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Injured climber airlifted while raising cash for rescuers

A climber involved in a dramatic helicopter rescue earlier this year had to be airlifted to hospital again after injuring himself while raising cash for his rescuers.

Snowdon runners on track as train halts for race

A mountain train service will come to a halt this afternoon to allow runners to use its tracks. The Snowdon Mountain Railway will suspend services ...

Mountain-top machine could save walkers' lives

A lifesaving defibrillator has been installed at the top of Wales’s highest mountain. The machine, which can be used on walkers suffering a heart...

Accident verdicts on two Snowdonia walkers

Verdicts of accidental death were recorded on two walkers who fell to their deaths in separate incidents in Snowdonia.

It's official: trio reveal Tryfan's true height

Thousands of boots have tramped its rocky inclines and the bravest mountaineers have made the leap from Adam to Eve, the twin columns of rock that adorn its summit.

Parking in the park: Snowdonia's gridlock under scrutiny

Up to 700,000 people slog up the main paths to Wales’s highest mountain every year, and the limited car parks in the area are bursting at the seams.

Tom's memory sparks new coast-to-coast challenge

A friend of an inspirational young cancer patient who walked Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route while in the final months of his life aims to complete his own coast-to-coast journey.

Snowdon summit building gains two awards

The mountain-top cafe and visitor centre on Wales’s highest peak has won an architectural award. Hafod Eryri, near the 1,085m (3,560ft) summit of...

Novice hillrunner Harris wins 60-mile Fellsman challenge

One of the country’s toughest ultra hillrunning challenges was won by a man who only took up running 18 months ago..

Man airlifted after Award student rescue

A seven-hour rescue operation was launched to rescue seven students on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition.

Rescuers will give youngsters a taste of adventure

Disadvantaged youngsters will get a taste of adventure with mountain experts in a project backed by two senior royal family members.

Anger and fury: the noise from the black stuff on Snowdon

There's gold in them thar hills, for journalists chasing silly-season 'fury' as political correctness envelops the slopes of Snowdon.

Trust calls for rethink to protect Britain's wild lands

Campaigners are calling for a complete rethink on Britain’s wildernesses in a bid to protect them from further development.

Tryfan's final reckoning looms as surveyors head for summit

It’s the summer weekend with the longest daylight hours, which means, almost certainly, the mountain rescue teams of the western Lake District will be looking forward to interrupted sleep as hapless Three Peaks Challengers struggle to find their way on the felltops.

Dales walkers get improved weather forecast service

Walkers and climbers in the Yorkshire Dales now have an improved weather forecast service. The independent Mountain Weather Information Service has...

Relief on hand for challenge walkers as new loos arrive

A remote Lake District village is gearing up for its annual invasion of thousands of footsore walkers bursting to tackle England’s highest peak.

Ultra runner aims to beat 13-year Lakeland record

A 13-year-old ultra fellrunning record could fall next month. Mark Hartell’s long-standing extension to the gruelling Bob Graham Round was set in...

Silence will mark Fellsman start in memory of Tracy

A minute’s silence will precede the start of one of England’s toughest long-distance races in memory of a regular competitor who was killed earlier this year.

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