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Second ridge walker's death prompts safety calls
A man has died while tackling a Highlands ridge, just a month after a man perished at the same site in Glencoe.
Climber airlifted after Lakeland fall
A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering back and pelvis injuries in a fall in Buttermere.
Climber suffers injury from falling rock on newly reopened crag
A climber had to be stretchered from a crag that only officially reopened the previous day. The woman was hit by a rock dislodged by another climbe...
Man fined after snow message sparks major rescue alert
A mountaineer who sparked a Highland rescue operation when he marked the word ‘help’ in snow has been fined by a Scottish court.
Jamming will affect Weald walkers' signals
Gadget-lovers will have to revert to map and compass for a while as the Ministry of Defence conducts a jamming exercise near the High Weald later this year.
Solicitor Jackie is first woman head of conservation group
Britain’s oldest national conservation body has elected its first woman chairman. Jackie Warr, a solicitor, will head the Open Spaces Society –...
Women sleep on as rescuers sweep fells in search
A woman and her daugher slept on the Cumbrian fells as a massive search operation went on around them last night.
Scots mountain council in good shape, as numbers rise
Membership of the body that represents mountaineers north of the border broke the 10,000 mark this year, according to its annual report, released today.
Sheep, walkers and bikers keep Dales rescuers busy
A hat-trick of Three Peaks walkers, two mountain bikers, an elusive walker and a sheep provided a busy weekend for rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales.
Mini-skirted woman safe after moorland search
The search for a young woman thought to be missing on the West Yorkshire moors has been stepped down after she was reported safe and well.
Police in moorland hunt for woman in fishnet stockings
Walkers are being asked to be on the lookout for a young woman seen out on the Yorkshire moors in a mini skirt and fishnet stockings.
Woman stretchered from Lakeland fell
A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell today after slipping and breaking her ankle. Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were ...
Outdoor activities galore as Cliffhanger opens
One of England’s biggest outdoor festivals kicks off tomorrow as the two-day Cliffhanger event brings together a plethora of activities for lovers of the outdoors.
Court award for walker trampled by cattle
A court has ordered a farmer to pay £¼ million compensation to a walker who was left severely injured when cows trampled her on his land.
How's that? Felling opens view of old Lakes battleground
A conservation group has funded a project to provide a better view of a reservoir whose creation was fought by the group’s founding fathers more than a hundred years ago.
Police name Skye death-fall man
Police have named the man who died following a fall on Am Basteir in the Skye Cuillin on Friday. William Bellis, of Leicester, was taken to Broadfo...
Welsh campaigner dies on walk despite helicopter airlift
A prominent countryside campaigner and environmentalist died at the weekend while walking in Snowdonia.
Rescuers' warning to walkers as heatwave approaches
A mountain rescue team has urged walkers to be on their guard against heat exhaustion as Britain goes on to heatwave alert.