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Teacher stretchered from Hallin Fell after ankle injury

A woman was rescued from a Lake District fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 23-year-old teacher from Carlisle was with an outdoor p...

23 October 2012

Missing 'vulnerable' man found safe and well after major Highlands search

A man who went missing in the Highlands has been found safe and well. John Riach had been due to walk the Burma Road from Carrbridge to Aviemore ye...

23 October 2012

Mammut issues precautionary recall on some of its via ferrata sets

Another manufacturer has recalled some of its via ferrata sets following a fatal accident this summer.

22 October 2012

Windermere due for deep-clean as divers join Fell Care Day event

Volunteers will plumb the depths in an upcoming clean-up in a national park. Members of the Kendal Sub Aqua Club will clear the lake bed of Winderm...

22 October 2012

Couple rescued after getting stuck on Tryfan

A couple had to be rescued after getting into difficulties on a Snowdonia mountain. The pair, from the Wirral, strayed on to steep, rockclimbing gr...

22 October 2012

Patterdale mountain rescuers aid walker taken ill on Lakeland route

A walker had to be rescued after becoming unwell during a Lake District outing. The 83-year-old man was on a route between Glenridding and Howtown ...

21 October 2012

Injured mountain biker airlifted after Gisburn Forest crash

A mountain biker was rescued after suffering head injuries in a crash at a Lancashire forest. The 29-year-old also dislocated his shoulder in the i...

20 October 2012

Frits Vrijlandt elected UIAA president after no-confidence vote in former head

The world body for mountaineering has a new leader, elected after former president Mike Mortimer stood down following a vote of no confidence.

19 October 2012

Outdoor boss Andrew Denton buttonholes David Cameron on campaign launch

The boss of an outdoor trade body managed to buttonhole the Prime Minister to plug the upcoming Britain on Foot campaign.

17 October 2012

Ramblers urge Britons to take a Walk in the Woods

Britons are being encouraged to take a walk in the woods during the forthcoming half-term holiday. Walking charity the Ramblers will offer free woo...

23 October 2012

Police appeal for sightings of 'extremely vulnerable' man missing in Highlands

Police are appealing for sightings of a man who went missing before tackling a Highland trail. John Riach, who is described by Northern Constabular...

22 October 2012

Tweed Valley mountain rescuers' bag new kit after £4,000 fundraising effort

Every member of a mountain rescue team got the sack recently. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team was kitted out with bright red rucksacks to carry t...

22 October 2012

Mountaineers say Allt Duine windfarm would leave mountain scarred

Opponents of a proposed windfarm in the Monadhliath Mountains said it would leave the landscape scarred by redundant tracks and land despoiled by concrete and steel at the end of its life.

22 October 2012

Two Ben Nevis climbers airlifted in separate incidents

Two climbers were rescued in separate incidents on Britain’s highest mountain. A cragfast climber was winched from the Douglas Boulder on Ben Nev...

21 October 2012

Injured Windy Gap speed flier airlifted after Sty Head crash

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering serious injuries in a speed-flying accident.

21 October 2012

Kirkby Stephen mountain rescuers receive Queen's medal from president

Members of a Cumbrian mountain rescue team received medals for their volunteer work from the organisation’s president.

20 October 2012

Rescue team uses 'technological voodoo' to find lost Langdale family

A family was rescued after getting lost on a Lakeland fell in darkness. The three walkers were on the fells above Great Langdale yesterday when the...

17 October 2012