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Climber breaks leg in fall at Stanage Edge
A climber was rescued after falling from a popular Peak District crag. The woman fell and suffered a suspected broken leg when she came off the roc...
More than 100 volunteers spruce up Blencathra during fell care day
A Lake District fell got a spruce-up when more than a hundred people cleared a mountain of rubbish. The 140 volunteers and staff saw off 300 pieces...
Search underway on Torridon mountains for missing runner Alexander Brett
A search is underway for a hillrunner who has gone missing in Torridon in the Scottish Highlands. Alexander Brett set off for a run across mountain...

October date for volunteers to clean up Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike
Organisers of a clean-up event are urging keen hillwalkers to make the effort next month. The Real 3 Peaks Challenge takes place on the three highe...
Dartmoor rescuers' cream tea event launches new supporters' club
A rescue team has launched a supporters’ club with a cream tea event. Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Ashburton kicked off its dart2ZERO group wi...
Edale rescuers clock up 100th callout of year as Stanage climber breaks leg
A Peak District mountain rescue team clocked up its 100th callout of the year today when a climber fell from Stanage Edge, breaking his leg.

Outdoor guild members award cream of writing and photography
Writers and photographers were honoured for their work covering the outdoors at a ceremony held in Northumberland.
Walker airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft on Snowdon
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft on Wales’s highest mountain. The man, who was walking alone on Snowdon, fell on to the Min...
Team thanks residents and colleagues after body found in Yvonne Mullen search
A Lakeland team has thanked residents and fellow mountain rescuers for their help during a major protracted search for a missing woman in the Crosby Ravensworth area.
11-year-old boy and dad rescued after getting stuck on Tryfan
A boy had to be rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on a Snowdonia mountain. The 11-year-old and his father, from Cardiff, got into difficu...

Woman with broken ankle rescued from Earl's Crag above Cowling
A woman was rescued from a North Yorkshire crag after suffering a suspected broken ankle. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called out on Th...
Peak District exercise will test firefighters' and rangers' wildfire response
Firefighters and national park staff will take part in a major practice exercise in the Peak District.
Mountain rescuers use boat to reach injured Ullswater walker
Mountain rescuers used their specialist boat to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. The 67-year-old from Rugby in Warwickshire was walkin...

Full house for film-maker Terry Abraham at Friends of Lakes annual lecture
An IT worker turned outdoors film-maker whose movie was featured on BBC spoke to a packed house at a Lake District lecture.
Police confirm Hardendale Quarry body was that of missing walker Yvonne Mullen
Police have confirmed that the body found near Shap at the weekend was that of missing walker Yvonne Mullen.
Three callouts in one day for Patterdale rescuers as two women suffer strokes
A Lake District rescue team was called out three times in one day to help members of the public in difficulties.

Body of missing paraglider found by rescuers on Fleetwith Pike
The body of a missing paraglider has been found on a Lake District fell. Mountain rescue teams found the man on Fleetwith Pike, overlooking Butterm...
Body of woman found near Crosby Ravensworth Fell
Police in Cumbria said a body has been found near Crosby Ravensworth Fell. A spokesperson said the body of an elderly woman was found on Saturday m...