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Running doctors treat fellow competitor injured in slip at Lakeland event
A mountain marathon runner had mixed fortunes while taking part in a Lake District event. The woman, who was participating with her son, slipped an...
Injured, lost and stuck walkers keep Cockermouth rescuers busy with three callouts
A walker on the Coast to Coast route was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. The visitor from Western Australia hurt her an...
Peak District climber airlifted after falling 30ft at Cratcliffe
A climber was airlifted from a Peak District crag after suffering multiple injuries in a fall. The 26-year-old from Newbold near Chesterfield, fell...
Coast to Coast walker rescued after injuring ankle in Grisedale
A walker was rescued after injuring herself on the Lake District fells. The 68-year-old Guernsey woman slipped and suffered a suspected broken ankl...
Lakeland walker with severe chest pains airlifted from Whiteside
A walker suffering severe chest pain was airlifted from a Lake District mountain. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 12.45pm on Wednes...
Walker who died in Tryfan fall is named as John Wynne
The walker who died in a fall from Tryfan on Sunday has been named as John Gerard Wynne. The 61-year-old, from Exmouth, Devon, was descending the m...
Coastguard praises 'unsung heroes' as footage of Glen Affic rescue released
Coastguard rescuers have praised ‘unsung heroes’ who helped a woman who fell 100ft on a munro in Glen Affric.
Watch as Iain Miller combines sea kayaking and caving on Donegal's Umphin Island
They are two unlikely combinations of outdoor activities, but Iain Miller has shown that you can enjoy caving and sea kayaking at the same time.
Work starts on controversial North York Moors national park potash mine
Work has begun on constructing a controversial potash mine in the North York Moors national park. The park authority confirmed Sirius Minerals has ...
Dream fulfilled as Arran Coastal Way joins Scotland's Great Trails network
A route around the coast of a Scottish island has gained the Great Trails status. The 65-mile circular Arran Coastal Way is the 29th long-distance ...
Cheviots and Lakeland walkers rescued after succumbing to heat
Two walkers taking part in a charity event in the Cheviots were rescued after suffering heat exhaustion.
Seven callouts in seven days for Cairngorm team as Shelter Stone climber rescued
Two teams took part in a ‘serious and complex’ rescue of a fallen climber on a remote Cairngorms crag.
Cairngorm team braves 'extremely dangerous' conditions to rescue climber
Rescuers had to brave conditions described as extremely dangerous to reach a climber injured in a rockfall in the Cairngorms.
Ramblers urge would-be MPs to back their Manifesto for a Walking Britain
The next government should reward landowners who go beyond their legal obligations to provide access to the public, Britain’s largest walkers’ charity said.
Snowdonia walker dies after falling 'considerable distance' on Tryfan
A walker has died after falling on a Snowdonia mountain. The man was descending Tryfan on Sunday with his daughter when he slipped and fell a long ...
Rescue helicopter retreats to avoid blowing cragfast Blencathra pair from Sharp Edge
A rescue helicopter had to back off from winching two men stuck on a Lake District ridge for fear of blowing them from their precarious position with the rotor blades’ downwash.
Adventurer Paul Rose reveals his 'beautiful secret' Yorkshire Wolds Way in BBC show
A man who has tackled adrenalin-fuelled polar expeditions revels in the slow pace of a walk along one of England’s least visited national trails.
Highland police issue plea after rescues of 'woefully unprepared' walkers
Police in Scotland are pleading with hillwalkers to be fully prepared before setting out, after three separate incidents involving rescue teams over the weekend.