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Beer on offer at Tremadog climbers' festival

Climbers are needed to drink a supply of free beer at a festival this weekend. Organisers of the fourth Tremadog Festival in north Wales are appeal...

22 April 2010

Ramblers will recreate history with Kinder 'mass march'

Ramblers will gather this weekend to commemorate a decisive event in the history of mountain access as part of the organisation’s 75th birthday celebrations.

21 April 2010

Walkers follow Wainwright's footsteps to launch impending guide

More than 40 walkers stepped out in the footsteps of one of the most celebrated guidebook authors to celebrate the launch of a new book detailing one of his earliest routes.

21 April 2010

Injured climber airlifted after Nevis fall

A climber was airlifted to hospital after a fall on one of Scotland’s most popular ice routes. Police were alerted about 12.30pm yesterday after ...

20 April 2010

Sherpa expedition will attempt to recover Everest bodies

A group of climbers is planning to retrieve the bodies of some of the mountaineers who have died on the world’s highest mountain.

19 April 2010

Live TV show will follow climbers' Harris attempt

The Scotsman currently pushing climbing’s boundaries will feature in a live television broadcast on a route described as one of the hardest in the British Isles.

19 April 2010

Olympic backing for youngsters' Dales adventure day

More than 200 youngsters will get a taste of the outdoors in a project backed by the organisers of the 2012 London Olympics.

18 April 2010

Exhausted walker rescued from Lakeland mountain range

Mountain rescuers took to the Lakeland fells today after a walker rang police to say he was exhausted.

16 April 2010

Man whose body was found by Snowdonia walker named

The man whose body was found by a walker earlier this week at a Snowdonia beauty spot has been named.

16 April 2010

Tourist zip-wire plan for Lake District fell

A Lake District businessman plans to build a zip wire ride from the top of a fell to encourage off-season tourism.

22 April 2010

Student's Three Peaks Race will raise cash for rescuers

A research student will this weekend tackle a gruelling long-distance fell race to raise cash for a mountain rescue team.

21 April 2010

More than 400 would-be MPs back Ramblers' coast campaign

More than 400 would-be MPs have pledged to support the setting up of an all-England coastal path if elected.

20 April 2010

Woman airlifted after 80m Lakeland fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a Lake District crag. The 22-year-old woman fell 80m (260ft) from Pillar Rock in Ennerdale on...

20 April 2010

Gathering hears of BMC push for wider Welsh coast access

Members of the British Mountaineering Council will see their subscriptions frozen following a decision at the organisation’s annual meeting at the weekend.

19 April 2010

Swedish Girls publishers fold after Ordnance Survey dispute

The publishers of a bawdy tale of romance and footslogging on the West Highland Way have thrown in the towel in a legal dispute with Britain’s national mapping agency.

19 April 2010

Duke's Award girl stretchered from Lakeland fell

A teenager had to be carried from a Lake District fell today after slipping and injuring her leg. The 17-year-old girl from London was taking part ...

17 April 2010

Rescue helicopters stick to life or death cases during flight ban

Britain’s emergency search and rescue helicopters will still respond to life-threatening situations during the aviation crisis sparked by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland.

16 April 2010

William will join RAF Valley rescue crew after training

Prince William will join the search and rescue helicopter crews at a Welsh airbase if he passes his pilot training, it was announced today.

15 April 2010

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