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Bothy group's record spend on upkeep
The charity that looks after Scotland’s bothies spent a record £45,000 on renovating and maintaining more than half the buildings in its care.
Family thanks Lakes rescuers who recovered body
More details have been released about the incident in which a man died while walking in the Lake District on Friday.
MacLeod will coach mountain instructors
Mountaineering instructors will be able to improve their technique with a masterclass by two experts at their annual meeting.
Walker's heroine turns dragon-slayer in green battle
She was described this week as a walker’s heroine; now she’s taken to slaying dragons. Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of campaign group the O...
Kate joins Sir Ran in magazine's list of country greats
The woman once described as the ‘high priestess of the countryside’ is again listed among strange bedfellows in the latest rollcall of leading figures in Britain’s countryside.
Trust chair Shonaig confirms she will step down
The head of one of Scotland’s biggest conservation charities, which owns many popular mountain areas, has confirmed she will step down.
Walkers invited to Coast to Coast celebration
Walkers are being invited to follow in the footsteps of Lakeland’s most venerated chronicler of the fells – in the Yorkshire Dales.
All smiles in Happy Valley as council drops fight
Campaigners are urging a council to restore a popular path after it abandoned plans to move its route up a steep-sided valley.
Circular routes prove natural for walkers
Ever found yourself unintentionally back where you started when out for a walk? You’re not alone: researchers in Germany have found a propensity ...
Woman dies after Peak District climbing fall
A woman has died following a fall on one of the Peak District’s most popular crags. The 32-year-old fell while leading on the Zig Zag crack route...
Walker airlifted after night on Highland mountains
A walker was found unharmed after a major search in the Scottish Highlands. The man rang police at Fort William about 7.30pm yesterday, Sunday, to ...
Rescue team recovers body from Lakes fell
A Lakeland mountain rescue team has recovered a body from a fell in the west of the area. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called to Burnbank F...
Munro search called off as man turns up safe
A search for a walker lost in the Highlands was called off yesterday evening when the man turned up unharmed.
Lomond bosses move to ban troublesome wild-campers
Wild camping will be banned in parts of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park in a move to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Owner claims Snowdon rings
The owner of two rings found by a walker on Snowdon has contacted police to claim them. The woman will travel from Buckinghamshire to collect the j...
Train crew brings child from windswept Snowdon summit
A two-year-old child was brought down from the summit of Wales’s highest mountain by train, after his father carried him to the peak in appalling weather.
Naomi will keep an eye on national park
Walkers in the North York Moors have a new ranger to look after their landscape. Naomi Dillon has been appointed senior ranger for the northern are...
Lake District Friends wade in with watergate project
Volunteers have waded in to help protect an area of Cumbria destined to become part of an enlarged national park.