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Walker stretchered from fell after breaking leg in beck leap

A walker was stretchered from a fell after breaking her leg. The 31-year-old woman was walking the Coledale Horseshoe in the Lake District today wh...

17 June 2012

Dales Three Peaks walkers rescued as wind and rain hit fells

A group of walkers attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge was rescued after they got into difficulties.

16 June 2012

Pod offer for readers as YHA moves into 'glamping'

Youth-hostelling charity YHA is extending its ‘glamping’ scheme to a second site. Camping pods are being installed at the Hawkshead hostel in t...

15 June 2012

Warning to walkers in bird-poisoning area

Police are warning walkers and outdoor enthusiasts to be on their guard over the next few weeks in an area where there is a history of bird poisonings.

14 June 2012

Walker stretchered from Dales fell after leg injury

A walker was stretchered from a fell after suffering a suspected broken leg. The 57-year-old walker was crossing a beck near the Blea Moor Aqueduct...

14 June 2012

Police name man whose body was found by walker in Highlands

Police have named the man whose remains were found near the West Highland Way last month. The body of Victor Bell, 43, of York, was found by a walk...

13 June 2012

Black's new owners could suffer £15m loss in struggle to turn company round

The new owners of the Blacks Leisure group said they expect the business to suffer by up to £15m as it struggles to turn around the failed chain of outdoor retailers.

13 June 2012

Get behind our volunteer mountain rescuers, Ramblers tell Holyrood

A walking charity is calling on Members of the Scottish Parliament to get behind the nation’s volunteer mountain rescuers.

12 June 2012

Rescuers find stuck scramblers using smartphone system

A mountain rescue team used an internet system devised by one of its own members to locate a couple cragfast on a Snowdonia mountain.

11 June 2012

Man dies in fall from popular scrambling route

A man has died in a fall from one of the Lake District’s most popular scrambling routes. The man took what was described by rescuers as ‘a big ...

17 June 2012

No windfarms on Scotland's highest peak, says mountain body

Scotland’s highest mountains must be protected from encroachment by windfarms, the representative body for climbers and hillwalkers said.

15 June 2012

Man rescued after getting stuck on Lakeland fell

A man stuck on England’s second-highest mountain was rescued after his calls for help were heard. The walker became cragfast in the Broad Stand a...

15 June 2012

Walkers and climbers warned of upcoming Glencoe bridge closure

A bridge on the main access route into a popular Highland walking and climbing area will close for repair work.

14 June 2012

Walkers find man's body on Snowdonia mountain

A man’s body has been found by walkers on a Snowdonia mountain. The remains were found on Cadair Idris in the South of the national park yesterda...

13 June 2012

Whisky and walking combine in guidebook launch

Outdoor enthusiasts are being invited to meet guidebook authors and sample malt whisky at an event in July.

13 June 2012

Grid reference signs bid to help lost Snowdon walkers

A trial on Wales’s highest mountain to help disoriented walkers may lead to fewer calls for help. Small plaques bearing grid references have been...

13 June 2012

Doc Martin actor opens England's third-longest national trail

England’s third-longest national trail was officially opened today by actor Martin Clunes. The television star cut a ribbon at Far Moor Bridge ne...

12 June 2012

Runner suffers serious injuries in fall from Lakeland fell

A fellrunner suffered severe head and spinal injuries in a fall from a Lakeland fell. The runner, from Essex, was with three others when he fell ab...

11 June 2012

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