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Cross Fell shelter Greg's Hut reopens after major refurbishment

A bothy on the flanks of the highest hill in the Pennines has reopened after a major refurbishment. Greg’s Hut on Cross Fell is now a weathertigh...

15 November 2022

Experts remind hillgoers to prepare for earlier nightfall as clocks go back

Mountain experts are reminding hillgoers to pack a torch as British Summer Time ends. After the clocks go back on Sunday, darkness will fall an hou...

27 October 2022

Helvellyn walker airlifted to hospital after falling from Striding Edge

An injured walker was winched from Striding Edge after falling about 30 feet. A Coastguard helicopter flew to the scene on Helvellyn on Saturday af...

16 October 2022

Exhausted Helvellyn walkers 'might not have survived night' say rescuers

A pair of exhausted and hypothermic walkers might not have survived a night on a Lake District mountain if they hadn’t been found, rescuers said.

13 October 2022

Lake District teams launch autumn safety campaign to reduce rescue callout numbers

Volunteers from the Lake District’s mountain rescue teams gathered to kick-start a safety campaign to reduce the number of callouts.

27 September 2022

Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard gives away his company: 'Earth is now our shareholder'

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, the climber turned reluctant businessman, has given his company to a trust and a collective that will use profits for projects to tackle the climate emergency.

16 September 2022

Climber dies after collapsing on Lake District route

A climber has died after collapsing while on a route in the Lake District. The man, in his late 70s, was with friends at Bram Crag Quarry, St Johnâ...

04 September 2022

Man's body found on Glen Coe ridge

Police in the Highlands said a body has been found on a ridge above Glen Coe. The discovery was made on Wednesday in a gully on Aonach Eagach, Poli...

01 September 2022

Injured climber rescued from Bird Rock in six-hour operation

An injured climber was rescued from a north Wales crag in a protracted operation lasting more than six hours.

29 August 2022

Bearing up: unique event for Britain as three norths align

A unique triple alignment of one of the cardinal points of the compass will occur this week. Britain’s national mapping agency Ordnance Survey sa...

02 November 2022

Alpkit to offer public chance to invest again in bid to raise £2m through crowdfund

Outdoor enthusiasts are being offered the chance to become shareholders in Alpkit when it holds its second crowdfunding day.

18 October 2022

Injured rock-climber airlifted from remote Snowdonia crag after 30ft fall

A rock climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall at a remote Snowdonia crag.

16 October 2022

Rescuers use dog pram and cat basket after dachshunds' owners get lost on Lakeland fell

A couple and their two exhausted dachshunds were rescued after getting into trouble on a Lake District fell.

30 September 2022

Lakeland walker rescued from Dow Crag after dog knocks pack over edge

A man was rescued from a Lake District crag after he got into difficulties retrieving a rucksack from the rockface.

20 September 2022

Researchers post victories in men's and women's Montane Dragon's Back Race

Two university researchers have taken the honours in the Montane Dragon’s Back Race. James Nobles and Lisa Watson won the men’s and women’s e...

12 September 2022

Cost-of-living crisis puts paid to 2023 Keswick Mountain Festival

Keswick Mountain Festival will not take place next year, organisers said. The festival team said the event will take a year off, to safeguard its l...

01 September 2022

Don't rely solely on What3words say rescuers sent to wrong side of lake

A Lake District team has warned people not to rely solely on the What3words app if they need to call help.

31 August 2022

Woman dies in fall at Lake District beauty spot

A woman has died after falling on a hillside in the Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident about 6.10pm on Friday....

28 August 2022

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