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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.
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.
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.
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.
Skye no limit as Spyke's munro attempt continues
He’s had to contend with ticks, missing camping gear and Achilles’ heel problems, but the man aiming to break the muscle-powered record time for a munro round has surpassed the greatest challenge yet – the Cuillin ridge on Skye.
High drama for injured Bonita as Sherpas risk own lives
Record-breaking Everest summiteer Kenton Cool has praised a team of Sherpas who put their own lives at risk to save a British woman’s life after she slipped on the mountain.
Teenager claims Everest record as Apa notches up 20th summit
An American teenager today became the youngest person to summit the world’s highest mountain. Jordan Romero, 13, of Big Bear, California, reached...
Warning to walkers as moorland fire risk rises
National park bosses are appealing to walkers to take care not to start fires accidentally on bone dry moors.
Plan for Highland wolves put on hold
The prospect of wolves roaming the Scottish glens receded this week with the news that a controversial estate has put on hold plans to reintroduce the animals.
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...
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.
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...
Five Sisters added to trust guided walks list
A conservation charity has extended its range of guided walks to take in a challenging Highland ridge.
Fight goes on at Pooh bridge footpath
Campaigners have vowed to fight on after a landowner was given permission for a riding area across a footpath leading to a bridge immortalised in a popular children’s novel.
Walker stretchered from fell after Striding Edge injury
A walker was stretchered off England’s third highest mountain after injuring her ankle. The 49-year-old, from Derbyshire, slipped on Striding Edg...
Rambler Ruth's rivalries will feature in BBC season
A group of ramblers will find themselves the butt of many a joke in an upcoming television series. The Great Outdoors will feature writer and actre...
Mountain rescue tax pledge missing from coalition list
The mountain rescue community must wonder what it has to do to squeeze any cash out of Whitehall. For more than three years, representatives of Mou...
Mountain festival aims to lift flood-hit Cumbrian town
Keswick Mountain Festival kicks off tomorrow, with an eclectic mix of events for lovers of the Lakeland hills.