Cable snap leads to closure of popular walkers' bridge - updated

A conservation charity is warning walkers a popular bridge in the Highlands has been closed after it became unsafe.

Relief on hand for challenge walkers as new loos arrive

A remote Lake District village is gearing up for its annual invasion of thousands of footsore walkers bursting to tackle England’s highest peak.

Walking pair injured in Skye fall

A walker was airlifted from a Scottish ridge after falling 15m (50ft) and injuring his head. The 59-year-old man was with his 52-year-old wife when...

Mountain council looks at setting up safety forum

A new group charged with mountain safety in England and Wales could be in the offing after the British Mountaineering Council agreed to look into setting up a forum.

Snowdon summit building gains two awards

The mountain-top cafe and visitor centre on Wales’s highest peak has won an architectural award. Hafod Eryri, near the 1,085m (3,560ft) summit of...

Five Sisters added to trust guided walks list

A conservation charity has extended its range of guided walks to take in a challenging Highland ridge.

Fight goes on at Pooh bridge footpath

Campaigners have vowed to fight on after a landowner was given permission for a riding area across a footpath leading to a bridge immortalised in a popular children’s novel.

Walker stretchered from fell after Striding Edge injury

A walker was stretchered off England’s third highest mountain after injuring her ankle. The 49-year-old, from Derbyshire, slipped on Striding Edg...

Rambler Ruth's rivalries will feature in BBC season

A group of ramblers will find themselves the butt of many a joke in an upcoming television series. The Great Outdoors will feature writer and actre...