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Path project gets £11,000 calendar boost
A project to help repair Lakeland footpaths will get an £11,000 cash boost thanks to sales of calendars by the Wainwright Society.
Bonington and Scott lecture raises £4,000 for flood rescuers
A lecture evening by two of Britain’s best known mountaineers raised more than £4,000 for the rescuers who helped residents and visitors during last year’s floods in Cumbria.
Wainwright walks challenge looks to new horizons
Aficionados of Alfred Wainwright are casting their net wider for their annual walking challenge. Previously, Wainwright Society members have set th...
Missing Skye walker's body found
Police said today that a body of a man found last week on Skye is that of a man who went missing last October.
Setback for Vixen Tor access campaign
The owner of a Dartmoor crag at the centre of a long-running access row has lodged an appeal against a council decision to create two rights of way on the land.
Climber dies in Lake District fall
A man has died after falling on a Lake District crag. Police today named the dead man as Alan Turner, 54, of Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Mr Tur...
Bawdy walking book cover upsets Ordnance Survey
Britain’s national mapping agency stands accused of losing its sense of humour after it launched action to have sales of a bawdy hillwalking book stopped.
Spey will be first Scottish watery 'path'
Walkers planning to follow one of Scotland’s newest paths will end up with wet feet. Uniquely, the Cairngorms National Park Authority has include...
Weekend walks will mark life of Scotland's mountain giant
A gathering will be held next month in memory of one of Scotland’s mountaineering greats. Although born in Yorkshire, Irvine Butterfield made his...
Blacks' £20m share call to aid company recovery
Outdoor retailer Blacks today announced plans to raise more than £20m to finance the opening of 35 new stores.
Walkers asked to report problems as damaged path reopens
A national park footpath has reopened ahead of schedule after fallen trees forced an emergency closure.
Inquest opened on walker who fell from Snowdonia mountain
An inquest was opened today on a walker who fell to his death from a Snowdonia mountain last week. Derren Barber of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, died...
MSP: access law needs clarification after Alladale ruling
An MSP has challenged a council to review a decision that could have dire consequences for Scottish outdoor access.
Mountain chief's regret as Alladale gets dangerous animals licence
Mountaineering representatives have criticised councillors’ decision to renew a controversial estate’s licence to keep dangerous animals.
Mountain rescuers victims of 999 text hoaxer
A hoax caller near Manchester used a new 999 phone texting system that led to the mobilisation of a Lake District mountain rescue team.
Rescuers on hand as falling climber lands next to practising teams
A climber who fell from a Lake District fell landed close to a mountain rescue team training in the valley below.
Walker airlifted after Glencoe fall
A woman was airlifted to safety after a fall from a mountain in Glencoe. Police were alerted to the incident at about 3.20pm yesterday, Saturday. T...
English coastal path 'could be victim of Government cuts'
A member of the House of Lords has warned that the campaign for an English coastal path is not yet won.