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Search on for two climbers after Glencoe avalanche

A major rescue operation is underway in the Highlands after an avalanche hit a party of climbers. Two mountaineers are feared missing after the inc...

24 February 2010

Injured climber airlifted after Nevis fall

Police have issued a warning after a climber was seriously injured after falling hundreds of feet this morning on Ben Nevis.

24 February 2010

Vandal problems force charity out of bothies

Vandalism and misuse of two bothies in southern Scotland have forced a national charity to give up their care of the buildings.

24 February 2010

Man critical after Lakeland avalanche fall

A man who was swept 230m (750ft) down a Lakeland mountainside in an avalanche is in a critical condition in a hospital intensive-care unit with head injuries.

22 February 2010

Police body's grant to mountain rescuers for flood-damaged gear

Mountain rescuers in the Lake District have been given a grant by Cumbria’s police authority to help replace equipment lost and damaged during last year’s floods.

22 February 2010

Film will follow Mosaic Lakeland champions

The work of ethnic minority community champions who encourage visits to our national parks will feature in a film to be shown next month.

18 February 2010

Second Glencoe rescue after woman falls from mountain

A woman was airlifted to hospital this afternoon after falling on a Highlands mountain. Police were alerted at 4.15pm today after the climber injur...

21 February 2010

Injured man airlifted from Highland ridge

An injured mountaineer was airlifted to hospital from a Highland ridge this afternoon. The man was rescued on Aonach Eagach in Glencoe in an operat...

20 February 2010

Want to tackle eight peaks to help mountain rescue?

Fancy a stroll in Snowdonia aided by the warm glow of knowing you’re helping fund mountain rescue? OK, the Oggie 8 Challenge is a bit more than a...

19 February 2010

Walkers urged to use hotline to report illegal off-roaders

Police are urging walkers to use a special hotline to report illegal off-road bikers and 4x4 drivers.

24 February 2010

Nevis climber injured in avalanche

A climber has been injured in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain. Police are co-ordinating the rescue of a man who was caught in a fall o...

24 February 2010

Police name Lakeland dead walker found in woods

The man whose partly decomposed body was found by a walker in the Lake District more than two weeks ago has been named by police.

23 February 2010

Power line opponents demand new public inquiry

Opponents of the controversial electricity power line which is planned to cross some of Scotland’s most scenic landscape have demanded the reopening of the public inquiry into the scheme.

23 February 2010

Steer clear of wild birds, walkers asked

Walkers and climbers in Scotland are being asked to stay away from wild birds as they struggle to survive in sub-zero temperatures.

22 February 2010

Met Office opens its doors to walkers and climbers

Britain’s national weather forecasting agency is opening its doors to walkers and climbers. The Meteorological Office – known to most people as...

21 February 2010

Injured climber among six airlifted from Highland mountains

A climber was airlifted to hospital last night after suffering serious injuries in a fall in the Cairngorms.

21 February 2010

Two taken to hospital after separate Lakeland falls

Two walkers were rescued today after injuring themselves in separate incidents in the Lake District. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team went to the ai...

20 February 2010

Loose-rock warning as climber has 'near-death' incident

A climber has warned he had a ‘near-death experience’ on a North Yorkshire crag. The man was climbing with a partner on Castleberg above Settle...

18 February 2010

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