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New metric challenge faces hill baggers
What makes a munro a munro? Well, the obvious criterion is that it stands at least 3,000ft above a bit of beach in Newlyn. There is a degree of sub...
Search for missing munro walker lost overnight
Rescue teams are searching for a walker who went missing in the Highlands overnight at the weekend. Jonathan Groves separated from his walking comp...
Stuck walker coaxed by rescuers from Lakes ridge
Rescuers had to rope up a petrified walker who became stuck on a Cumbrian mountain. The 17-year-old was coaxed from Striding Edge yesterday, Monday...
Scots midge forecast now online as new season starts
They can turn a pleasant walk into a nightmare; they hunt by sense of smell and bring misery to many visitors to the Highlands and other areas of the great outdoors.
New bridge cuts rescuers' journeys to Cuillin
Mountain rescuers will have less distance to cover following the installation of a new footbridge on Skye.
Third time lucky as Fiennes summits Everest
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has made it to the top of Everest at his third attempt. He entered the record books just before 1am this morning as th...
Police name climber in Skye death fall
Police have released details of the climber who died in a fall on the Cuillin ridge yesterday. Matthew Benjamin Elliott, 31, of Harrogate, North Yo...
Bonington helps round off Wainwright rescue dog fund effort
Veteran mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington helped round off a marathon fellwalking charity effort that raised £4,000 for search and rescue dogs.
One man dead and another injured in separate Cuillin falls
A man has died and another suffered leg injuries in separate incidents on the Cuillin ridge on Skye. The dead man was climbing with a companion whe...
Mountain distress alert was false alarm
Members of a Lake District rescue team were left whistling in the wind this afternoon after an alert proved to be unfounded.
Body found by rescuers in Ben Alder search
The body of a man was this afternoon found by rescuers searching for a man missing in the Highlands. A Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth mad...
Walker reported safe after OK messages fail to get through
A walker who sparked concern while on a long-distance trail has been found safe and well. The 60-year-old was located near Barrisdale, on the Knoyd...
Underground world opened up for Dales walkers
If the thought of a summery bank-holiday weekend in the Yorkshire Dales seems too much to bear after a couple of weeks of rain and gloom, how about sheltering from the relentless sunshine more than 100m underground.
Walkers face going the extra mile as trail's end faces move
Weary walkers will have to find a little extra to complete Scotland’s first long-distance trail as planners look set to add an extra mile to its length.
Scots Ramblers welcome Europe's biggest windfarm, but...
The Ramblers in Scotland have given a cautious welcome to the opening to a massive windfarm south of Glasgow.
National park rangers to lead access-land walks
Walkers who want to get off the footpaths and enjoy their right to roam can join a series of free hikes organised by a national park.
Coastal path bill must go ahead, say Ramblers
Campaigners today upped the pressure on the Government to push ahead with the proposed coastal path in England.
Everest summiteer and TV adventurer is Scouts' new chief
Everest summiteer and television action man Bear Grylls has been appointed the leader of Britain’s Scouts.