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Snowdon death-fall walker named
The walker whose body was found by mountain rescuers on Snowdon earlier this week has been named. Stuart Tyrer, 23, of Cheadle Hulme in Greater Man...
Snowdon walker's body found after major search
The body of a walker has been found on Wales’s highest mountain. The man, in his 20s, was found by rescuers on the East Ridge of Snowdon this mor...
Bridleway grid decision is victory for 'people power'
A campaigner’s court victory in a rights-of-way battle is an example of people power, he said. Alan Kind appealed to the High Court to force a co...
Walker's whistles help guide rescue team
A rescue team stressed the importance of carrying basic kit after a lost walker was found by following blasts from his whistle.
Five walkers rescued after getting lost in low cloud
A group of walkers was rescued after getting lost in low cloud on Yorkshire’s second-highest peak. The five men and boys, aged between 13 and 49,...
Walkers rescued after tide leaves pair knee-deep in water
Two walkers were rescued after being swamped by the rising tide at a Cumbrian beauty spot. Liverpool Coastguard received a flood of calls about 11....
Mountain rescuers use boat to reach injured walker
A mountain rescue team used its boat to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. The young walker was undertaking an expedition with five othe...
Police and park wardens repeat blitz on Lomond anti-social behaviour
Police and national park rangers launched a blitz on anti-social behaviour along part of Scotland’s most popular long-distance trail.
Wintry conditions keep mountain rescuers busy
A mountain rescue team was called into action after walkers got into difficulties in wintry weather. The Brecon Mountain Rescue Team in south Wales...
Cool reaches Everest Base Camp with Olympic medal
Record-breaking Everest summiteer Kenton Cool has arrived at Base Camp on his quest to post a 10th ascent of the world’s highest mountain.
Easter incidents keep mountain rescue team busy
A mountain rescue team had to deal with a series of incidents over the Easter period. Ogwen Mountain Rescue Organisation also had to contend with a...
Repairs for Wainwright route damaged by floods and rabbits
Walkers on Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Path will soon find things easier underfoot after repairs to a flood-damaged section.
Lost walkers rescued from fell in mist
Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in mist on a Lakeland fell. Eighteen members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team were joined by collea...
Rescuers urge caution after Scafell rockfall
Mountain rescuers are warning walkers and climbers that they should take care after a rockfall on one of the main routes up England’s second-highest mountain.
Food experts evoke war-time spirit in call to outdoor fans
Experts are urging outdoors fans to adopt a war-time approach to food as Britain’s austerity regime continues.
Cragfast scramblers rescued after straying on to climbing area
A Good Friday scramble ended with two people having to be rescued after they got stuck after straying on to steep ground on a Snowdonia mountain.
Safety experts urge caution for Snowdonia hillwalkers
Mountain safety experts are urging visitors to Snowdonia not to get caught up in ‘summit fever’. The North Wales Mountainsafe partnership appea...
Ramblers push to get children into the outdoors this Easter
Britain’s biggest walking charity is urging parents to get their children into the outdoors this Easter.