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Heather to take up Scots mountain-safety post

A seasoned mountaineer and rescue-dog handler has been appointed safety adviser for climbers and hillwalkers in Scotland.

14 April 2009

Woman airlifted after Snowdonia climbing fall

A climber was airlifted to hospital after a fall in a Snowdonia quarry yesterday. The woman was climbing in Vivien Quarry, Llanberis, when the acci...

12 April 2009

Trust puts the brakes on Nevis car stunt

A conservation charity has put its foot down over plans to take a vintage car to the top of Britain’s highest mountain.

10 April 2009

Cricketers head for charity match at Everest base camp

A group of charity fundraisers set off today for a cricket match with a difference. The game will be played at Everest base camp, at an altitude of...

09 April 2009

Inquest opens into Canadian's Snowdonia death fall

An inquest was opened and adjourned this week on the man whose body was found on Tryfan. Roman James Deans, of Bretton, near Broughton, Flintshire,...

08 April 2009

Mountain rescuer hurt in Highland fall

A member of a mountain rescue team was injured yesterday in a fall during training. The man fell at Smiddy Creag on An Teallach while on an exercis...

06 April 2009

Kate's quarter century for the common good

The woman who heads Britain’s oldest national conservation body has clocked up a quarter century’s service.

04 April 2009

Body found by rescue team after Tryfan fall

The body of a man has been found on a Welsh mountain after he was reported missing. Members of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation found the ...

03 April 2009

Keep dogs under control, pleads national park

Dog owners are being asked to take the lead by a national park. Although walkers do not legally have to keep their dogs on a leash while on a publi...

02 April 2009

100 firefighters tackle Pennine moorland fire

A major moorland fire was brought under control yesterday evening after firefighters spent most of the day tackling the blaze near Halifax.

13 April 2009

Artist's print sale will help mountain rescue dogs

An artistic hillwalker has produced a series of prints to raise funds for mountain rescue dogs. Andy Beck, who has a gallery in County Durham, is o...

11 April 2009

Over the arches: Ribblehead viaduct walk on offer this summer

Walkers in the Yorkshire Dales accustomed to walking under the imposing Ribblehead viaduct will have a chance to go over the structure this summer.

10 April 2009

Woman airlifted after island fall

A woman was airlifted to hospital after she injured her leg while on a coastal path walk. Coastguard rescue teams from Craigmuir, Knock and Ross of...

08 April 2009

Dales paths take walkers off the roads

Walkers on the Pennine Way will have to contend with a little less road walking after a national park created a new section of footpath.

07 April 2009

Julia's Coast-to-Coast walk hits the screens

Set the recorders: Julia Bradbury takes to the hills on our screens again next week with the follow up to the Wainwright’s Walks series.

02 April 2009

Farmer says sheltering OMM racers cost him £14,000

A Cumbrian farmer says he is thousands of pounds out of pocket after helping runners in last year’s Original Mountain Marathon.

04 April 2009

Euro grant kickstarts Scots footpath programme

Work will start on footpath improvements on some of Scotland’s best loved mountain paths with the news that £1m has been raised to enable the project to go ahead.

02 April 2009

Malham falcons will provide public spectacle again

A long running family saga in the Yorkshire Dales is due to be seen by its 100,000th viewer. The peregrine falcons of Malham Cove will again provid...

01 April 2009

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