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Picture the scene: you’re in a white-out with precipitous crags either side and you desperately need to know how far it is to the safe route off your peak.You’re not sure just where you are on the map, so out comes your trusty GPS receiver.

Scrap European sat-nav system, says committee

A troubled European alternative to the American GPS satellite-navigation system should be scrapped if it can’t be funded by private capital, according to a leading parliamentarian.Gwyneth Dunwoody, chairman of the Transport Select Committee,  warned against spending billions of pounds on an unnecessary project.

Take the snow test before you head for the mountains

The fleeting summer is now a distant memory and the temperature has started to plummet.The first snows have already fallen on the Scottish mountains and with them, the risk that someone will be caught in an avalanche.

Lakeland pass to close next week

Cumbrian authorities are warning climbers and walkers that a major pass will be closed to traffic from next week.Kirkstone Pass, linking Windermere with Ullswater, is being resurfaced at a cost of £200,000.

Himalayan tales will help mountain rescuers

Lovers of Himalayan adventure can hear about the ups and downs of a seasoned mountaineer, while helping out mountain rescuers closer to home.Edale Mountain Rescue Team will benefit from sales of the tickets for a talk by Tom Richards, veteran climber and expedition leader.

Scots access law review call as Snowie judgement nears

The omens for Scotland’s fledgling right-to-roam law look bleak as another legal judgement looks set to allow a millionaire to kick walkers off his land.Wild camping: the right is enshrined in Scotland's access lawA sheriff sitting in Sterling said he intended to ‘pick up a pen and draw a line on a map’ to mark out his ruling in a case brought by waste-disposal magnate Euan Snowie.

Walkers join horse riders in Cowley bridleway protest

Walkers and cyclists joined horse riders in a demonstration against the forthcoming closure of an Oxford bridleway.Car giant BMW won the right to close the thoroughfare through its Cowley works at a Magistrates Court hearing last month.

Queen's Speech: Where's the coastal access?

Mention of coastal access legislation was notable by its absence from today’s Queen’s Speech – and campaigners say it must be included in the Government’s programme.A walker on a coastal path near Robin Hood's Bay, North YorkshireThe Ramblers’ Association (RA), while welcoming the proposed Marine Bill which would give conservation protection to England’s marine areas, urged the Labour administration to include a right to walk coastal areas in any legislation brought before Parliament.RA chief executive Tom Franklin said: “We are now urging the Government to include a coastal-access clause in the draft bill, to establish a corridor of access around England’s coastline with provisions for the protection of wildlife biodiversity in the zone.

Tryfan death-fall man used 'misleading' guide book

Mountain rescuers have criticised a guide book used by a walker who fell to his death on a Snowdonia peak.The inquest into the death of 32-year-old Christopher Parratt heard that the book was misleading and contained a map that was virtually impossible to use.