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Ramblers aim to get Britain on its feet with walking weekend
The Ramblers are urging Britain on to its feet for a weekend of walking. The charity is organising free walks across Britain in its quest to improv...
Landowners win right to keep horses off footpath
A retired forestry worker and his wife have won a legal battle to stop horse-riders using a track on his land.
Charities chip in to help stop Three Peaks erosion
Two major charities have agreed to chip in to help an area hit by erosion caused in part by challenge events they run.
Campaigners celebrate pioneer Muir's birthday
Conservationists will today celebrate the birth-date of the mountaineer and founder of the national park movement.
Julia cleared in airline fraud inquiry
Fellwalking pin-up Julia Bradbury is to resume her role on the Watchdog programme after she was cleared of involvement in a frequent-flyer account fraud.
Avalanche service ends as spring breaks
Scotland’s avalanche service winds up this week, with the final forecast for Lochaber and the northern Cairngorms being published this coming weekend.
Julia's coast walk hits the Heart of the Lakes
Julia Bradbury’s Coast-to-Coast Walk continues tonight with a trip through the Heart of the Lakes. In the second of the six-part series following...
Timberlake to lead latest celeb Kili climb
Just when you thought it was safe to climb Africa’s highest peak without bumping into a personality and the accompanying film crew comes the news another ‘celeb’ is planning to summit Kili.
Woman helped from Lakeland fell after fall
A woman was helped from England’s third highest mountain today after injuring her ankle in a fall. The 53-year-old, from Suffolk, fell about 6m (...
Long-distance path gains extra ten miles
A Scottish long-distance path just got longer. The Cowal Way, which starts at Portavadie on the west coast of the peninsula, used to end at Ardgart...
Outdoor manufacturers pick up Queen's Awards
One of the few companies still making outdoor gear in the UK has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
BMC presidential deadline looms
Members of the British Mountaineering Council who want to have a say in the organisation’s leadership had better get their fingers out.
Robin, five, walks into record books with Wainwright effort
A five-year-old boy is following in his family’s footsteps and into the record books with an ascent of England’s highest mountain.
Hero dog Ruswarp will watch over Dales station
An effigy of a heroic dog who stayed at his dead master’s side for 11 weeks on a Welsh hillside has been unveiled on England’s most scenic railway.
Sneak thief makes off with mountain rescue cash
A mean thief has made off with a charity collecting box belonging to a mountain rescue team. Cumbria Constabulary is appealing for information abou...
Boy airlifted from mountain after rockfall
A five-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after being injured on a north Wales mountain. The boy, believed to be from Leicestershire, suffered ...
Hill sleuths on the prowl as peak heights come under scrutiny
It’s promotion and relegation time again. We’re not talking about overpaid Premiership footballers, but the venerable hills of the British Isles a...
Report finds mountain rescue teams under strain
Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District are finding it increasingly hard to meet their commitments as the number of callouts rises.