Call for women to brush up GPS skills

Women wanting to brush up their high-tech navigation skills can take advantage of courses being run in the Scottish Highlands.

New Ramblers' deal will see members quids in

Bargain-hunting walkers can snap up a cut-price offer this month for membership of the country’s biggest walking organisation.

Silence will mark Fellsman start in memory of Tracy

A minute’s silence will precede the start of one of England’s toughest long-distance races in memory of a regular competitor who was killed earlier this year.

Outdoor bodies analyse parties' election pledges

Returning officers the length of the UK are dusting down their ballot boxes ready for Thursday’s vote, and pollsters are phoning fickle voters to try to pin down their intentions in what has turned out to be one of the least predictable elections for some time.

Soap drama as rescuers free climber in a jam

A mountain rescue team found itself at the centre of a soap drama after a climber became wedged following a fall.

Highest hostel's welcome gets warmer after green grant

Britain’s highest youth hostel will be able to give its visitors a warmer welcome after the installation of solar energy.

Missing 62-year-old may be Ullswater plunge man

Police believe the man who went overboard yesterday from a pleasure steamer was reported missing from his home earlier in the week.

Runner's bid for munro record books is on track

If it’s Friday, it must be Drumochter. On a grand tour of the Scottish Highlands, it can be easy to forget where you are. But for Stephen Pyke, t...

Vintage trip will recreate Wainwright's Lakeland odyssey

Aficionados of writer and artist Alfred Wainwright will recreate the trip that sparked his interest in the Lake District almost 80 years ago.