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Two airlifted after Highlands falls
A man was injured after falling from the Aonach Eagach ridge at the weekend. Rescue services were alerted at about 12.30pm on Saturday after the ma...
Rescued Three Peaks pair 'ignored warnings'
Two walkers attempting the national Three Peaks Challenge had to be rescued from England’s highest mountain after ignoring warnings about severe weather.Piers GillWasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 2.30am yesterday after a distress call from the two men, who were lost near to a perilous gill on Scafell Pike.
Mother dies after family's mountain fall
A mother has died and her daughter and husband were taken to hospital after a fall on Sharp Edge, Blencathra.Sharp EdgeThe 38-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, fell more than 30m (100ft) from the ridge on Friday.
Mother dies after family's mountain fall
A mother has died and her daughter and husband were taken to hospital after a fall on Sharp Edge, Blencathra.Sharp EdgeThe 38-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, fell more than 30m (100ft) from the ridge on Friday.
Cash needed for Scottish path repairs
A charity today launches a major appeal to improve footpaths in some of Scotland’s most popular mountain landscapes.Footpath maintenance on Ben LawersThe National Trust for Scotland is asking its 11,000 supporters to stump up cash towards the £80,000 needed to maintain paths on its land, including Glencoe, Torridon and Kintail.
Bonington: mountaineering could make Olympics
Mountaineering could one day become an Olympic event – with the popularity of sport climbing providing the ideal spectacle for viewers across the world.Sir Chris BoningtonThat’s the view of Britain’s foremost living mountaineer, Sir Chris Bonington, who yesterday climbed to the top of England’s highest peak to celebrate the UK’s status as host of the next Olympic Games.
Pair safe after Tryfan ordeal
A man and his teenage son were led to safety from Tryfan by a member of the public yesterday.TryfanThe 53-year-old from Mold, Flintshire, was tackling the North Ridge with his 19-year-old son when they got into difficulties in bad visibility about 4pm.
Man's body found at Lakes crag
A man’s body was found at the foot of a Lakeland crag yesterday.Buttermere, with Fleetwith Pike, centre leftCockermouth Mountain Rescue Team discovered the remains of a man while searching for Simon Bally of Stoke-on-Trent at Striddle Crag on Fleetwith Pike, at the head of the Buttermere valley.
Cash on offer for Dales website winner
Yorkshire Dales' authority wants your views – on its website.The national park authority runs an annual survey for users of its website, with a chance to win £50.
Julia to start filming Coast-to-Coast series
Filming on a follow-up to the Wainwright’s Walks television series is due to start this week.Julia Bradbury during the filming of Wainwright's WalksThis time, presenter Julia Bradbury will have a tougher challenge as she tackles the 192-mile Coast-to-Coast Walk, devised by the Grumpy Old Fellwalker in 1971, following the completion of his series of pictorial guides to the Lakeland Fells.Ms Bradbury, who climbed 11 Lakeland peaks described in Wainwright’s books during two series broadcast on BBC, will start filming for the Coast-to-Coast programmes on Friday.Skyworks, the company which produced the original two series, is making the follow-up films, to be broadcast again on BBC.
Man dies after Snowdon fall
A man died today after falling from Crib Goch.SnowdonPhoto: Steve Cadman The 62-year-old from Lincolnshire perished when he slipped from the ridge, on the Snowdon horseshoe.
Blencathra fall victim's family leaves hospital
The six-year-old girl whose mother died after a fall on Sharp Edge on Friday has been discharged from hospital, along with her father.Sharp Edge and Scales TarnSarah Anderson and her father Graham, 48, were injured in the fall on Blencathra.
Bosses seek outdoor enthusiasts' views
Walkers, cavers and climbers can make their voices heard in plans for a national park.William Clough in the Peak DistrictThe Peak District National Park Authority wants the views of outdoors enthusiasts to help plan how the national park can cater for recreational visitors to the area.
Award trip will continue after Lakeland fell rescue
A group of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants will today continue their expedition after having to be helped from the Cumbrian fells.Patterdale and GlenriddingThe team of seven called for help after becoming lost while undertaking their expedition in the Lake District.
Bank-holiday casualties keep Peak rescuers busy
A Peak District rescue team had a busy weekend, with call-outs to climbers, a pair of walkers and a paraglider pilot.Members of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of two climbers on Stanage Edge, one of the Peak District’s most popular climbing areas.
Bonington flag ceremony will mark Olympic handover
Mountaineering legend Sir Chris Bonington will unfurl a flag on the top of Scafell Pike on Sunday to mark the handover of the Olympics from China to the UK.Scafell Pike summitHe will be joined on the summit of England’s highest peak by 72-year-old fellrunner Jos Naylor and 16-year-old long-distance runner Laura Park.
Wainwright's widow Betty dies
The woman who became Alfred Wainwright’s fellwalking companion in his later life has died.Haystacks, Wainwright's final resting placeBetty Wainwright, the renowned author’s second wife, died on Wednesday at her home in Burneside, near Kendal.
Stop speeding on commons, say campaigners
Motorists should be forced to slow down on commons, campaigners have told the Welsh Government.Many people are afraid of exercising their rights on common land because of traffic speeding by.
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