BMC membership rising, but so are insurance costs, Turnbull says

The head of the representative body for hillwalkers and climbers told a festival gathering that, although it is in good financial shape, the growing trend to owning land will put a strain on its resources in the future.

Teva goodies winner announced

Paul Sandford of Rochester in Kent was the lucky grough reader chosen at random from all the entries in our fabulous Teva competition who correctly answered that the once-in-a-lifetime trip on offer of an adventure holiday cruise in Fiji is for ten days.

Capsized kayaker rescued as his party paddles on unaware

A kayaking guide had to be rescued after he capsized but the pair of paddlers he was instructing carried on unaware.

'Dalek' generation is 'terrified of the countryside'

Bacon comes from sheep, according to more than a quarter of teenagers, and a Dalek is more familiar to many youngsters than a magpie.

Artist's hyper-realist paintings will feature in mountain festival

Paintings by a mountain artist will be on show from this weekend as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival.

Mountain rescue helicopter centres set to close under Whitehall plans

The RAF base that co-ordinates all of Britain’s helicopter mountain rescue missions looks set to close under coalition Government plans.

National park groups welcome decision to ditch nuke plants

The coalition Government will not go ahead with plans to build two new nuclear power stations at sites on the Cumbrian coast, but a further reactor will be built at the existing Sellafield nuclear facility if Parliament agrees.

Whernside: Yorkshire's highest point, with a hint of Cumbria

England’s biggest county can claim a few records, but when it comes to the heights of its hills, Yorkshire’s record books can be a little confusing.

Police seek mystery cyclist who left bike chained up

Police in north Wales are looking for a mystery cyclist whose mountain bike has been left chained to a telegraph pole for more than a month.