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Accidental verdict on careful Tryfan walker

A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on a walker who died on a north Wales mountain. Roman Deans died from multiple injuries after ...

10 December 2009

Total recall for belay devices as firm stops making descenders

The makers of a belay device used on many climbing walls and towers have decided to stop making the model after problems were found with its operation.

09 December 2009

Quad death pair linked to outdoor store burglary

Two men who died when the quad bike they were riding was hit by a train in south Wales may have been involved in the theft of £40,000 of outdoor gear shortly before their death.

09 December 2009

National park group welcomes plan to bury more power lines

The Government body that oversees electricity distribution is recommending the extension of a scheme that has seen unsightly power lines buried in national parks.

08 December 2009

Everest woman will tell inspirational tale of a mountaineer

The only British woman to have climbed Everest twice will give a lecture in her home town this month.

06 December 2009

Ticks to tight boots: site has mountaineers' medical insights

Would you know how to cope with a medical emergency on the mountains? We all hope we will never need to deal with such a situation, but forewarned ...

04 December 2009

Reprint for Wainwright charity calendar

A calendar featuring photographs of some of Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fells has been flying off the shelves.

04 December 2009

Christensen takes the helm at Natural England

The acting chair of the Government’s advisory body on the natural environment has been confirmed as its head.

03 December 2009

Mountain teams face extra costs for gear damaged in flood rescues

The Lake District’s mountain rescue teams, praised by Prince Charles last Friday for their response during the unprecedented Cumbrian floods, face major costs to replace gear and vehicles damaged while rescuing victims of the deluge.

01 December 2009

Just the ticket: cut-price buses for right-to-roam walkers

An authority is offering cheap bus tickets to celebrate the 60th anniversary the setting up of Britain’s national parks.

10 December 2009

Police seek walkers' help after 'shameful' kite shooting

Police are appealing for walkers’ help after the shooting of a rare bird of prey. The red kite is being cared for after being found by a walker f...

09 December 2009

The gift for walkers with it all: a metre of footpath

What Christmas gift do you buy for the walker who has everything? If the committed hiker in your life has the latest garish Gore-tex, an all-singin...

09 December 2009

Minister urges walkers to prepare for winter

Scotland’s sport minister today urged winter walkers and mountaineers to get themselves ready for winter.

07 December 2009

Sell-off climbdown on land 'where walkers picnic and watch birds'

Downland in the newly created South Downs national park that was threatened with being sold has been taken off the market.

06 December 2009

New bagging list offers eastern promise to walkers

Have you bagged all the munros; got every corbett under your boots? Well, here’s a new challenge for baggers: the ribus. Compiled by two expatria...

04 December 2009

South Downs land sell-off 'must be halted'

Campaigners are calling on a council to halt the sale of land next to Britain’s second-biggest Iron Age hillfort.

03 December 2009

Wanted: winter mountaineer for top job

A top job is on offer for anyone who wants to go up in the world. If you fancy being paid to do a spot of hillwalking each day, now’s your chance...

02 December 2009

Lakeland walkers warned as district takes stock

Lake District walkers are being advised to choose their routes with care as the area recovers from the recent devastating floods.

01 December 2009

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