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Bothy group issues plea to commercial users

The body that looks after Britain’s mountain shelters has issued a plea to companies not to use the buildings without permission.

25 October 2009

Welsh venue for mountain marathon at eye of storm

Organisers of the Original Mountain Marathon will have been keeping a weather eye on the forecasts this week in the run up to the 2009 which starts tomorrow, Saturday.

23 October 2009

BMC members get chance to see behind the scenes

The British Mountaineering Council is throwing open its doors to members next week. The council, which represents climbers, mountaineers and hillwa...

23 October 2009

Police seek walkers' help after red kite poisoned

Police in North Yorkshire are appealing for help from walkers after the discovery of a rare bird of prey that had been poisoned.

21 October 2009

Climbers warned to stop using auto-belayers

Climbing wall owners and operators of climbing towers are being warned to stop using a belay device. The Redpoint and Auto-Belay descenders allow a...

20 October 2009

Police reward 'Unsung heroes' for rescue work

Police have honoured mountain rescue volunteers for their unstinting work in North Yorkshire. Members of mountain and search and rescue organisatio...

19 October 2009

Walkers asked to keep an eye on Ben Nevis

Regular walkers on Britain’s highest mountain are being asked to keep an eye on things until the spring.

18 October 2009

Walking towns are 'on to a winner'

A leading campaigner will today tell a gathering that welcoming walkers is good for town’s economy.

18 October 2009

Walkers rescued after torch signals spotted

Two women were rescued last night after flashing a distress signal with a torch. The walkers became benighted in the Steall area of Glen Nevis. The...

16 October 2009

Rescue callout follows rescuers' advice exercise

Mountain rescuers in Cumbria were in action searching for lost walkers, just hours after mounting a checkpoint to warn hikers of the need to go properly equipped on the fells.

25 October 2009

Get into winter gear as the nights draw in

Those balmy June days are becoming a distant memory and this weekend Britain’s summer comes to an official end.

23 October 2009

Youngest ever fellwalker follows in Wainwright's footsteps

They just get younger: an East Yorkshire boy has completed his round of the wainwrights, just a few weeks past his fifth birthday.

21 October 2009

Police name man found on Skye loch

Police have named the man whose body was found on the shore of a sea loch on Skye. Iain Rodger, 66, of Kilchoan, Acharacle, went missing while snor...

20 October 2009

Path volunteers to make TV appearance

Volunteers repairing the Lake District’s paths will feature in a television programme to be aired next week.

19 October 2009

Black-belts abandon wheelchair man on Snowdon

A man in a wheelchair was left half way up Snowdon by colleagues on a charity walk. The disabled man was abandoned yesterday, Saturday, at the bott...

18 October 2009

Dales added to Met Office mountain forecasts

The Met Office has added a seventh area to its mountain weather forecasts. Visitors to the fells in the Yorkshire Dales can now see forecasts for t...

18 October 2009

Lakes 'checkpoint' will advise walkers heading for hills

Walkers heading for the Lakeland fells next weekend will face a checkpoint to ensure they have the correct gear.

17 October 2009

999 roaming will mean easier calls for rescue

Walkers and mountaineers can now reach the emergency services by mobile phone in remote areas even if they cannot access their own network.

16 October 2009

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