Body of holidaymaker found in Highland lochan

The body of a man missing for a week in the Highlands was found today by a member of the public.Cordell Thompson, a South African living in Reading, was reported missing by staff at the High Range Hotel, Aviemore, on Friday.

First-class post for mountain-rescue dog

A hero of the mountains got the stamp of approval today.Search-and-rescue dog Merrick, a labrador-collie cross from Perth is the star of the Royal Mail’s 46p stamp, which is part of a series featuring working dogs.The Royal Mail stamp featuring Merrick The dog was head-hunted by the stamp’s producers when they spotted his picture on the website of the Search and Rescue Dogs Association (Southern Scotland).

Photographer will give Wainwright lecture

This year’s Wainwright Memorial Lecture will be delivered by photographer Derry Brabbs.Brabbs’s pictures illustrated several of Alfred Wainwright’s works later on in the author’s career, including Wainwright on the Pennine Way, Fellwalking with Wainwright and Wainwright in Scotland.Derry Brabbs The lecture, the sixth such, will take place at Rheged, near Penrith, on Saturday, 11 October.Previous speakers have included Cameron McNeish and Radio 2 presenter Stuart Maconie.

Julia repeats Wainwright's Helvellyn route

Julia Bradbury hits the fells again this week in a repeat of the second series of Wainwright’s Walks.Helvellyn is the destination for the first of the re-run of six episodes.

Climber crawled four hours to rescue box

Lost fellwalkers who hit 999 at the first sign of a light mist may want to look to a 61-year-old retired doctor as an example of how to act in a true mountain emergency.Lochnagar's north faceDavid WhiteBill Church fell 200m when an avalanche swept him off a gully on the north face of Lochnagar.

60 involved in rescue of injured Highland mountaineer

A major operation successfully brought a mountaineer to safety after he spent a night on a Highland peak.The 61-year-old solo walker was reported missing after failing to return from a trip on Lochnagar, Deeside.

Police name Snowdon death-fall boy

North Wales Police have named the 11-year-old boy who died on Snowdon.Liam Costello of Woolton, Liverpool was ridge walking with his father, also called Liam, when he slipped and fell from Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon horseshoe.Liam suffered serious head injuries in the 60m fall and was stretchered off the mountain by members of Llanberis and Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Teams to an RAF helicopter.

Man critical after Lancashire quarry fall

A man is in a critical condition after a fall in a Lancashire quarry.Christopher Walsh, of Liverpool, fell 25m (82ft) to the bottom of Anglezarke Quarry, at Rivington between Chorley and Horwich.

Medics offer free guide to altitude trips

Anyone heading for the heights this year should think about packing one essential bit of kit.High altitude – anything above 1,500m above sea level – brings problems not encountered in Britain, where the tallest peak is a mere 1,344m.