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Woman suffers spine injuries in Snowdonia fall

A woman suffered suspected spinal injuries today when she fell from a scrambling route in Snowdonia. The 43-year-old from Cheshire was attempting t...

08 August 2012

National park is pioneer in heritage-crime crackdown

A national park has joined a countrywide drive to crack down on heritage crime. The Peak District National Park Authority will target thieves and v...

08 August 2012

Early morning rescue for camper in pain on Lakeland fell

A wild camper had to be carried from a Lakeland fell in the early hours of this morning after suffering severe leg pains.

08 August 2012

Police appeal for sightings of walker missing in Snowdonia

Police are appealing to walkers and climbers for sightings of a man who has gone missing in Snowdonia.

07 August 2012

Man rescued after getting stuck on death-fall scramble route

A walker had to be rescued from the Lakeland scrambling route where two people died recently. The man got stuck on Jack’s Rake while attempting t...

07 August 2012

YHA hostels plan first national day to show off changes

A hostelling charity will hold its first ever national day to show off the changing face of its venues and activities.

06 August 2012

Injured walker airlifted after 'amazing' Sea King landing

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The woman was walking in the Pentland Hills yesterday, when she slippe...

05 August 2012

Rockfall alert sparks hillside search by rescuers

Mountain rescuers responded to a mystery cry for help on a Yorkshire Dales fell, but found no-one in need of their aid.

04 August 2012

Grouse-shoot bosses cry fowl over bracken-control chemical ban

Grouse-shooting bosses are crying fowl over a ban on a herbicide they say was introduced to protect spinach but which will devastate moorland habitats.

02 August 2012

Rescue for Trossachs walker after ankle injury

A walker was stretchered from a mountain in the Trossachs after injuring himself. The 47-year-old man was with a group of walkers from Germany on B...

08 August 2012

Hinkes swaps real ale for coffee in new brand ambassador role

He’s better known for his unfortunate encounter with a chapatti and his love of real ale, but Britain’s only summiteer of all the world’s 8,000m peaks is lending his support to a brand of fresh coffee.

08 August 2012

Walker stretchered from fell after breaking ankle

A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after falling and suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 61-year-old woman from Oxfordshire was on S...

07 August 2012

Stone sculptures replace unloved visitor centre on Scots mountain

An unloved visitor centre on Scotland’s 10th highest mountain has been removed and replaced with facilities described as ‘more in keeping with the mountain landscape’.

07 August 2012

Airlift for walker with broken ankle on Lakeland fell

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 57-year-old, from Peterborough, was coming d...

06 August 2012

Night rescue for climbers trapped after rope jams

Three climbers were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain in a night-time operation lasting more than four hours.

05 August 2012

Rescue for Yorkshire Three Peaks walker with broken ankle

A woman tackling a challenge walk had to be rescued after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle.

05 August 2012

Conway breaks 20-hour barrier for record in gruelling Lakeland 100

An ultrarunner broke his own record by two hours in one of the county’s most gruelling events. Terry Conway also smashed the 20-hour barrier in h...

04 August 2012

Work begins on Yorkshire Three Peaks diversion route

Footpath work will start shortly on a popular challenge trail in the Yorkshire Dales. The project will involve walkers on the Three Peaks Challenge...

03 August 2012

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