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Five win copies of Pathways book

Five grough readers have won their very own copy of Pathways, the lavish illustrated book tracing the history of Britain’s rights of way.

05 August 2011

One dead and four badly hurt in schools expedition polar bear attack

One Briton has been killed and another four seriously injured by a polar bear while on a schools expedition.

05 August 2011

Rescuers thank climbers who returned team's gear

Mountain rescuers have thanked two climbers who returned the team’s gear which was left in a gully during an incident last month.

04 August 2011

Hebridean isle will host its first mountain festival

A Hebridean island will host its first mountain festival this autumn. The Isle of Harris Mountain Festival will include guided walks, photography w...

03 August 2011

Houlding and Bonington will lead national park's birthday party

Two of England’s most gifted mountaineers will help celebrations for their local national park this month.

03 August 2011

Champion effort from Mosaic group rounds off parks week

A dozen walkers rounded off National Parks Week with a sponsored walk up England’s third highest mountain.

02 August 2011

Walker dies after gill fall

A walker has died after falling into a gill in Cumbria. The 61-year-old man was with his wife and a friend when he slipped from a narrow path above...

02 August 2011

British ultrarunning pair set to defend Mont Blanc titles

Two of Britain’s top mountain athletes are gearing up to defend their titles in one of the world’s toughest races.

31 July 2011

National park gathering told: there's still unfinished access business

The boss of Britain’s oldest national conservation body told a gathering today there is still unfinished business for walkers and outdoor enthusiasts in Dartmoor.

31 July 2011

Walking gear on offer to online guide visitors

Visitors to an industry group’s website can get a kick-start to their walking by winning a package of gear.

05 August 2011

Julia's baby boy is a 'breath of fresh air'

Walking celebrity Julia Bradbury has given birth to a baby boy – and named him after a westerly wind.

05 August 2011

Meeting will canvass outdoor enthusiasts' views on hill windfarms

Should Britain’s official mountaineering body take a stance on windfarms on the country’s hills? It’s a question that will be put to a gather...

04 August 2011

Family pays tribute to mental-health boss who died in walking fall

The family of a fellwalker who died after falling into a Cumbrian gill said he inspired affection in everyone who knew him.

03 August 2011

Craftsman plans to help woodland walkers get lost

A craftsman has plans to make people get lost in the woods. Drystone waller Mark Ellis hopes to realise his vision of a giant maze in a North Yorks...

02 August 2011

UK mountain rescuers get £200,000 Government grant

The coalition Government today announced a grant of £200,000 to the UK’s volunteer mountain rescuers.

02 August 2011

Injured climber airlifted after crag fall

An injured climber was airlifted to hospital after falling from a crag. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team went to the man’s aid after being al...

01 August 2011

Nevis climber airlifted after rockfall injury

A climber was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after suffering serious injuries in a fall.

31 July 2011

Rescuers carry overheated dog from Highland peak

Mountain rescuers went to the aid of an elderly dog that was suffering in the heat while descending a Highland Peak.

30 July 2011

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