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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

Frostbite climber tackles new challenge with 10,000-mile rally

A climber whose bid to become the youngest Briton to climb Everest was thwarted when he suffered frostbite is setting off on a new challenge – a 10,000 mile rally in an eight-year-old Citroën Saxo.

Forest panel deadline nears for public's views

There are just two days to go to let the Government-appointed group looking at the future of England’s forests know your views.

Mountain body upbeat on safety as incidents drop to 30-year low

The number of mountain rescue incidents in Scotland has fallen to a 30-year-low, according to the representative body for climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers.