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Campaign urges climbers to give thought to wearing a helmet
The British Mountaineering Council is asking climbers to use their heads and give some thought to wearing a helmet.
Tricky rescue as woman airlifted to hospital after fall from scramble
A woman was airlifted to hospital after suffering head and leg injuries in a fall from a scrambling route.
Red-tape plans 'put green spaces at risk'
Campaigners said that coalition Government plans to cut red tape threaten mediaeval green spaces. The Open Spaces Society expressed its concern tha...
Lack of snow brings daily avalanche service to an end
Mild conditions and the loss of much of the Scottish Highlands’ snow cover have brought the daily avalanche service to an end.
Rescue team leader hands over with memories of camaraderie
A veteran of numerous rescues is stepping down as leader of a Lakeland mountain team. Ian Clemmett will leave the Penrith Mountain Rescue Team afte...
Rescuers aid 17 challenge walkers lost in dark
A party of 17 walkers was rescued after getting lost in the dark on Yorkshire’s second-highest peak.
Climber stretchered from crag after fall
A climber was rescued after falling at a popular climbing crag. Two mountain rescue teams responded to the call for help after the 62-year-old Shef...
Gable walkers rescued after getting lost in mist
Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in poor visibility on a Lakeland fell. The pair called for help after losing their way near the summit ...
Mauled sheep lead to national park dog-walking warning
National park bosses have reminded dog owners to keep their pets on a short lead during the breeding season.
Rescued challenge walkers return to mark team's 1,000th callout
A grand day out in the Yorkshire Dales turned into a memorable event for two women who entered the record books as the subjects of a rescue team’s 1,000th callout.
Scottish long-distance trails feature in new guidebooks
A guidebook to a new long-distance trail is the culmination of six years’ work by the author. The Mary Queen of Scots Way is a 172km (107-mile) r...
Pennine website has more than 200 walking and cycling routes
Walkers and cyclists heading for the Pennine hills are being offered a choice of more than 200 routes set up on a website supported by a rural regeneration agency.
Trust loses out in bid to buy Borders 'wild heart' land
A conservation charity has lost out in its bid to buy an area of the Scottish Borders which was described as the ‘wild heart of the Southern Uplands’.
Salmond will launch writer McNeish's Scottish National Trail
One of the country’s leading outdoors writers and broadcasters revealed he will be working with the BBC this year to film a project that will follow a route from Scotland’s border to its north-west extremity.
Walker airlifted after Lakeland fell injury
A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself on a Lakeland fell. The woman was walking in the Lad Stones area of Wetherlam today, Satu...
Wainwright fans head to the fells to help wildlife charity
A series of challenge walks by aficionados of author Alfred Wainwright will help a charity’s bid to preserve and extend an upland plant.
Coast to Coast walker rescued after ankle injury
A man attempting the Coast to Coast Walk was rescued after injuring his ankle. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was alerted today at 2.50pm after t...
Wrong turn costs walkers dear with £110 taxi bill
A couple who got lost while coming down England’s highest mountain were faced with a taxi bill of £110 to get themselves back to their base.