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Walker airlifted after Highland fall
A walker was airlifted from a Highland mountain yesterday after injuring his leg in a fall. Braemar and the Grampian Police Mountain Rescue Teams w...
Suilven piece wins Wild Writing contest
A Canadian-born man’s personal view of a Sutherland peak has won the Wild Writing Competition. The contest, sponsored by the John Muir Trust, for...
Aircrew honoured for Ben Nevis rescues
Five Royal Navy aircrew from the search-and-rescue station at HMS Gannet have received bravery awards for their part in rescues, including plucking stranded climbers to safety.
Plea goes out to walkers to help nesting birds
A national park authority is pleading with walkers to help keep disturbance to nesting birds to a minimum.
Walker airlifted from Snowdon after getting stuck
A man was airlifted from Snowdon today after becoming cragfast on Crib Goch. The walker, in his 30s and from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, rang for...
Passing walkers rescue man stuck on Helvellyn
Two hillwalkers turned mountain rescuers today after a man got stuck on Helvellyn. The passing walkers guided the man to safety from a steep slope ...
Man rescued from Snowdon for second time
The first time he was rescued from the top of Snowdon, he was described as lucky to be alive. But after a second rescue in five months from Walesâ€...
Walkers' victory as Vixen Tor footpaths get go-ahead
One of Dartmoor’s most contentious sites could soon be opened to walkers after councillors voted to create two new footpaths.
Man injured in Highlands fall after cornice collapse
A man was airlifted to hospital from a Glencoe peak after falling into a gully. The 39-year-old walker suffered minor injuries when the cornice he ...
Highland walker found unconscious by rescuers
A missing walker has been found alive but unconscious by a mountain rescue team in the Highlands. The 62-year-old lone walker was reported missing ...
Six-year-old Tom bags Wainwrights record for charity
A six-year-old has become the youngest to summit all 214 Wainwright peaks in the Lake District. Tom Fryers, who almost died at birth because of bre...
Tributes follow death of Government's outdoor chief
The head of the Government’s advisory organisation on outdoor matters has died after a long illness.
Mobile operators agree to share 999 coverage
Walkers and mountaineers should be able to call for help more easily after the UK’s mobile phone operators agreed to share their networks for 999 calls.
Windermere speed limit will stay - or will it?
Windermere’s speed limit will remain, a judge ruled this week. But campaigners challenging the lake’s 10mph limit threw the decision into doubt...
Grants mean Bonington's archive will go online
The contents of Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington’s shed will be preserved, with help from the British Mountaineering Council.
County's footpaths surveyed, thanks to army of volunteers
Every inch of the public rights of way in England’s largest county has been logged by a small army of volunteers.
Search continues for missing West Highland Way man
Police say they are increasingly concerned about a man who went missing around the southern end of the West Highland Way.
Out with the old, as Ramblers lose their apostrophe
For decades, the name has conjured up an image, rightly or wrongly, of the breeches-clad hiker, complete with bobble-hat and canvas knapsack striding across the moors whistling a Ewan MacColl tune.