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'Loyalty card' quip as Dales cavers rescued for second time in less than four weeks

Four cavers were rescued after spending more than 24 hours underground when rising water trapped them in a Dales system.

14 January 2020

Montane Spine Challenger runners face 80mph winds at start of Pennine Way race

Runners face forecast winds of up to 80mph as they begin a winter challenge up the Pennine Way. Almost 100 competitors are expected to make the sta...

10 January 2020

Plans revealed for latest 125-mile Morecambe Bay stretch of England Coast Path

Plans for the latest section of the England Coast Path have been revealed. If approved, the 125-mile stretch from Silecroft in Cumbria to Cleveleys...

08 January 2020

Rescuers thank walkers who provided extra clothes for injured Sugar Loaf woman

Rescuers have thanked passers-by who provided extra clothing to a walker who injured herself on a Brecon Beacons peak.

06 January 2020

Walker airlifted from Cadair Idris after injuring head in fall

A walker was airlifted from a Snowdonia hillside after suffering a head injury in a fall. The 32-year-old took a short tumbling fall at the top of ...

05 January 2020

Longtown rescuers called out to two separate incidents as walkers suffer injuries

Rescuers were called out to two separate incidents simultaneously after walkers in south Wales suffered injuries.

03 January 2020

Wainwright aficionados will help fund Calvert Trust activities in 2020

A charity that provides outdoor activities for people with disabilities will benefit from fundraising activities by aficionados of Alfred Wainwright.

02 January 2020

Lakeland walker suffers serious injury in fall from Langstrath scramble route

A walker suffered a serious head injury in a fall from a scrambling route in the Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1...

30 December 2019

MBE for Tweed Valley rescue team member Steve Penny in New Year Honours

A mountain rescue stalwart has been recognised in the New Year Honours. Steve Penny of Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team was appointed an MBE for s...

28 December 2019

Race for Spine Race lead hots up as temperatures set to plunge

The race for the lead of the Montane Spine Race is hotting up as runners face freezing temperatures and 70mph gusts.

13 January 2020

Yorkshire Dales staff to host information event for youth expedition leaders

National park officers are inviting youth expedition leaders to a free event in the Yorkshire Dales. A Walk in the Park is aimed at providing infor...

10 January 2020

Busy start to 2020 with four callouts for Bowland Pennine rescuers

A Lancashire rescue team was called out four times in five days as the new decade began. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Thursd...

06 January 2020

Police appeal to Glen Duror walkers who may have witnessed concerning behaviour

Police have appealed to people walking in a glen in Appin on Sunday to report anything out of the ordinary they may have witnessed.

05 January 2020

Cave diver dies in flooded section of Dales underground system

A cave diver has died in a flooded section of a western Dales system. The man’s body was found in a sump in Lancaster Hole after he was reported ...

05 January 2020

Four callouts over Christmas period for Cockermouth rescuers

Volunteers from Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team were kept busy over the Christmas period, responding to four incidents on the Lake District fells.

02 January 2020

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from us all at grough. Have a fantastic 2020!...

31 December 2019

Brecon Beacons walker rescued from Blorenge after injuring ankle in fall

Rescuers were called out to aid a walker who fell and injured herself on Christmas Day on a Brecon Beacons hill.

29 December 2019

Police name Terry Rooney as walker who died on Buachaille Etive Mòr

Police have named a walker who died on a Glen Coe mountain. Terence Rooney, known as Terry, was found on Buachaille Etive Mòr on Monday. Police...

27 December 2019

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