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Canoeist's body recovered from Highland river
Rescuers have recovered the body of a canoeist from a Highland river. Simon Fletcher, 19, of Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, died yesterday after his ...
Trapped canoeist dies at Highland paddlers' venue
A canoeist has died in the Scottish Highlands after becoming trapped in fast flowing water. The 19-year-old, from the Cleveland area, got into diff...
Hill tracks campaign will be subject of Holyrood debate
The problem of Scotland’s burgeoning tracks across wilderness areas will be debated in the Scottish Parliament, thanks to a campaign by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland.
Glencoe kayak search teams find woman's body
Police and rescuers searching for a missing kayaker in the Highlands have found a body. Northern Constabulary confirmed that, following a search wh...
Highland rescuers in search after kayaker capsizes
Police and mountain rescue teams are searching for a paddler who is missing in Glencoe. Members of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team have joined Coastgu...
Easter walker rescued from Lakes crag
A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after becoming cragfast at the weekend. The woman was walking above Levers Water near Coniston on Ea...
Mountain rescuer's bid for 100-day munro record
A member of a Highland mountain rescue team will set out next week in a bid to break a munrobagging record.
No criminal charges after girl's Ten Tors death
No one will be charged over the death of a girl who died during training for the annual Ten Tors challenge three years ago.
Government 'lost its nerve' on free Ordnance Survey maps
The Ramblers today expressed extreme disappointment with the Government’s failure to provide free maps at scales used by walkers in its move to liberalise the national mapping agency.
Everest's height finally settled – sort of
In 1852, an Indian surveyor and mathematician Radhanath Sikdar, clearly calculated that a distant peak in the closed kingdom of Nepal – formerly known as Peak B and then renamed Peak XV – was the highest in the world.
Election candidates sign up for 'walkers manifesto'
A fifth of would-be MPs have signed up to support a walkers’ manifesto put forward by the Ramblers as the election campaign gets into full gear.
Glencoe woman was 'passionate kayaker'
The family of the young woman who died in an incident in Glencoe yesterday said she was a passionate paddler who was a widely experienced kayaker.
Search continues for missing Highlands kayak woman
Rescuers are continuing their search for a woman paddler who went missing this morning in the Scottish Highlands.
Sherpa starts journey to scatter Hillary's ashes on Everest
A Sherpa today began a journey to scatter the ashes of Everest mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary on the mountain he climbed 57 years ago.
Mountain centre research may change peat upland management
A research student from a Scottish college will join academics from across the UK in a project likely to change the way peat uplands are managed.
Wainwright fans will gather to launch new long-distance route
A major new long-distance walking trail, following in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright, will be launched later this month.
Experts warn walkers: it's still winter on the hills
The calendar may say it’s spring, but in the mountains, it’s still firmly winter. Authorities in Snowdonia warned that full winter gear – inc...
No change for walkers' maps as OS frees data
The long-awaited results of the Government’s Ordnance Survey consultation were announced today. Walkers and outdoor enthusiasts had hoped for a b...