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Winter walks will kick off Ramblers' celebrations

First, an apology and a warning: this story contains the word Christmas. It must be the sudden nip in the air, but everyone’s talking winter, and...

01 October 2009

Queues and litter blight Snowdon cafe, say campaigners

Snowdon’s new summit cafe is plagued by litter and long queues, according to a campaign group. The Snowdonia Society is asking for walkers’ vie...

30 September 2009

Give Charles's plans the boot, say Ramblers

There’s a right royal row going on in Dorset between walkers and the heir to the throne over plans to expand his model village.

29 September 2009

Friends' lecture will tell tale of Lake District influence

The annual Kirby Lecture of the Friends of the Lake District takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 29 September, in Kendal.

28 September 2009

RAF crew finds missing Monadhliath walker

A walker who was reported missing in the Highlands has been safe and well. The woman, from the Edinburgh area, camped out on the hillside overnight...

27 September 2009

Meeting will mark Walkers Are Welcome growth

A conference next month will celebrate the growing Walkers Are Welcome movement. The scheme has seen a trebling of towns awarded the status in the ...

25 September 2009

Cyclists take over Three Peaks for annual event

Three Yorkshire Dales fells, normally the domain of walkers and runners, will this weekend be a sea of colourful Lycra-clad cyclists as the annual Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race hits the fells.

25 September 2009

Hiking in the raw beckons for Harz walkers

Walkers who love the feel of the wind in the Trossachs can indulge themselves on a new trail in Germany.

24 September 2009

Ramblers welcome scrambling decision

Walkers’ representatives are celebrating after a council threw out plans to turn a Welsh beauty spot into a motorbike scrambling area.

24 September 2009

Free winter treats in store in line up of Scottish mountain greats

Everyone loves a bargain, and the Mountaineering Council of Scotland is offering something for nothing.

30 September 2009

Shops to close as Blacks 'restructures'

Troubled outdoor retailer Blacks today announced plans to close 89 of its shops. The company also said it wanted to shed about 50 jobs at its North...

30 September 2009

Rescuers shed their Gore-tex for Gok's naked mountain view

Mountain rescuers know all about the dangers of exposure and frostnip, but that didn’t stop members of a Welsh team stripping off for a television show.

28 September 2009

Praise for motorist who spotted mountain walker's distress

Police have praised a motorist whose prompt actions led to a hillwalker being rescued. The walker was airlifted from a Highland mountainside after ...

28 September 2009

Rescue teams search for missing Highlands walker

An RAF helicopter has joined the search for a missing walker in the Highlands. Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and RAF Kinloss MRT are currently sea...

27 September 2009

Wainwright calendar will help Fix the Fells

The Wainwright Society, aficionados of the chronicler of the Cumbrian fells, is to produce its first ever pictorial calendar.

25 September 2009

Cow attack puts Dales Way walker in hospital

A walker was hospitalised after being attacked by a cow in the Yorkshire Dales. The incident happened as 86-year-old Ken Honeyman was on the Dales ...

25 September 2009

Warning for walkers as bridge is swept away

Walkers in the Cairngorms are being warned that a bridge in a popular glen has been washed away. The Carnachuin Bridge in Glen Feshie was swept awa...

24 September 2009

Council urged to drop footpath plan

Campaigners are urging a Welsh council to drop plans which, they say, will lead to the neglect of some of its public paths.

23 September 2009

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