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Boy serious after Cuillin fall

A 12-year-old boy is seriously ill in hospital after a fall on a Scottish mountain. The boy, from Sussex, fell between 15 and 30m (50 to 100ft) whi...

Walker found safe after major search

A walker has been found safe and well after a major search in north-west Scotland. The 50-year-old Dutch man became separated from his walking comp...

High-level thrills lead to the top of Pillar

Some Lakeland mountains draw you to them. They evoke a distant history and attendant mystery and whisper ‘climb me’: Helvellyn, Blencathra, Skidda...

Ramblers: make English coast path 'envy of world'

England’s new coastal path should be the envy of the world, urged the Ramblers’ chief. More than a third of the country’s coastline has no of...

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.

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...

Gordon says no to mountain rescue tax-break

Gordon Brown has turned down a plea to help Britain’s mountain rescue teams by exempting them from value added tax.

Final Legg as campaigning chairman Rodney steps down

The chairman of Britain’s oldest national conservation body is to step down. Access champion Rodney Legg has announced he will retire after 20 ye...

Ramblers: we're talking to staff over cuts

A drop in new membership, drying up of sponsorship and fewer legacies are causes of the Ramblers’ cash crisis.

Friends together: walkers urged to put something back into Three Peaks

Standing proud in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales national park are three fells that, for centuries, have been the centre of mankind’s curiosity.

Man airlifted to hospital after Skye fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after a fall on the Skye Cuillin today. The 19-year-old, described by police as a foreign national, is in a seri...

Climbers must tell Coastguard before starting Devon routes

Climbers are being warned to contact the Coastguard before tackling routes on a popular Devon sea cliff.

Climber stable after being crushed by falling boulders

A climber is stable in hospital after a five-hour operation to free him from boulders that fell and crushed him yesterday.

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.

Man dies after Skye fall

A man has died after a fall on the Cuillin on Skye. Police were alerted to the incident at 2.50pm yesterday, Friday. Skye Mountain Rescue Team went...

Injured walker dies after hospital airlift

A walker has died after being found seriously injured by rescuers. The 51-year-old woman from America was reported overdue from a walk in the Durne...

Bercow's first job: England's coastal path

One of the first jobs for new House of Commons Speaker John Bercow tomorrow will be to oversee the second reading of the bill which will introduce a right to walk the length of England’s coast.

Scots Government renews mountain rescue teams' funding

The Scottish Government today pledged to carry on its financial support of mountain rescue teams north of the border.

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