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Munro baggers needed for water-charity challenge

A charity is looking for volunteers for a mass challenge that it hopes will put people on every 3,000ft mountain on the British Isles on one day next summer.

The highs and lows of our country's top spots

Most hillwalkers will identify with the mixture of panic, irrationality and fear that has, at some time, gripped all of us in the midst of a bad expedition up a mountain that just seems to have it in for you..

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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.

Irvine Butterfield, giant of Scottish hillwalking, dies

One of the grand names of Scottish hillwalking died this week. Irvine Butterfield, a Yorkshireman who lived most of his life in Scotland, and much ...

Mobile operators agree to share 999 coverage

Walkers and mountaineers should be able to call for help more easily after the UK’s mobile phone operators agreed to share their networks for 999 calls.

Woman dies after Cairn Gorm fall

A woman has died after falling in a Cairn Gorm corrie. Teresa Michelle Conalty, 40, of County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland, was airlifted yes...

Police name Buachaille avalanche victims

More details emerged today of the avalanche which claimed the lives of three mountaineers in the Highlands, as police released the names of the dead men.

Bouldering hit by anti-doping row

The high-adrenaline world of competition climbing found itself at the centre of anti-doping controversy today.

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Failed Lakes eco-village site on market for £¾m

The company that planned to build a controversial holiday village in one of Cumbria’s most unspoilt valleys has put the site on the market after failing to get planning permission.

Mountain Instructor review underway

The body that oversees training of mountaineering leaders in the UK has announced a review of its Mountain Instructor Award.

New metric challenge faces hill baggers

What makes a munro a munro? Well, the obvious criterion is that it stands at least 3,000ft above a bit of beach in Newlyn. There is a degree of sub...

Rescue colleague's tribute to man who helped so many in mountains

The mountain rescue team which lost one of its most experienced members in an accident in Snowdonia this week issued a tribute to him John Evans died while descending from Clogwyn y Grochan in the Llanberis Pass.

Midnight climbers rescued from Snowdonia peak

Two mountaineers were airlifted from a north Wales mountain side after calling for help last night. The married couple became stuck while climbing ...

Colleagues pay tribute to Glencoe avalanche victims

Mountaineers spoke today of their sadness at the death of three colleagues on Buachaille Etive Mòr on Saturday.

Three die as walkers caught in Glencoe avalanche

Three mountain walkers were killed today and another was injured in an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mòr.

Police say call that sparked massive mountain search was hoax

Police are treating as a hoax a phone call which prompted a massive search by mountain rescuers. Members of Mourne Mountain Rescue Team were joined...