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Four Keswick rescuers clock up combined 140 years' service with team

Four members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team have been recognised for their service after clocking up a combined 140 years’ volunteering.

11 June 2021

Charity says radical rethink necessary to tackle Lake District traffic chaos

Landscape charity the Friends of the Lake District said action is necessary to tackle the problem of traffic in the national park.

10 June 2021

Duke of Edinburgh's Award teen stretchered from Lakeland fell after injuring herself

A participant in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was stretchered from a Lake District mountain after injuring herself.

04 June 2021

Climb instructor and mountain rescuer Sam Pilcher dies after Lakes crag fall

A climbing instructor and mountain rescue volunteer has died after an accident last week on a Lake District crag.

01 June 2021

Spine Race runners raise £10,000 towards works on Greg's Hut on Cross Fell

Endurance runners have raised more than £10,000 towards the renovation of a mountain bothy on the slopes of the highest hill in the Pennine range.

01 June 2021

Snowdonia bosses prepare for problems caused by influx of bank holiday visitors

Authorities in Snowdonia are urging visitors to plan ahead as they anticipate an influx of people over the bank holiday weekend.

28 May 2021

Experts warn hillgoers: summer slow to arrive on Scotland's mountains

Mountain experts are warning those heading for the Scottish hills that summer has been slow to arrive.

27 May 2021

Runner Damian Hall sets new record for Coast to Coast route

Endurance runner Damian Hall has added another record to his tally. The athlete arrived at Robin Hood’s Bay on Wednesday evening after completing...

26 May 2021

Lakeland walker suffers hamstring injury after leaping boggy ground

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after he injured himself jumping over boggy ground. The man was with his wife on High Seat on Monday wh...

25 May 2021

Runner Sabrina Verjee sets out on renewed Wainwrights record attempt

Endurance athlete Sabrina Verjee has hit the Lake District fells in a renewed effort to set a fastest time for completing the Wainwrights.

11 June 2021

Man manages to self-rescue from scramble after calling for help from Lakeland ridge

A man who reported himself cragfast on a Lake District ridge managed to self-rescue after calling for help.

10 June 2021

Northumberland rescuers deal with three callouts in 24 hours

Rescuers in Northumberland were called into action three times in 24 hours. Volunteers from Northumberland Mountain Park Rescue Team and North of T...

02 June 2021

Walkers, climber, lost challengers, plus stuck sheep, keep Dales team busy

A rescue team in the Yorkshire Dales was kept busy over the bank holiday weekend, with callouts to injured walkers, climbers, lost Three Peaks challengers and a recalcitrant sheep.

01 June 2021

Social media star Jarad Rowan learns wild camping rules in Ramblers Scotland video

Walking charity Ramblers Scotland has enlisted a young social media star to encourage responsible wild camping.

29 May 2021

Climber seriously injured in fall from Borrowdale crag

A climber was airlifted to hospital after a fall from a Lake District crag. A member of the public in a car park below Quayfoot Buttress in Borrowd...

28 May 2021

Duke of Edinburgh's Award walker rescued after injuring ankle on Lakeland fell

A member of a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award group was rescued from a Lake District fell after suffering an ankle injury.

27 May 2021

Runner Damian Hall heads cross-country in quest for Coast to Coast record

Record attempts are coming thick and fast at the moment, and runner Damian Hall is having a crack at another fastest known time.

25 May 2021

Climber dies in fall from Yorkshire Dales crag

A climber has died after falling from a crag in the Yorkshire Dales. Rescuers praised two members of the public who tried to save him by performing...

24 May 2021

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