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Your old phone can help mountain rescue
Mobile phones: so often used to call for help from the search and rescue services. Well now, you can use your mobile to help them.Edale Mountain Rescu...
Council says 'no' to Yorkshire access land drilling
A West Yorkshire council today rejected plans aimed at extending a quarry into access land.Bradford Council’s executive threw out proposals for test drilling on Harden Moor, near Cullingworth.
Storm over future of mountain weather service
Storm clouds are gathering over the future of mountain weather forecasts and the Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) wants hillwalkers and climbers to flood a minister’s office with demands for a decent service.Left, Weather station, Aonach MorResponding to a report on the BBC that the future of the independently run and well respected Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) is in jeopardy, the council says it wants mountaineers to press for a properly structured service for Scottish mountains.Forecaster Geoff Monk has run his free service from his base in Galloway.
Water company to charge for right-to-roam access
A water company is planning to charge for access to its extensive right-to-roam areas.United Utilities (UU), which owns about 58,000 hectares (143,300 acres) of land in north-western England, says it will start charging up to £50 for commercial groups using its property.
Two climbers die after night in Scots blizzard
It’s been a grim weekend for mountain casualties across Britain which culminated this morning with the death of two young climbers in Scotland.The Aberdeen University students, one an undergraduate aged 18 and the other a 23-year-old graduate, were caught in atrocious winter conditions yesterday near Coire an t-Sneachda.The two men were found by rescuers this morning, about 400m apart after spending the night in temperatures of -20 C and winds of 70 mph.
Robocop under fire as developers threaten wood
Britain’s former Robocop is under fire for failing to protect woodland in one of the North-East’s most urbanised areas.Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon, famed for his zero-tolerance to crime when he was in charge of the town’s police, faced criticism from the Open Spaces Society (OSS) after refusing to stop the go-ahead for the sale of Longridge Wood at Marton, on the southern edge of the town.Open Spaces Society general secretary Kate Ashbrook, rightThe OSS says it would be a tragedy if the wood were lost to the community.
In search of treasure: the grough guide to geocaching
As promised, grough was out and about at the weekend, armed only with our superb navigational knowledge and a set of ten-figure grid co-ordinates.
Brothers take mountain marathon title
Orienteers were dominant in the Original Mountain Marathon at the weekend.The A, B and C classes were all won by pairs of orienteers, but the winners in the elite class were brothers Ifor and Alun Powell, seasoned participants of the event’s previous incarnation the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon (KIMM).
Lack of interest leads to Wainwright dinner cancellation
The celebratory dinner which was to have taken place to mark the centenary of Grumpy Old Fellwalker Alfred Wainwright’s birth has been cancelled due to lack of interest.The Wainwright Society had planned the informal meal at the Ewood Park home of Blackburn Rovers, a team of men who knock around a football and get paid a lot of money for doing so.
Letter: Ramblers' Association and politics
The Ramblers' Association (RA) claims to be the national walkers' charity, and charity trustees should work hard to avoid creating perceptions of political bias.
Scots avalanche service to start this month
The Scottish Avalanche Information Service gets rolling this month.The first reports for the season are due to be posted on 15 December, covering Lochaber and north Cairngorm, with Glencoe, south Cairngorm and Creag Meagaidh a week later on 22 December.Cornice on Aonach Mor (above)The reports, using information from the five areas covered, are usually posted around late afternoon.
Grizedale out-of-bounds as rally takes to tracks
Grizedale: mile after mile of peaceful forest tracks, only the sound of rutting badgers and courting woodpigeons to disturb a walker’s quiet cogitation.Not next month.
Young men's deaths shock climbing community
Police have named the two winter climbers who died after being rescued on Cairn Gorm’s northern corries.Geography undergraduate Richard Hardy, 18, was from Alton, Hampshire.
Craig bags Helvellyn summit job
A former marine commando has bagged the job of climbing almost the height of Everest every week.Craig Palmer, pictured right, a member of Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, will make the daily trip to the summit of the Lake District’s third highest peak to record weather conditions.
Battle of Titan's proportions after news of biggest cave
An unholy spat is developing between Derbyshire and North Yorkshire over whose cathedral-sized cavern is the best.Within hours of the broadcast of the discovery of Britain’s biggest cave in the Peak District, the Yorkshire custodians hit back with a ‘who’s bothered about size anyway’ statement.Right, the view from the top of Titan with Dave Nixon on the rope.
Review: Above the World
Above the World – Stunning Satellite Images from Above the EarthPublished by Cassell Illustrated, price £16.99, hardback 287ppThis coffee-table book is aimed at a general readership rather than the outdoor enthusiast.Nevertheless, there are some fascinating images to pore over for anyone familiar with the remote areas of our planet.Mountains naturally draw the eye.
Wanted: mountaineer for all weathers
The clocks have gone back, the temperature’s finally starting to drop and summer is well and truly behind us.Left, Helvellyn in winterIt can mean only one thing: yes, it’s time to apply for the best job in Britain again.
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