Walking pair injured in Skye fall

A walker was airlifted from a Scottish ridge after falling 15m (50ft) and injuring his head. The 59-year-old man was with his 52-year-old wife when...

Mountain council looks at setting up safety forum

A new group charged with mountain safety in England and Wales could be in the offing after the British Mountaineering Council agreed to look into setting up a forum.

Snowdon summit building gains two awards

The mountain-top cafe and visitor centre on Wales’s highest peak has won an architectural award. Hafod Eryri, near the 1,085m (3,560ft) summit of...

Five Sisters added to trust guided walks list

A conservation charity has extended its range of guided walks to take in a challenging Highland ridge.

Fight goes on at Pooh bridge footpath

Campaigners have vowed to fight on after a landowner was given permission for a riding area across a footpath leading to a bridge immortalised in a popular children’s novel.

Walker stretchered from fell after Striding Edge injury

A walker was stretchered off England’s third highest mountain after injuring her ankle. The 49-year-old, from Derbyshire, slipped on Striding Edg...

Rambler Ruth's rivalries will feature in BBC season

A group of ramblers will find themselves the butt of many a joke in an upcoming television series. The Great Outdoors will feature writer and actre...

Mountain rescue tax pledge missing from coalition list

The mountain rescue community must wonder what it has to do to squeeze any cash out of Whitehall. For more than three years, representatives of Mou...

Mountain festival aims to lift flood-hit Cumbrian town

Keswick Mountain Festival kicks off tomorrow, with an eclectic mix of events for lovers of the Lakeland hills.