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Welsh ospreys produce chick
Birdwatchers in Wales are celebrating the birth of a rare chick.The only breeding pair of ospreys in the principality hatched a chick late last night, with the event being captured on a 24-hour camera.While the Welsh ospreys can’t match the three-in-a-nest shenanigans of their Scottish cousins at Loch Garten, they have successfully produced one offspring from their clutch of three eggs.
Veggies force Mars climbdown
The Mars bar: fuel for thousands of ascents of hills from the majestic Ben Nevis to the humbler slopes of the Cotswolds.And fuel for a row which involved an international company, MPs and the massed ranks of the Vegetarian Society.
Medic dies in Spanish climbing accident
A British doctor has died after a climbing accident in Spain.Ian Burnell died after an 80ft fall while rock climbing near Alicante, in the South of the country.
June Dales walks programme announced
The Yorkshire Dales National Park has announced a series of guided walks throughout next month.Starting points range from Settle to Muker; Dent to Grassington, with walks of varying lengths and strenuousness.
Locked Boquhan gates send local up the wall
A Stirlingshire woman told a court she was driven up the wall at being locked out of a millionaire’s estate.Marian McGloin said when she found the gates to Euan Snowie’s Boquhan House grounds locked, she resorted to climbing the wall.
Armagh beauty-spot bodies 'are health hazard'
Councillors in South Armagh say the bodies of dead animals dumped at a beauty spot pose a hazard to health.The carcasses of sheep and cows were illegally left in the Slieve Gullion area and risk contaminating streams and farms in the district.
Footpath closed after birds attack
Marauding birds have forced the closure of a Bowland footpath.Half a dozen people have been attacked by a pair of eagle owls which is nesting close to the path, to the North of Dunsop Bridge.
Jim Perrin shortlisted for Wales book award
Spiky outdoors writer Jim Perrin has been shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year writer’s award.Perrin, whose eloquence held the audience at this year’s celebration of the Kinder Scout mass trespass, has The Climbing Essays among the list of six.Jim Perrin Judges described his writing as ‘quirky and rule-breaking’.
Injured students airlifted from Snowdon
Two students were rescued from Snowdon yesterday after a fall near Crib Goch.A Sea King helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey winched the two 19-year olds to safety and they were taken to Ysbyty Gwynned, Bangor, with back and leg injuries.Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) joined three members from RAF Valley’s MRT who also took part in the rescue.
Helicopter rescue for injured Snowdonia walker
An RAF helicopter flew an injured walker from a Snowdonia ridge yesterday evening.The unnamed man, from Surrey, fell while walking on the Nantlle Ridge in the West of the national park.The 58-year-old walker suffered a head injury and broken hand in the accident.
Fellsman Hike results online
Full results of the Fellsman Hike have now been published by organisers.Check out where you came and where your friends and rivals came by visiting the Fellsman Hike website.
Climb Ben Hope to help mountain rescue
Walkers can help a rescue charity while tackling Scotland’s northernmost Munro.Assynt Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) is looking for volunteers to walk up Ben Hope in aid of both the team and Alzheimer Scotland.
Fiennes to take on Bob Graham challenge
Eiger conqueror Sir Ranulph Fiennes has set himself a new challenge: the Bob Graham Round.The Bob Graham is a punishing route over 42 Lakeland fells, covering around 63 miles, all to be completed in less than 24 hours.
Everest medics treat climber left for dead
The team of doctors conducting high-altitude medical experiments on Everest was involved in helping save a stricken climber.Usha Bistra, a Nepalese climber, was found by Canadian Meagan McGrath high on the mountain after reportedly having been abandoned by her leader after she collapsed attempting to summit.She was brought down by Ms McGrath and fellow mountaineers and treated for cerebral oedema – swelling of the brain, a common symptom of acute mountain sickness.
Nevis climbers survive night on Tower Ridge
Three young climbers survived a night on Ben Nevis’s Tower Ridge after becoming disoriented.They were rescued by members of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) after a Royal Navy helicopter located them late yesterday evening, but was unable to land.
Good Lord! we're on the order paper
It’s nice to know you have friends in high places – Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike, The Wrekin and the House of Lords!grough was chuffed to hear one of our noble lords had recently quoted our interview with Environment Secretary David Miliband in a debate.
Via ferrata 'will not affect Fleetwith access'
The setting up of the country’s first via ferrata route has prompted concerns about access in the area.The route, using steel steps and ladders to scale Honister Crag, was set up by Honister Slate Mine.
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