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'Friendly priest' rescued after getting stuck on Catstye Cam without crampons and axe
A man was rescued from an icy Lake District peak after getting stuck on steep snowy ground. The walker, described by rescuers as ‘a very friendly...
Campaigners welcome new plans to bury Lake District power lines
Campaigners have welcomed an announcement that planned power lines through the Lake District will be buried underground.
Pennine walker rescued after injuring herself in Hardcastle Crags fall
A walker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg in a fall in South Pennines woodland. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called o...
Kendal countdown begins as organisers promise biggest mountain festival yet
Organisers of one of the country’s top outdoors social gatherings say this year’s event will be the largest and most varied in its history.
Alan Hinkes and Terry Abraham join Fjällräven-backed Lake District campaign
An outdoors brand has enlisted two mountain luminaries to help promote Lake District businesses in their winter campaign.
Four teams in seven-hour night search for lost Scafell Pike walkers
A group of walkers lost on the slopes of England’s highest mountain sparked a major seven-hour night-time search involving four mountain rescue teams.
Teen camper airlifted from Lakeland fell after severe asthma attack
A teenager was airlifted from a Lake District fell after becoming ill. The 15-year-old suffered a severe asthma attack while camping with a group a...
Four-year-old child among group rescued from Skiddaw after night falls
A four-year-old child was among a group who had to be rescued from a Lake District mountain after getting caught out by the dark.
Yorkshire Three Peaks fellrunner found unharmed after going missing
A fellrunner was found unharmed after he went missing during a challenge in the Yorkshire Dales. The 63-year-old man was attempting the 39km (24-mi...
Trade body Britain on Foot campaign to merge with Ordnance Survey platform
A campaign by an outdoor industry trade body to persuade the British public to take up activities in the countryside will be merged into an online platform run by the official map agency.
Ogwen rescuers' history book in running for The Great Outdoors award
A book charting the first 50 years of one of the country’s volunteer mountain rescue teams is in the running for an award.
Inverness Coastguard helicopter crews clock up 500th rescue mission
Helicopter crews at a search and rescue base in Scotland have clocked up their 500th mission. Inverness Coastguard staff reached the milestone rece...
Team in 'life and death' search to rescue Peak District walker lost in blizzard
A walker lost in a blizzard on the Pennine moors was rescued in a ‘life and death’ operation lasting six hours.
Mountain rescuers provide a Wanderer's Guide to Winter
Mountain rescuers have teamed up with a major sponsor to create a guide to walking safely on the hills in winter.
Walkers raise £1,500 for mountain rescue with night traverse of Striding Edge
A group of intrepid walkers took to a notorious Lake District ridge by night to raise cash for mountain rescue.
Original Mountain Marathon runners overcome 'minefield of shoe-swallowing bogs'
Hardy racers faced conditions described as a minefield of shoe-swallowing bogs and ankle-turning tussocks in a tough mountain marathon.
Campaigners slam 'sham' consultation as government shrinks outdoors surveys
Campaigners have dismissed as sham a consultation by a government department into outdoors research. The Open Spaces Society said a decision on cha...
Injured Peak District climber airlifted after fall from Baslow Edge
A climber was airlifted to hospital after falling from a Peak District crag. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1.15pm on Thursday whe...
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8 Floods hit Yorkshire Three Peaks route as rescuers warn: don't attempt challenge
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5 Group will install new Blencathra summit ring after raising £1,000 (5)
6 Two die and two are injured in Ben Nevis avalanche (3)
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8 Doug Scott will tell tales of Everest ascent and The Ogre epic on Scottish lecture tour (2)
9 Paris 2024 organisers plan to include sport climbing for second time in Olympics (1)
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