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Mountain marathon announces Welsh venue for autumn event
This year’s Original Mountain Marathon will move south to Wales. Entries are now being taken for the event in autumn, with interest expected to b...
Mountain rescuers hope for rubbish results
A mountain rescue team will undertake a special mission this weekend – with what they hope will be rubbish results.
Peak District appeal hearing will decide quarrying row
Judges will tomorrow begin hearing an appeal which could decide the fate of a long-running quarrying row in the Peak District.
TV munro show will tell the tale of a modern phenomenon
The director of the upcoming documentary on the munros has given grough readers more details of the programme.
Climber airlifted to hospital after gully fall
A climber had to be airlifted to hospital today after a fall in the Lake District. The 55-year-old man slipped and fell 120m (400ft) after completi...
Two injured in separate Lakes falls
Two walkers were injured in separate falls in the Lake District today, Saturday. A 28-year-old man from Lancashire suffered a leg injury when he fe...
Widow says Pavey Ark walker was experienced climber
The man who died after a fall on Pavey Ark in the Lake District was an experienced climber and walker.
Munro bagger needed for TV documentary
A documentary maker is looking for a munro enthusiast who hopes to complete the round within the next three months.
Search is on for missing Cairn Gorm walkers
A search was mounted this morning for two walkers who are missing in the Cairngorms. The pair were reported overdue about 8pm last night after fail...
Mountain experts say: don't be tempted by hype
Don’t be tempted by hype to adopt a gung-ho attitude to tackling mountains in winter. That’s the sound advice issued today by the British Mount...
Injured walker carried from fell summit in blizzard
A man had to be carried by stretcher from England’s highest mountain after falling and injuring himself badly.
Snowdon death-fall walker named
The man who died on Snowdon on Saturday was today named as Gwyn Norrell, of Snailbeach, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Snowdon fatality was 27-year-old man
Police say the man whose body was found on Snowdon yesterday was a 27-year-old from the Shrewsbury area.
Third man's body found at Snowdon death blackspot
Mountain rescuers have found the body of a man on Snowdon at the same spot as two brothers died last week.
Wainwright statue to adorn his adopted town
A statue of Cumbria’s most famous recent chronicler of the area’s fells is due to grace the town that was his home for many years.
Rescuers find body in Lake District search
A man’s body has been found by mountain rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Lake District.
Missing Cairn Gorm walkers found safe and well
Two walkers missing on Cairn Gorm have been rescued and are safe and well. The men were found a short time ago and airlifted from the mountain. The...
Man dies after Lake District fall
A man has died after falling from a fell in the Lake District. He is believed to have tumbled about 100m (328ft) from Pavey Ark in Great Langdale. ...