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Battle royal as crag boxes drive climbers bats

A battle royal is brewing in a Scottish quarry, involving cragrats, bats and an descendant of Robert the Bruce.

11 June 2009

Pioneer rock-climbing film to be reissued

A pioneering rock-climbing film is being rereleased – 75 years after it was produced. High Hazard, filmed by former chief of the British Mounta...

10 June 2009

Creag joins marilyn list after hill sleuths' survey

Britain has a new marilyn after an announcement today by three amateur hill surveyors. Graham Jackson, Myrddyn Phillips and John Barnard’s effort...

08 June 2009

Climber injured after Skye fall

A man was taken to hospital after a fall on the Isle of Skye. Skye Mountain Rescue Team went to the climber’s aid after he fell while descending ...

06 June 2009

Rescue exercise turns to real-life drama

An injured walker got a surprise lift from a Yorkshire peak at the weekend, thanks to a major rescue exercise.

02 June 2009

Blyth Wright: a tribute

The funeral of Blyth Wright, a leading figure in Scottish mountaineering, took place on Friday. A tribute to the co-ordinator of the sportscotland ...

01 June 2009

Walker stretchered from fell by busy Lakes rescue team

It was third time unlucky for a walker who fell at a Lake District beauty spot today. After two false alarms yesterday, Patterdale Mountain Rescue ...

28 May 2009

Avalanche expert and mountaineer Blyth Wright dies

The head of Scotland’s avalanche forecast service has died following an illness. Blyth Wright was also a renowned mountaineer who worked at both ...

28 May 2009

New metric challenge faces hill baggers

What makes a munro a munro? Well, the obvious criterion is that it stands at least 3,000ft above a bit of beach in Newlyn. There is a degree of sub...

27 May 2009

Rescuers' plea to walkers: respect the mountains

Rescue teams today warned they will find it difficult to deal with the demand if an unprecedented rise in calls for help continues.

11 June 2009

Scots Government renews mountain rescue teams' funding

The Scottish Government today pledged to carry on its financial support of mountain rescue teams north of the border.

09 June 2009

Runners rescued as atrocious weather hits Welsh 1,000m race

All the competitors in the annual Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race have been found after atrocious unseasonal weather hit the event.

06 June 2009

Charles congratulates trust's 10,000th recruit

A keen hillwalker and munrobagger got the royal seal of approval to mark his membership of one of Scotland’s leading conservation groups.

04 June 2009

Police appeal for sightings of walker missing in Scotland

Police are appealing for sightings of a walker who has been reported missing from his Lancashire home.

31 May 2009

Military GPS jamming will affect walkers

Walkers in mid-Wales who normally rely on their electronic gizmos for guidance need to pack a map and compass this autumn.

29 May 2009

Young people ditch the gym for walking as recession bites

Young people are giving up the gym and taking up walking as the economic recession bites. That’s the conclusion of a survey carried out by walkin...

28 May 2009

Flashing lights prompt Lakeland rescue callout

First it was the sound of whistling, then lights in the sky: a Lakeland rescue team had its second false alarm in less than 24 hours last night after a camper thought he had spotted a fellwalker in distress.

27 May 2009

Mountain distress alert was false alarm

Members of a Lake District rescue team were left whistling in the wind this afternoon after an alert proved to be unfounded.

27 May 2009

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