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Aircrew honoured for Ben Nevis rescues

Five Royal Navy aircrew from the search-and-rescue station at HMS Gannet have received bravery awards for their part in rescues, including plucking stranded climbers to safety.

10 March 2009

Plea goes out to walkers to help nesting birds

A national park authority is pleading with walkers to help keep disturbance to nesting birds to a minimum.

09 March 2009

Walker airlifted from Snowdon after getting stuck

A man was airlifted from Snowdon today after becoming cragfast on Crib Goch. The walker, in his 30s and from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, rang for...

08 March 2009

Passing walkers rescue man stuck on Helvellyn

Two hillwalkers turned mountain rescuers today after a man got stuck on Helvellyn. The passing walkers guided the man to safety from a steep slope ...

08 March 2009

Man rescued from Snowdon for second time

The first time he was rescued from the top of Snowdon, he was described as lucky to be alive. But after a second rescue in five months from Walesâ€...

04 March 2009

Walkers' victory as Vixen Tor footpaths get go-ahead

One of Dartmoor’s most contentious sites could soon be opened to walkers after councillors voted to create two new footpaths.

02 March 2009

Man injured in Highlands fall after cornice collapse

A man was airlifted to hospital from a Glencoe peak after falling into a gully. The 39-year-old walker suffered minor injuries when the cornice he ...

03 March 2009

Mountain men and women needed for TV show

Are you a fit and keen climber or hillwalker who fancies a trip to Argentina? You could also meet ill fated Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond but ...

01 March 2009

Ramblers' walk campaign to combat Scots' 'shocking health'

The Ramblers will next week start a major campaign to get Scots fit in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

26 February 2009

Tributes follow death of Government's outdoor chief

The head of the Government’s advisory organisation on outdoor matters has died after a long illness.

08 March 2009

Mobile operators agree to share 999 coverage

Walkers and mountaineers should be able to call for help more easily after the UK’s mobile phone operators agreed to share their networks for 999 calls.

09 March 2009

Windermere speed limit will stay - or will it?

Windermere’s speed limit will remain, a judge ruled this week. But campaigners challenging the lake’s 10mph limit threw the decision into doubt...

08 March 2009

Grants mean Bonington's archive will go online

The contents of Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington’s shed will be preserved, with help from the British Mountaineering Council.

03 March 2009

County's footpaths surveyed, thanks to army of volunteers

Every inch of the public rights of way in England’s largest county has been logged by a small army of volunteers.

04 March 2009

Search continues for missing West Highland Way man

Police say they are increasingly concerned about a man who went missing around the southern end of the West Highland Way.

03 March 2009

Out with the old, as Ramblers lose their apostrophe

For decades, the name has conjured up an image, rightly or wrongly, of the breeches-clad hiker, complete with bobble-hat and canvas knapsack striding across the moors whistling a Ewan MacColl tune.

02 March 2009

Rescuers in search for man near West Highland Way

Police and mountain rescuers are searching for a man who is missing in Stirlingshire. The 48-year-old is believed to be in the Blanefield area, nea...

01 March 2009

Welcome for Scots mountain avalanche text service

The introduction today of a mobile phone text service of avalanche forecasts was welcomed by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland.

27 February 2009

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