Rescue boss in push for Fort William mountain helicopter

Scotland could have its own civilian mountain rescue helicopter if a campaign is successful. John Grieve, leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Tea...

Anniversary challenge to councils to put themselves on the map

Councils are being challenged to wake up and get their maps up to date, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the law that obliges them to record rights of way.

Turbines would be blot on Bowland landscape say opponents

Campaigners are urging planners to throw out an application to build wind turbines on common land in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Plans would see Cumbrian fells added to Yorkshire Dales

More bits of Cumbria could find themselves in the Yorkshire Dales under a planned expansion of two northern English national parks.

One climber dead and another in hospital after Glencoe fall

A climber has died after a fall in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands. Police were alerted at 4.55pm today to the incident, which happened in a gull...

MSP backs mountaineering council's bid to control hill tracks

Scotland’s wilderness areas are being irrevocably damaged by the construction of uncontrolled hill tracks, according to the nation’s mountaineering body.

Accidental verdict on careful Tryfan walker

A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on a walker who died on a north Wales mountain. Roman Deans died from multiple injuries after ...

Total recall for belay devices as firm stops making descenders

The makers of a belay device used on many climbing walls and towers have decided to stop making the model after problems were found with its operation.

Quad death pair linked to outdoor store burglary

Two men who died when the quad bike they were riding was hit by a train in south Wales may have been involved in the theft of £40,000 of outdoor gear shortly before their death.