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Do outdoor activities prompt 'egotistical posturing'?
Hands up if you’ve ever heard of the John Muir Award (put it down if you’re a member of the John Muir Trust – that’s cheating).
Scott helps draft new mountain ethics code
Mountaineering’s international body has approved the adoption of a code of ethics covering issues as diverse as the need to aid fellow climbers in distress and care of the environment.
Rescuers called to three separate Snowdonia mountain incidents
A boy walking with a group of Scouts was stretchered off a north Wales mountain after a fall yesterday.
Landowners urge MPs to throw out coastal access bill
England’s landowners’ organisation today launched a rearguard action to thwart the introduction of coastal access.
Lake District signs up for Adventure Capital status
A series of signs has appeared in some of the Lake District’s best loved mountain areas. But these are not messages to warn walkers of the perils...
Bothy group issues plea to commercial users
The body that looks after Britain’s mountain shelters has issued a plea to companies not to use the buildings without permission.
Welsh venue for mountain marathon at eye of storm
Organisers of the Original Mountain Marathon will have been keeping a weather eye on the forecasts this week in the run up to the 2009 which starts tomorrow, Saturday.
BMC members get chance to see behind the scenes
The British Mountaineering Council is throwing open its doors to members next week. The council, which represents climbers, mountaineers and hillwa...
Police seek walkers' help after red kite poisoned
Police in North Yorkshire are appealing for help from walkers after the discovery of a rare bird of prey that had been poisoned.
Edward: 'death risk makes award more attractive'
Prince Edward is at the centre of an international controversy after he told an Australian newspaper that people were attracted to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award because they could die while undertaking it.
Lakes Weatherline to get new number
Hillwalkers and climbers in the Lake District will need to key a new number into their mobiles from the beginning of next month.
Recruits join Peak rescuers in action
Would-be mountain rescuers got a taste of real action during a busy weekend in the Peak District. Three potential new recruits to Edale Mountain Re...
Power line 'will damage mountain landscapes'
The controversial replacement power line, which will see 60m (200ft) pylons march across some of the most spectacular scenery in the Highlands, looks set to be approved.
Mountain boss warns conditions can change 'at moment's notice'
There was a further warning today for walkers heading for the hills as the season turns. Darker evenings are upon us and the Mountaineering Council...
Rescue callout follows rescuers' advice exercise
Mountain rescuers in Cumbria were in action searching for lost walkers, just hours after mounting a checkpoint to warn hikers of the need to go properly equipped on the fells.
Get into winter gear as the nights draw in
Those balmy June days are becoming a distant memory and this weekend Britain’s summer comes to an official end.
Youngest ever fellwalker follows in Wainwright's footsteps
They just get younger: an East Yorkshire boy has completed his round of the wainwrights, just a few weeks past his fifth birthday.
Police name man found on Skye loch
Police have named the man whose body was found on the shore of a sea loch on Skye. Iain Rodger, 66, of Kilchoan, Acharacle, went missing while snor...