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Missing walker turns up safe and well
A Cumbrian fellwalker who went missing in the Lake District has turned up safe and well. Police appealed for fellow walkers to keep an eye out for ...
Rescuers battle waist-high snow to save stranded walkers
A mountain rescue team had to walk through waist-deep snow for an hour yesterday evening to rescue a group of walkers stranded in the North York Moors national park.
Snowdonia ice-climb fall was 'unfortunate accident'
Rescuers say an incident on Thursday that led to a climber being airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain was just ‘an unfortunate accident’.
Police appeal for sightings of missing hillwalker
Police in the Lake District are appealing for help in finding a keen hillwalker who has been reported missing.
Survey finds Lakes paths largely undamaged after floods
Volunteers who have walked the length of 120km (75 miles) of upland footpaths in the Lake District say the network is in good shape, despite the November floods.
Arctic conditions greet Lakes new man at the top
The man appointed to the Lake District’s top job has been thrown in at the deep end, with snowdrifts of up to a metre greeting him as he started his new job.
RAF crew use 'spectacular skills' in mother and daughter rescue
RAF helicopter crews showed 'spectacular skills' in rescuing a five-year-old girl and her mother who were winched from a Lakeland ravine after falling 9m (30ft) into freezing water.
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Plea to force ex-bed magnates to take down nightmare gate
A gate erected by the couple who founded the Dreams bed retail chain is a nightmare apparition which blocks views of an area of outstanding natural beauty, say objectors.
Wales bothy misuse risks ban for future walkers
The Mountain Bothies Association has warned that misuse of a north Wales shelter may put its further availability at risk.
Mountain rescuers and Coastguard aid ambulance staff in freeze
Two rescue teams in the North-East have been helping ambulance staff hit by the arctic weather. Members of the Northumberland National Park Mountai...
Water problems force Skye climbers' hut closure
The Glen Brittle climbing hut, a favourite with Cuillin conquerors, has had to be closed. Problems with the hut’s water supply in the western Sky...
Climber airlifted after 100m fall in Snowdonia
A climber was airlifted to hospital yesterday after falling 100m (328ft) in Snowdonia. The man was leading an ice climb on Ysgolion Duon on the nor...
Outdoor groups condemn power-line's 'massive assault' on Highlands
The decision by the Scottish Government to give the go-ahead for a controversial electricity power line through some of the Highlands’ most spectacular mountain terrain has drawn swift condemnation by outdoor groups.
Mountain council urges views on Highland wolves plan
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland says it will make a submission on the planned keeping of wild animals on a Scottish estate.
Icelandic search dog teams' gift to Cumbrian flood fund
While president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson may have decided to put to a referendum the decision to return £3.4bn to the British Treasury, one group of Icelanders has shown more generosity with a donation to the Cumbrian flood relief fund.
No IPCC probe into police Ten Tors investigation
There will be no independent investigation into the police’s conduct following the death of Charlotte Shaw during training for the Ten Tors challenge.
Couple led to safety after night on Lakeland fell
A couple were led to safety today after spending the night on a freezing Lakeland felltop. The pair became benighted near the summit of the Old Man...
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