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Lakeland walkers prompt Priest's Hole search after Secret Britain TV programme
Rescuers were called out to search for two walkers who had gone to investigate a cave that was recently featured on television.
Emma Flaherty elected mountaineers' vice-president as women volunteers sought
A climber and PE trainer has been elected a vice-president of the British Mountaineering Council. Emma Flaherty joins Rupert Davies and Nick Kurth ...
Mountaineers fear new National Trust charges will hit outdoor leader training
Mountaineers fear the introduction of fees for commercial use of land owned by one of the country’s biggest conservation charities could hit outdoor training.

New Stanedge Pole put in place to mark Peak District anniversary
A Peak District landmark has been replaced in a ceremony marking the national park’s 65th anniversary.
Mountaineer Sir Hugh Munro in running for top Great Scot place
A mountaineering pioneer is in the running to top a poll of most important Scots. Sir Hugh Munro is up against big names such as Robert Burns and F...
Duke of Edinburgh's Award youth airlifted from Greenup Edge after injury
A teenager was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring himself. The 17-year-old youth was taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award e...

Borrowdale walker suffers serious injuries in fall from Nitting Haws crag
A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after fall from a crag. The 23-year-old woman was walking with a family group on Nitting Haws in Bor...
Kenneth Hands named as Snowdon walker who died in fall from Crib Goch
A man who died after falling from a ridge in Snowdonia has been named. Kenneth Steven Hands, of Oldbury in the West Midlands, came off Crib Goch on...
Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after breaking ankle in Dovedale slip
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after breaking his ankle. The 62-year-old was walking with his wife when he slipped in Dovedale ...
Walker, 80, airlifted from Tryfan after fall from scrambling route
A man was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after suffering cuts to the head in a fall. The 80-year-old was scrambling near the summit of Tryfan ...

Snowdonia bosses consult experts over spelling change for Cadair Idris
National park bosses are in a quandary over what to call one the area’s best known mountains. Snowdonia National Park Authority is to seek advice...
Climbers urged to check suspect Black Diamond gear after recall notice
A major gear manufacturer is warning climbers to stop using some of it models. Black Diamond has issued a voluntary recall on certain ascenders, vi...
Happy birthday to the trig pillar, 80 years old today
A familiar friend to hillgoers is celebrating an 80th birthday today. Ordnance Survey’s first triangulation pillar went into use on 18 April 1936...

Lakeland walker rescued after suffering heart problems on Buttermere path
Rescuers went to the aid of a walker who was suspected of having heart difficulties while on a Lake District route.
Police flag down rescuers' vehicle to hand over lost Ingleborough walkers
Rescuers were flagged down by police after finding a pair of walkers from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks.
Week-long celebrations will mark John Muir Way's second anniversary
Walkers are being invited to pull on their boots to mark the second anniversary of a long-distance trail.

Friends of Lake District Black Combe walk will highlight planned pylon route
A conservation charity will lead a walk over a Lake District fell to highlight its opposition to a planned major power line.
Two Duke of Edinburgh's Award groups rescued after getting lost on Bleaklow
Two groups of young walkers from the same school were rescued after getting lost in wintry weather on the Peak District’s second-highest hill.