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Highest hostel's welcome gets warmer after green grant

Britain’s highest youth hostel will be able to give its visitors a warmer welcome after the installation of solar energy.

02 May 2010

Missing 62-year-old may be Ullswater plunge man

Police believe the man who went overboard yesterday from a pleasure steamer was reported missing from his home earlier in the week.

30 April 2010

Runner's bid for munro record books is on track

If it’s Friday, it must be Drumochter. On a grand tour of the Scottish Highlands, it can be easy to forget where you are. But for Stephen Pyke, t...

30 April 2010

Vintage trip will recreate Wainwright's Lakeland odyssey

Aficionados of writer and artist Alfred Wainwright will recreate the trip that sparked his interest in the Lake District almost 80 years ago.

28 April 2010

Campaigners aim to ground microlights in planning battle

Campaigners are hoping to ground recreational fliers whose aircraft are disturbing walkers on a long-distance route.

28 April 2010

Ponies provide horsepower for Lakeland path repairs

Workers repairing Lakeland footpaths were helped by some extra horsepower. Five Cumbrian fell ponies were enlisted to carry heavy bags a remote fel...

27 April 2010

Amanda completes gruelling race to help mountain rescuers

An outdoor enthusiast raising money for mountain rescuers completed the first of her gruelling challenge runs.

25 April 2010

Walker and runner rescued by Lakeland team

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself on a Lake District fell. Members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team were called to help...

25 April 2010

Injured climber airlifted from Lake District crag

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Lakeland crag. The man was on a route on Dow Crag, near Conisto...

23 April 2010

Ranger aims for 60-hour Coast to Coast run

A national park ranger plans to run the distance of more than seven marathons to help a hospital treating his partner for cancer.

01 May 2010

William backs 'tremendous' mountain rescue teams

The first ever awareness day for mountain rescuers has the royal seal of approval. Prince William added his support for the May Day events happenin...

30 April 2010

Rescue team in search for missing Lake District man

A mountain rescue team joined a major search for a man who is still missing after falling overboard from a pleasure steamer.

29 April 2010

Caver's body retrieved 39 years after death

A caver’s body has been brought to the surface after lying underground for more than 39 years. Paul Heinz Esser died in February 1971 while cave ...

28 April 2010

Wayward moorland driver will help repair damage

A wayward off-road driver will help repair national park land he damaged when he strayed from a right of way.

27 April 2010

Walker airlifted after Lakeland quarry injury

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring her ankle in the Lake District. The woman was walking at Parrock Quarry, Hodge Close, when she su...

26 April 2010

Unique scramble closed after theft renders route unsafe

A unique Scottish coastal scrambling route has been closed after theft of much of its fixed chains. The Elie Chain Walk on the Fife coast features ...

25 April 2010

Rescuers' awareness message: it's not just about mountains

Members of England and Wales’s volunteer mountain and cave rescue teams will raise their profile next month with a national day of events which aims to inform the public about their work.

23 April 2010

Beer on offer at Tremadog climbers' festival

Climbers are needed to drink a supply of free beer at a festival this weekend. Organisers of the fourth Tremadog Festival in north Wales are appeal...

22 April 2010

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