortunate' dad and son plucked from icy Sharp Edge after getting stuck

A father and son who got stuck on a Lake District knife-ridge were described as ‘fortunate’ by rescuers.

24 November 2012

Rescued kayaker dies after Loch Fyne capsize at Tarbert

One of the men rescued after a kayaking incident in Loch Fyne has died. Strathclyde Police said they were called to Tarbert in the north of the Kin...

25 November 2012

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