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Keswick Mountain Festival announces move to June for 2017 event
A major outdoors festival in the Lake District will move to June as it plans to expand its events. Next year’s Keswick Mountain Festival will run...
Yorkshire Dales Grimwith disabilities event gets thumbs-up from walkers
A group of people with disabilities has given the thumbs up to a national park’s event which gave some of them their first taste of enjoying the great outdoors under their own steam.
Man falls 500ft to his death as Lakeland walkers head for night at Priest's Hole
A man has died after falling almost 500ft on a Lake District mountain while heading for a cave made popular by a television programme earlier this year.
Mountain biker with injured leg fourth callout for Calder Valley rescue team
An injured mountain biker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg in remote woods in the South Pennines.
Outdoor fans can learn Tristan Gooley's natural navigation tips at Friends' lecture
Outdoor enthusiasts can learn some of the secrets of ‘natural navigation’ at an event organised by a Cumbrian conservation charity.
Film of Leo Houlding's Mirror Wall ascent will be screened at Banff and Kendal
A film charting the ascent of an imposing Arctic big wall by a team led by British climber Leo Houlding has been chosen to headline the opening night of a major international festival.
Book reunion prompts Sersank ascent by climbers Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders
A British mountaineering duo have posted a first ascent of a Himalayan peak after reuniting almost 30 years after last climbing together.
Injured Borrowdale climber and five stuck on Black Crag rescued in night operation
An injured climber was rescued and five others who were stuck were brought to safety in a night operation lasting almost four hours on a Borrowdale crag.
Wanted: intrepid hillwalkers willing to tackle Striding Edge by torchlight
It’s a classic Lakeland ridge that’s on the to-do list of many hillwalkers. Striding Edge’s grade-one scramble leading to England’s third-h...
More than a thousand UK hopefuls apply to be Columbia's 'director of toughness'
More than 1,000 adventurous outdoor enthusiasts applied for an arduous job with a top brand. Columbia said its process for applications for the pos...
Chris Townsend and Terry Abraham among recipients of outdoor guild's annual awards
A seasoned journalist and campaigner, and an acclaimed film-maker were among those honoured by a body representing outdoor writers and photographers.
Prepare for higher prices, Mountain Warehouse warns, after sterling's collapse
A High Street outdoor retailer has warned prices will have to rise following the slump in the value of the pound after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
Northumberland pair Pete Roberts and Carl Hamilton share rescue skills in Iceland
Two seasoned mountain rescuers are heading to Iceland to share their knowledge with international colleagues.
Police name Fraser Campbell as climber who died in Ben Nevis North Face fall
Police have named the climber who died in a fall on the North Face of Ben Nevis at the weekend. Fraser Campbell was near the top of the Long Climb ...
Hebden Bridge police seek culprits after their off-road vehicle painted silver overnight
Police in a West Yorkshire town are searching for culprits responsible for a bizarre crime committed on one of their vehicles.
Team in 'most difficult' rescue after Ben Nevis climber dies in North Face fall
A climber has died after falling from a route on Britain’s highest mountain. Rescuers put themselves at risk to bring his companion to safety and...
Yorkshire Dales peregrine falcon discovered on Hebden Gill footpath had been shot
A dead peregrine falcon has been found by a walker in the Yorkshire Dales. The bird, which was discovered in Hebden Gill, east of Grassington, died...
Ex-Keswick rescue team deputy leader Roy Henderson receives rare award
A former member of a Lake District rescue team received a rare award to mark almost 30 years of voluntary service.
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2 Film review: Alan Hinkes – the First Briton to Climb the World’s Highest Mountains, by Terry Abraham
3 Farmer helps rescuers reach stranded Pennine Way walker as storm approaches
4 Walker battered by Storm Ophelia rescued after night on Lakeland fell
5 Rescuers searching for missing Lakeland walker Dawid Kancyr find body - updated
6 Sir Chris Bonington issues statement after mountain rescue controversy
7 Major Outdoor Trade Show merges with smaller event and moves to Manchester
8 Police voice concerns for missing Lake District walker Dawid Kancyr
9 Rescuers get lost walkers to download OS Locate app to guide them from fell
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3 Climber Sir Chris Bonington: 'Mountain rescue has almost become a sport' (11)
4 The death of mountaineering? One climber's view of the recent British Mountaineering Council turmoil (10)
5 Missing Cadair Idris walker found asleep in dark on mountain path (8)
6 Lake District walkers rescued after cannabis man gets high on Scafell range (7)
7 On test: three-season walking boots reviewed (6)
8 'You're responsible for your safety,' says rescuer after Cadair Idris search for couple (6)
9 Mountaineers object to plans for Kings House Hotel extension at head of Glen Coe (4)
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