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19 March 2020

Get outdoors but don't take risks, say mountain rescuers as Covid-19 pandemic grows

Outdoor enthusiasts are being asked to keep their activities within within their capabilities in an effort to reduce the necessity of being rescued.

18 March 2020

Coronavirus claims second Dales event as Three Peaks Race put back to September

A second major Yorkshire Dales outdoors sports event has been hit by the coronavirus. Organisers of the Three Peaks Race have postponed this yearâ€...

12 March 2020

Glen Clova landowner must remove hilltrack after appeal dismissed

A landowner in the Cairngorms will have to remove an unauthorised hilltrack after an appeal against enforcement action was dismissed.

11 March 2020

Withnail and I fans prepare for Lakeland alfresco screening of cult film

Forget the Leicester Square red carpet and the glittering gowns at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre; the cinematic event of the year will take place at a ramshackle farmstead on the fringes of the Lake District.

09 March 2020

Group rescued in 11-hour operation after getting stranded on Tryfan

A group stranded on a Snowdonia mountain was rescued in a night-time operation lasting more than 11 hours.

08 March 2020

Schoolboy suffers injuries on wintry Helvellyn as 13 children stuck on snow slope

A group of schoolchildren was rescued from England’s third-highest mountain after getting into difficulties in winter conditions.

07 March 2020

Six new routes posted as Scottish international winter climbing meet hailed a success

Organisers of a revived winter climbing event hailed the meeting a success, with six entirely new routes completed.

04 March 2020

Scots investment firm Inverleith takes majority stake in outdoors brand Montane

A Scottish investment firm has taken a controlling stake in outdoors company Montane. Managing director Jake Doxat will step down from his position...

03 March 2020

Funding site set up to help outdoors instructors left without income in Covid-19 crisis

A fundraising page has been set up to try to support outdoor instructors whose work has dried up as Covid-19 hits the country.

19 March 2020

Lakeland campers offered refuge in vicarage after being rescued from Hart Crag

Four wild campers were offered refuge in a vicarage after being rescued from a Lake District fell. The campers got into difficulties on Hart Crag o...

15 March 2020

Fellsman falls victim to Covid-19 and spectators told to stay away from climb festival

A historic endurance event in the Yorkshire Dales has fallen victim to coronavirus. The Fellsman was due to take place in April, but organisers hav...

12 March 2020

Bacon and sausage barbecue lures missing Nell in remote Highland search

Mountain rescuers used a novel addition to their usual equipment in a successful search in the remote north-west Highlands.

10 March 2020

Rescuers find body of climber Andy Vine on Aonach Mòr

Rescuers have found the body of a climber who went missing on a Highland mountain at the end of February.

09 March 2020

Avalanche debris halts Lakeland walker's 650ft fall just metres from sheer drop

A walker was lucky to survive after falling more than 650ft on a Lake District mountain. The man came to rest on avalanche debris just metres above...

08 March 2020

Police appeal for information on hen harrier shooting on North Yorkshire moor

Police investigating the alleged shooting of a protected bird of prey in North Yorkshire said they have interviewed a man.

05 March 2020

Walker stretchered from Lakeland fell after injuring ankle

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fellside after injuring her ankle. The 50-year-old was walking in the valley behind Souther Fell, bes...

03 March 2020

Ramblers Scotland appoint Lucy Wallace as first female president

Ramblers Scotland have elected their first female president. Lucy Wallace will on Monday take up the honorary position as the figurehead of the org...

02 March 2020

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