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Search for missing walker called off after three days
The search for a walker missing in the Cairngorms for five days has been called off. A major search was undertaken today by up to 70 rescuers, but ...
Police appeal for sightings of missing walker after two-day search
A major search involving five rescue teams has been mounted for a walker missing in the Highlands. Animals and handlers from the Search and Rescue ...
Injured walker airlifted to hospital by Coastguard
A man has been rescued after injuring himself while walking in Wester Ross. Police were alerted at 4pm today to the incident in the Gairloch area...
Walker carried from England's highest peak after leg injury
A walker was rescued from England’s highest mountain after falling a suffering a suspected broken ankle.
British mountain ultrarunner crowned top international athlete
A top British ultrarunner has been crowned athlete of the year by an international body. Lizzy Hawker was voted the top woman in the competition ru...
Walkers' summit rescue follows chance encounter by team
A group of walkers stranded on a mountain top was helped from the summit by rescuers who came across them by chance.
Trial date set for man charged with Snowdon driving offences
A man will face trial following two incidents on which a 4x4 vehicle was found on Wales’s highest mountain.
One in seven Scots' jobs rely on natural environment, Government body says
Scotland’s natural environment is an economic asset worth more than £17bn and supports one in seven jobs, the Government’s advisory body said.
Runners tackle Peak District's three highest hills for mountain rescuers
Hardy fellrunners took to the Peak District hills to help raise cash for a mountain rescue team. The inaugural Trigger event was run in cold clear ...
Fictional vigilante provides £10,000 boost to mountain rescuers' appeal
A writer of a series of thriller novels has chipped in with a donation to help replace a mountain rescue vehicle that was written off in a road crash.
Banff Mountain Film Festival UK tour kicks off this weekend
It is one of the best known adventure film festivals, packing in about 300 movies aimed at outdoors and adventure enthusiasts.
Shedload of Bonington material goes on show thanks to lottery grant
Some of the most important items of British mountaineering history that had been kept in a shed are now safe after a two-year preservation project.
Adventurers sought for second mountain rescue team challenge
A mountain rescue team has thrown down the gauntlet to adventurous outdoors fans who fancy finding their way round a forest on foot and on a bike.
Walker suffers head injury after fall in high winds
A walker was airlifted from the fells after suffering head injuries in a fall. The woman was walking near Cove Bridge on the Walna Scar Road track ...
Pair win 'most brutal' race in six-day Pennine Way run
An event touted as Britain’s most brutal race has been won by a pair of runners who completed the length of the Pennine Way in less than seven days.
Gore-Tex rated among top 100 US companies to work for
The company that makes the waterproof membrane in garments used by thousands of outdoor enthusiasts is one of the best companies to work for, according to an American magazine.
Highland laird fined for river works that put rare species at risk
A Scottish laird was fined £9,000 for carrying out unauthorised engineering work in Scotland’s longest river on his Highland estate.
Avalanche forecasts now available on free text service
Walkers, climbers and mountaineers heading for Scotland’s mountains this winter can now get regular avalanche information sent direct to their mobile phones.
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