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Tim Emmett talk proceeds will help mountain rescuers
Climbers can pick up some tips from one of the UK’s top ice and rock climbers, while helping a mountain rescue team.
Three teams rescue injured Christmas Day caver
Three rescue teams spent much of Christmas Day underground helping a caver who was injured by a falling rock.
Broken legs and stats galore as The Angry Corrie reappears
An irregular and irreverent outdoors magazine has made a reappearance after an absence of more than a year.
World mountaineering president to step down after no-confidence vote
The president of the international body for mountaineers is stepping down after a vote of no confidence by the association’s management committee.
National park boss hopes for Olympic boost in difficult year
The boss of England’s biggest national park is hoping for a bounce from the London Olympics in what he sees as a tough year for business.
Navy rescue crew braves 'worst conditions' in flight to save walker
The crew of a Royal Navy rescue helicopter described a hair-raising flight in a blizzard in which they plucked an injured walker from a Highland munro.
Walkers warned of GPS jamming exercise around RAF base
Ofcom has warned of another jamming exercise affecting Global Positioning System signals. GPS receivers may be affected within 2km of the Sculthorp...
Six walkers airlifted from challenge route in freezing conditions
Six walkers had to be rescued after two of them became unwell in freezing conditions while on a challenge route.
Grateful walker's club raises cash for rescuers after fall
A grateful walker handed over cash to the mountain rescue team and representatives of the air ambulance who came to his aid after he fell and injured himself earlier this year.
Tweets will keep Snowdonia hill-goers up-to-date with winter conditions
Outdoor enthusiasts in north Wales will be able to get safety updated on mountain conditions via Twitter – in two languages.
Happy Christmas from everyone at grough
We’d like to wish all our readers and friends a happy Christmas. All the team here at grough extend festive greetings to our readers and friends ...
Ailing outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure: our shares are now worthless
High Street outdoors retailer Blacks Leisure’ future looks bleak after it announced today its shares had effectively become worthless.
Phone download helps rescuers find lost walkers
A couple lost on south Wales’s highest mountain were found after rescuers got them to download an application to their smartphone.
Walker who died in Snowdonia avalanche is named
The man who died in a fall from a Snowdonia mountain on Saturday has been named. Martin Richard Coleman, 36, from the village of Bodfari, Denbighsh...
New ski slope owners plan ice-climbing wall
The new owners of a Clydeside indoor ski slope have pledged to set up an ice-climbing wall and improve the facilities.
Power for footpath volunteers thanks to tool firm's gift
Volunteers from Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity will have more power thanks to a donation from an international technology firm.
Three Peaks Challenge charity funds Nevis wildlife cameras
A charity that organises Three Peaks Challenge events has funded the installation of remote cameras around Britain’s highest mountain to capture images of elusive wildlife.
Walker dies in Snowdonia avalanche
A man has died in an avalanche on a Snowdonia mountain. The walker, in his mid-30s, fell about 150m (500ft) when a cornice collapsed on Y Garn this...