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Musicians' high notes as mountain quest succeeds

A group of extraordinary musicians accomplished their goal yesterday with a finale on Ireland’s highest peak, Carrauntoohil.The Extreme Cellists play on Carrauntoohil's peakThe Extreme Cellists, a trio of intrepid musicians, put in their shortest performance in cold, misty, wet conditions to round off their Four Peaks Challenge.

Scots rescuers urge walkers to help themselves

Scottish rescuers urged hillwalkers to learn map and compass skills to avoid getting into difficulties.Conic Hill: two walkers led to safetyThe advice came after a spate of rescues on the mountains and hills in the Callander area.

Appeal against Peak quarrying will go ahead

Judges today gave the go-ahead for an appeal against continued quarrying in the Peak District.Backdale QuarryBut limestone extraction at the controversial Backdale site will continue pending the appeal hearing.

No need for coastal payments, say experts

Rights-of-way experts have urged the Government not to be diverted from their plans to create a coastal path round England.Access to England's coast must go aheadA committee of MPs last week called for a rethink on the plans, which follow the Labour party’s commitment to opening up access to England’s coast which were first mooted in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act in 2000.

WIN your copy of the new mountain safety book

Earlier this year, the mountain rescue teams of England and Wales decided they needed to do something about the increasing number of callouts they faced.The volunteers who aid those in distress on the fells and mountains of the British Isles were facing a growing demand for rescue – particularly from inexperienced hillwalkers who were getting lost and dialling 999 for help.

Three airlifted from Snowdonia peaks

A Three Peaks Challenge walker was airlifted from Snowdon after suffering exhaustion.Tryfan, scene of a fallThe man, aged 35, from Southport, Lancashire, was rescued by a helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey, and flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.

Camping on the up, but outdoor group's sales still down

Major outdoor group Blacks Leisure saw its sales fall more than five per cent in recent weeks, despite a rise in the sale of tents and other camping gear attributed to Britons abandoning expensive air travel for canvas holidays at home.Camping is enjoying a resurgence as fuel prices hit foreign travelOutdoor goods sold 2.2 per cent less, while surf and boarding brand sales plummeted by 15.5 per cent.

Second policeman dies after Snowdon discovery

A police officer has died after being rescued from Snowdon, close to where the body of Manchester’s Chief Constable Michael Todd was found in March this year.SnowdonPhoto: Steve Cadman PC Anthony Mulhall was airlifted from the mountain on Thursday but died the following day in hospital.