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Keswick team rigs up rope system to rescue 'well built' stuck labrador Callie
Mountain rescuers were called into action to save a dog that got stuck after slipping down a landslide above a swollen Lake District river.
More than 40 rescuers in six-hour battle to save man who fell 160ft from Sharp Edge
A man was seriously injured after falling 160ft from a Lake District ridge. More than 40 rescuers battled in bad weather to bring the 44-year-old m...
Thirlmere island 'castaways' rescued after group's boat springs a leak
A group of adventurers had to be rescued from a Lake District island after their boat sprang a leak. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out sh...
Trade body Britain on Foot campaign to merge with Ordnance Survey platform
A campaign by an outdoor industry trade body to persuade the British public to take up activities in the countryside will be merged into an online platform run by the official map agency.
Ogwen rescuers' history book in running for The Great Outdoors award
A book charting the first 50 years of one of the country’s volunteer mountain rescue teams is in the running for an award.
Inverness Coastguard helicopter crews clock up 500th rescue mission
Helicopter crews at a search and rescue base in Scotland have clocked up their 500th mission. Inverness Coastguard staff reached the milestone rece...
Team in 'life and death' search to rescue Peak District walker lost in blizzard
A walker lost in a blizzard on the Pennine moors was rescued in a ‘life and death’ operation lasting six hours.
Mountain rescuers provide a Wanderer's Guide to Winter
Mountain rescuers have teamed up with a major sponsor to create a guide to walking safely on the hills in winter.
Walkers raise £1,500 for mountain rescue with night traverse of Striding Edge
A group of intrepid walkers took to a notorious Lake District ridge by night to raise cash for mountain rescue.
Ramblers' survey finds half of England and Wales footpaths have problems
Almost a tenth of footpaths in England and Wales are unusable, and more than a half present problems to walkers.
Attenborough turns the lens on mountains for BBC's Planet Earth II
A veteran broadcaster turns his attention to the world’s mountains this weekend in the second programme of a natural-history series.
'Friendly priest' rescued after getting stuck on Catstye Cam without crampons and axe
A man was rescued from an icy Lake District peak after getting stuck on steep snowy ground. The walker, described by rescuers as ‘a very friendly...
Campaigners welcome new plans to bury Lake District power lines
Campaigners have welcomed an announcement that planned power lines through the Lake District will be buried underground.
Pennine walker rescued after injuring herself in Hardcastle Crags fall
A walker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg in a fall in South Pennines woodland. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called o...
Kendal countdown begins as organisers promise biggest mountain festival yet
Organisers of one of the country’s top outdoors social gatherings say this year’s event will be the largest and most varied in its history.
Alan Hinkes and Terry Abraham join Fjällräven-backed Lake District campaign
An outdoors brand has enlisted two mountain luminaries to help promote Lake District businesses in their winter campaign.
Four teams in seven-hour night search for lost Scafell Pike walkers
A group of walkers lost on the slopes of England’s highest mountain sparked a major seven-hour night-time search involving four mountain rescue teams.
Teen camper airlifted from Lakeland fell after severe asthma attack
A teenager was airlifted from a Lake District fell after becoming ill. The 15-year-old suffered a severe asthma attack while camping with a group a...
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2 Avalanche training trust appeals to hillgoers to join 'round-up' fundraising app
3 Team dons 'unbearably hot' protective gear to rescue injured Malham walker
4 Dartmoor national park rangers face abuse from anti-social visitors
5 Peak District boss calls for visitors' respect as litter piles up
6 Welsh teams' advice as lockdown eased: consider self-rescue on the hills
7 Mountaineering Scotland welcomes 'first step' on Covid-19 lockdown easing
8 Dead buzzard in North Yorkshire blackspot had four pesticides in body
9 No barbecues for Yorkshire Dales visitors as national park issues fire-risk warning
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3 Dartmoor national park rangers face abuse from anti-social visitors (10)
4 Police issue penalties to eight wild campers in Yorkshire Dales (8)
5 Father and son rescued after getting lost walking near Lakeland accident blackspot (8)
6 Cumbrian rescuers plead with outdoor fans not to head to fells as lockdown eased (6)
7 Boris Johnson eases English rules to allow driving to exercise locations (5)
8 Take charge of your own safety on hills, say rescuers, as lockdown eased (3)
9 Lake District boss says stay away as national parks prepare for lockdown easing (2)
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