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Walker dies after being airlifted from Angus hill

A walker died in hospital after being rescued from a hilltop in the Highlands. John Anderson, 78, of Dundee, was found on the summit of Cairn of Ba...

08 June 2010

Man injured in fall from Skye's top peak

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a peak in the Cuillin on Skye. The 57-year-old, from the West Midlands, suffered a suspected ...

07 June 2010

Dales walkers get improved weather forecast service

Walkers and climbers in the Yorkshire Dales now have an improved weather forecast service. The independent Mountain Weather Information Service has...

04 June 2010

Tom's memory sparks new coast-to-coast challenge

A friend of an inspirational young cancer patient who walked Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route while in the final months of his life aims to complete his own coast-to-coast journey.

01 June 2010

Cable snap leads to closure of popular walkers' bridge - updated

A conservation charity is warning walkers a popular bridge in the Highlands has been closed after it became unsafe.

28 May 2010

Relief on hand for challenge walkers as new loos arrive

A remote Lake District village is gearing up for its annual invasion of thousands of footsore walkers bursting to tackle England’s highest peak.

27 May 2010

Walking pair injured in Skye fall

A walker was airlifted from a Scottish ridge after falling 15m (50ft) and injuring his head. The 59-year-old man was with his 52-year-old wife when...

27 May 2010

Mountain council looks at setting up safety forum

A new group charged with mountain safety in England and Wales could be in the offing after the British Mountaineering Council agreed to look into setting up a forum.

26 May 2010

Snowdon summit building gains two awards

The mountain-top cafe and visitor centre on Wales’s highest peak has won an architectural award. Hafod Eryri, near the 1,085m (3,560ft) summit of...

25 May 2010

Rob steps in as Guy takes up head ranger's post

The British Mountaineering Council’s access and conservation officer is heading north to take up a post with a Scottish national park authority.

07 June 2010

Spyke runs into record books as munro time smashed

Ultra fellrunner Stephen Pyke has smashed the record for a continuous munro round. The 45-year-old Staffordshire known as Spyke touched the trig pi...

04 June 2010

Murder hunt police appeal to Highland walkers and cyclists

Police investigating the murder of a woman are appealing to walkers and cyclists for sightings of a car in the Highlands.

04 June 2010

Briton dies on Everest after going blind

A British climber has died on Everest after he went blind during his attempt. Peter Kinloch, who worked as a civilian for Merseyside Police, had su...

01 June 2010

Mountain team completes 1,200-mile Compass Challenge

A Highland mountain rescue team travelled 1,930km (1,200 miles) in an effort to raise cash for a new headquarters.

30 May 2010

Three strikes for walkers as freak storm hits fells

Four walkers were injured when lightning struck in three separate incidents on neighbouring Lake District fells.

27 May 2010

Rescue team offers helicopter missions to visitors

A mountain rescue team is offering visitors to its revamped website the chance to fly a rescue helicopter on missions to save stricken walkers.

26 May 2010

Supporters sign up to Lakeland zip-wire petition

Supporters of plans to install a controversial zip wire on a Lake District fell have signed up to an online petition.

26 May 2010

Jury clears council following caving death

A local authority was cleared of breaching health and safety laws in a caving incident in which a 14-year-old boy died.

25 May 2010

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