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Watchdog tells York Council to speed up after it said path order will take 29 years
A local authority has been ordered to review its procedures after it told a campaigner it would take 29 years to add a footpath to official maps.
Nicky Spinks runs double Paddy Buckley Round as Wainwright date revealed
Top fellrunner and ultrarunner Nicky Spinks will give the annual Wainwright Society lecture this year.
Rescuers called out after Keswick festival trailrunner knocked out in fall
Rescuers were called out for the second day running to aid a competitor in a Keswick Mountain Festival challenge.

Freak Himalayan weather thwarts Mick and Vic's Chombu climb attempt
Freakish weather thwarted plans by two British mountaineers to post a first ascent in the Himalaya. Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders had hoped to summi...
Labour deputy Tom Watson launches Adventures 4 Health with Snowdon climb
A leading politician whose newly active life has transformed his health will climb Wales’s highest mountain to launch a campaign to get people active.
Passing nurse and doctors aid Lakeland walker suffering chest pains on Cat Bells
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering chest pains. The 65-year-old reached the summit of Cat Bells when he began to feel...

Work underway on Scottish path repairs after Mend Our Mountains appeal
Work has begun on repairing one of the UK’s most eroded hill paths. And a second project will start next month following success in raising cash ...
Cwm Idwal climber airlifted after suffering head injuries in 20ft fall
A climber was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after knocking himself out in a fall while descending from a route.
Pen-y-ghent walker collapses after telling friends: 'my heart has stopped'
A walker was airlifted from the slopes of Pen-y-ghent after collapsing. The 29-year-old man was training with with a group for an attempt on the Yo...
Mountain Aid urges more walkers to bag a corbett for its May challenge
A charity wants more walkers to take to the Scottish hills before May is out. Mountain Aid’s Corbetts4Courses challenge aims to see all 222 of th...

Runners from 32 nations will line up for biggest Dragon's Back Race yet
Runners from 32 nations will line up in north Wales on Monday for the start of the event claimed to be the world’s toughest five-day mountain race.
Keswick festival challenge walker rescued after passing out on Cat Bells
A walker taking part in a Keswick Mountain Festival event was rescued after injuring herself on Cat Bells.
Lake District mountain biker suffers multiple injuries in crash near Loweswater
A mountain biker suffered multiple injuries when he crashed in the Lake District. The rider, who was visiting the area from the Netherlands, went o...

Sheepdog Swift rescued after getting stuck on Kilnsey Crag in Yorkshire Dales
A sheepdog was rescued after getting stuck on a Yorkshire Dales crag. A local farmer requested the help of the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Associa...
Cotswold Outdoor owners plan store closures as creditors approve rescue plan
Creditors of the troubled owners of retailer Cotswold Outdoor have approved a company voluntary arrangement.
Walkers and spaniel rescued after getting stuck on Lake District crag
Two walkers and their dog were rescued from a Lake District crag when they got stuck. The pair and their cocker spaniel became cragfast while makin...

Walker Martin Rhodes still missing after further searches in Fisherfield Forest
Further searches by rescue teams in the Highlands have failed to find missing walker Martin Rhodes. Members of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Teams con...
Wainwright Society hands £10,800 donation to Great North Air Ambulance
The Wainwright Society has handed over more than £10,000 to the Great North Air Ambulance charity. The group, which promotes the values of the lat...