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Ramblers urge workers to pull on their trainers and get fit
The Ramblers in Scotland have added their weight to a campaign to get the whole of Scotland in its trainers this week.
Warning to walkers as weather turns and days shorten
Mountain rescuers warned walkers to carry the right gear and a torch after a walker was found safe following a major search involving three teams this evening.
Kendal will feature behind scenes look at MacLeod's Big Climb
The team behind the recent live broadcast of the BBC’s The Big Climb will be one of the main draws at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival.
Charity cash will help mountain rescuers' training
Lake District mountain teams will be able to improve their training for flood and water rescues thanks to a grant from a charity foundation.
Mountain rescue publishes updated walker's handbook
Mountain experts have updated and reissued a little gem of a book packed with information for walkers, climbers and mountaineers.
Grant will help mountain rescuers train for floods
Mountain rescue teams in the Lake District will receive a cash boost to help them train for future flood rescues.
Renewed plea to find missing Highland walker
The friend of a hillwalker missing for more than two weeks has made a renewed plea to fellow walkers to help find the man.
Champion time for urban youths in national park challenge
A group of urban youngsters took the plunge to discover a national park’s attractions during three days of challenge and discovery.
Ramblers welcome extension of country's biggest national park
Walkers' charity Ramblers Scotland welcomed today’s extension of the country’s biggest national park and urged the Scottish Government to establish a new park in the Western Isles.
Bothy group takes on another hut as it looks to future
The organisation that cares for open shelters in Britain’s uplands has added a new bothy to its list.
Search team finds body in Kintail
Rescuers have found the body of a man in the area where hillwalker Stewart Sutherland was believed to have gone missing.
Two walkers injured in separate Lakeland slips
Two walkers were treated by mountain rescuers after injuring themselves in separate falls today. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were alert...
Moorland challenge helps rescue team
More than 200 walkers took to the Pennine moors to help mountain rescuers. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team will be an estimated £2,800 better off af...
GPS gift will aid walkers' navigation courses
Technophobe navigators will be able to hone their skills more easily after a manufacturer’s gift to mountain experts.
Appeal for walkers' memories of Peak District blackspot
A conservation group is appealing to outdoors enthusiasts for memories of a notorious walkers’ blackspot.
Rescuers take to the water in rearranged swim fundraiser
A group of mountain rescuers thwarted in its bid to participate in the postponed Great North Swim has decided to tackle its very own version on home territory.
Lakeland rescuers aid lost walkers and injured runner
Two mountain rescue teams were called out to search for a pair of missing walkers in the Lake District.
Walker rescued after Steall fall
A walker was rescued after injuring herself in a fall at a Highland beauty spot. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident by polic...