Taxi baggage service will lighten coast walkers' burden

Walkers on a Welsh coastal path can lighten their load with the launch of an innovative taxi scheme that will carry their luggage for them.

Lakes walker found after night-time search

A 73-year-old man walker was found by rescuers after getting lost at night on a Cumbrian fell. The man, from the Liverpool area, rang 999 after los...

Surf's up for mountaineering meeting

Visitors to the annual meeting of the British Mountaineering Council will be able to indulge their favourite pastimes: climbing, walking, drinking, eating – and surfing.

Outdoors Show on move as final Birmingham event approaches

This month’s Outdoors Show will be the last one at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. From next year, the event will move to London and w...

Cool aims for new record with Everest charity attempt

Seven-times Everest summiteer Kenton Cool aims this spring to extend his record with a further attempt on the world’s highest mountain.

Rescuers witness climber's 200m fall

A woman was airlifted to hospital yesterday after falling 200m (656ft) while climbing in the Lake District.

Stressed-out city workers given free fresh air

Deskbound and dreaming of the open fells? Is the dreary grime of the city making you pine for the hills? A little help is at hand: 0.42g of help ex...

Macbeth takes Friends' peaks project to century

Macbeth and his lady wife have notched up a milestone for a major outdoors project. In this case it’s walker Kevin Macbeth and his spouse Barbara...

Expert warning to Nevis summiteers as snow buries cairns

A mountain expert has warned walkers to take care on Britain’s highest mountain after prolonged winter snows left important navigation aids virtually invisible.