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Cool eighth summit helps Bonita to Everest record
A novice mountaineer this morning became the youngest British woman to reach the highest point on earth.
Ultra runner aims to beat 13-year Lakeland record
A 13-year-old ultra fellrunning record could fall next month. Mark Hartell’s long-standing extension to the gruelling Bob Graham Round was set in...
Guided Highland walks will show biodiversity
A conservation charity is offering guided walks on Glencoe’s mountains to celebrate their flora and fauna.
Rockclimbing Rosie joins Scottish mountaineering board
A star of the rockclimbing community has joined the board of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland. Rosie Goolden qualified as a Mountain Instruct...
Walker dies after 30ft cliff fall
A walker has died after falling from sea cliffs in Easter Ross yesterday evening. The 47-year-old woman was with her partner when the incident happ...
Houlding will reopen adventure booking centre
Climbing star Leo Houlding will officially reopen a historic Lake District building at the centre of fellrunning challenge.
Helicopter drop for 'critical moss' in moorland trial
A helicopter was used to drop vital moorland moss by national park staff in an effort to reverse decades of erosion.
Jeremy Clarkson loses fight to keep walkers off land
Petrolhead television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been told he must allow walkers across land at his holiday home on the Isle of Man.
Body found after Skye search
Rescuers have found the body of a walker who went missing on Skye. Skye Mountain Rescue team were joined in a search by the Stornoway Coastguard he...
Park bosses may use order to force trail through estate
A compulsory path order may be used for the first time to drive through an extension to a Highland trail against the landowner’s wishes.
Police name woman in cliff-fall death
Police have named the woman who died after falling from cliffs in Easter Ross on Wednesday. Elizabeth McFall, 47, of Invergowrie, Dundee, fell abou...
Views sought on updated avalanche service
The head of Scotland’s avalanche service is seeking views on its provision over last winter. Co-ordinator Mark Diggins, who took over in charge o...
Lomond police confiscate alcohol from lochside group
Police confiscated almost 50 litres of alcohol from teenagers in a crackdown on rowdy behaviour in a national park.
Journalist charged over Cumbria flood calls
A journalist has been charged following an incident during Cumbria’s floods last November that allegedly led to a mountain rescue team being called out to a Lake District mountain.
Series of wildlife poisonings prompts RSPB reward offer
Police have warned walkers after a series of wildlife poisonings near a national park. Derbyshire Constabulary issued the warning after two dead fo...
Police investigate deaths of three golden eagles
Police are investigating the deaths of three golden eagles after their bodies were found with other dead birds of prey.
Royal visit will start cave rescuers' celebrations
A member of the royal family will visit the world’s oldest operational cave rescue team. The Duke of Kent will tomorrow meet members of the Cave ...
Man dies after 70m scrambling fall
A man has died after falling 70m (230ft) while scrambling in north Wales. The incident happened about 3pm yesterday, Saturday, on the Glyderau in t...