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'Clueless' walkers under fire after six-hour rescue
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Mountain giants line up for Keswick festival
The Keswick Mountain Festival is establishing itself as one of the best with a line-up of top speakers taking the stage at the Theatre by the Lake, overlooking Derwent Water.Julia Bradbury will speak at the festivalDoug Scott, Sir Chris Bonington, Alan Hinkes, Andy Kirkpatrick and Julia Bradbury will deliver talks on their mountain exploits.
Access campaigners join rally at Vixen Tor
More than 200 people joined a rally to demand access to Vixen Tor.Kate AshbrookRamblers’ Association chairman Kate Ashbrook addressed the campaigners, who want to be able to walk and climb on the Devon granite outcrop.
Boquhan gates stay shut as Snowies consider appeal
The gates to the Boquhan estate of waste-disposal magnate Euan Snowie remain firmly closed, despite a court ruling demanding public access to the site.The gates at the entrance to the Boquhan estateThe Ramblers’ Association in Scotland and Stirling Council won a landmark court case on Wednesday this week which determined that land at the estate, near Kippen, Stirlingshire, should be open to public access under Scotland’s right-to-roam laws.
Review avalanche service, says MSP
The operation of Scotland’s avalanche forecast service should be reviewed, according to an MSP.Testing the snowpack for avalanche riskMike Rumbles, who represents West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine in the Scottish Parliament, said he had been contacted by several constituents, concerned that the service had ended despite there being large deposits of snow on the Highland mountains, and further snowfalls.Mr Mumbles has written to sports minister Stewart Maxwell, asking for the Scottish Avalanche Information Service to be extended.
World's top mountain runners in Yorkshire this weekend
Elite runners from across the globe will descend on the Yorkshire village of Horton in Ribblesdale this weekend.Ian Holmes of Bingley Harriers will face a challenge for top veteranThe town will host the 5th World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge, awarded this year to the annual Three Peaks Race.
Heavy snow hits Snowdon cafe work
The race is on to complete a new cafe on top of Wales’s highest mountain.Early autumn is the deadline for drawing on European funds for completing the new Snowdon mountain summit building, and heavy snow has delayed work on the exterior of the structure.The Hafod Eryri buildingSnowdonia National Park Authority Instead, building workers have had to concentrate on the inside of the Hafod Eryri centre.
Traffic banned from Dales Roman road
Traffic is to be banned from a Roman road and seven other routes in the Yorkshire Dales.The national park authority has imposed full-time regulation orders on eight green lanes, which means recreational 4x4s and motorbikes will be barred from using the tracks.
Peak authority to appeal in quarry case
Peak District authorities will appeal against a High Court ruling which stopped them taking enforcement action against a quarry firm.The landscape is at risk if the judgement is allowed to stand, they said.
Kent woman killed in Alpine fall
A British woman has died in a climbing accident in the Alps.The 24-year-old, from Kent, fell near the peak of La Tour Ronde, in the Chamonix area of France.
Lennox beats world's best for Three Peaks crown
Reigning king of the Three Peaks Rob Jebb lost his crown today to first-timer Jethro Lennox who beat a world-class field to win the 24-mile race across some of the Yorkshire Dales’ toughest terrain.Jethro Lennox wins the Three Peaks Race 2008The Shettleston Harrier, who had never competed in the race before, beat a field of 754 runners to take the title and a cheque for £1,000, along with the status of world long-distance mountain running champion.
Man injured in Tryfan fall
A climber is in hospital after a six-hour rescue operation in Snowdonia.Tryfan, in the Ogwen Valley The 17-year-old, from Worcestershire, was stretchered off Tryfan by members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team, who took him to a waiting helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey.
Concerns as avalanche forecasts end
Winter is over, if the Scottish avalanche service is to be believed.The invaluable forecasts run by the Scottish Avalanche Information Service ended at the weekend, yet the Highland mountains are still blessed with a generous covering of snow.Climbers on Aonach MòrThe ending of the service, which is funded by sportscotland, for this winter, has caused some consternation among climbers.
Snowie loses battle to keep walkers out of Boquhan
Waste-disposal millionaire Euan Snowie has lost his battle to keep walkers from his Stirlingshire estate.The gates to the Boquhan estateRamblers' AssociationSheriff Andrew Cubie today decided that there was no justification in Snowie and his wife Claire keeping out walkers, cyclists and horse riders by locking gates at their Boquhan estate near Kippen.
Mountain rescuers' video plea to walkers
Mountain rescue teams have produced a video to explain problems they are facing.The six-minute film features Richard Warren, chairman of the group representing all the MRTs in the Lake District.
Nepal: we'll shoot to quell Everest protests
Nepalese authorities say they will use force, including guns, to quell any protests during the carrying of the Olympic torch up Everest.A special lookout post will be constructed at 6,700m (22,000ft), above base camp, which will be manned by police and soldiers.
Lomond walkers banned as golfer Montgomerie weds
Golfer Colin Montgomerie has angered walkers by obtaining an 800-acre (325ha) exclusion zone on land at Loch Lomond for his wedding yesterday.His marriage to furniture heiress Gaynor Knowles took place at the Loch Lomond Golf Club near Luss on the loch’s western shore.
Scotland walkers asked to help ptarmigan survey
Walkers on three Scottish mountains are being asked to keep an eye out for ptarmigan.The bird, which changes plumage to white during winter, is rare in that it is one of the few in the British Isles which chooses the high mountains as its home.