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Body of missing walker Herpreet Bilkhu found on Ben More
Rescuers have found the body of a missing hillwalker on a southern Highlands munro. Edinburgh man Herpreet Bilkhu was reported missing after going ...
Operation Moffat adventure film shortlisted for Women's Sport Trust award
A film about a journey following in the footsteps of Britain’s pioneering first woman mountain guide has been shortlisted for an award.
Cairngorms search for missing walker Jim Robertson will resume at weekend
Searches for a walker missing in the Cairngorms for more than two weeks will resume this weekend. Mountain rescue teams will be based in the area o...

Top award goes to Frio wallet that keeps diabetic outdoor fans' insulin cool
A pouch that allows outdoor enthusiasts to keep vital medicine at the correct temperature has won the top accolade in an inaugural award.
Appeal launched to pave Coast to Coast Walk bog on Nine Standards Rigg
Plans are afoot to improve the boggiest section of one of England’s most popular long-distance walking routes.
Lost Bleaklow walker found after seven-hour night-time search
A man was brought to safety from the Peak District’s second-highest hill after a seven-hour night-time search involving three mountain rescue teams.

Rescuers called to injured Helvellyn walker above closed Dunmail Raise road
Rescuers were called out for the first time this year to the western slopes of Helvellyn, above a road closed when part of it was washed away by floods.
Air ambulance doctor Simon Le Clerc heads stateside to research new treatment
A flying doctor involved in rescues of stricken outdoor enthusiasts is jetting across the Atlantic to investigate a lifesaving treatment.
Report says people with dementia benefit from walking and outdoor activities
Walking and outdoor activities should be encouraged for people who have dementia, a report published today said.
Critically injured man airlifted to hospital after 650ft Helvellyn fall
A severely injured man was airlifted from England’s third-highest mountain after falling 650ft. The 32-year-old, from the South of England, fell ...

Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden gain Piolets d'Or awards for Gave Ding climb
Two British climbers have taken a prize at the ‘mountaineering Oscars’ for an unprecedented third time.
Britain's highest mountain Ben Nevis gains a metre in height
The United Kingdom’s highest mountain just grew by a few inches. But a sudden tectonic upsurge hasn’t hit the Highlands of Scotland; rather, Be...
Seriously injured Lakeland walker rescued after cries for help heard
A man was airlifted to hospital after being knocked unconscious when he fell up to 100ft from a Lake District fell.

Ex-Oban team leader elected Damon Powell elected chair of Scottish Mountain Rescue
A former team leader of Oban Mountain Rescue Team has been elected chair of the umbrella body for Scottish teams.
Longest new stretch of new England Coast Path opens in Somerset
The longest new section of the England Coast Path officially opened to the public today. Natural England’s chairman Andrew Sells marked the openi...
Hypothermic walker rescued after collapsing on Ingleborough
A walker was rescued from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after collapsing near its summit. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called ...

Missing walker Jim Robertson's daughter sets up cash appeal for mountain rescuers
The daughter of a walker who has been missing for 10 days in the Cairngorms has launched a fundraising page for the mountain rescue team at the centre of the search for him.
New appeal for sightings of missing walker Jim Robertson as search continues
Police renewed their appeal to walkers for sightings of a man who has been missing in the Cairngorms for more than a week.