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Three airlifted from Snowdon in separate incidents
Aircrews and rescuers were kept busy yesterday in three separate incidents on Wales’s highest mountain.
Helicopter joins search for missing walker
A major search is underway for a walker missing on Snowdon. Members of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team have been joined by handlers from the Sea...
Collapsed Snowdon runner named
The fellrunner who died in a mountain race at the weekend has been named. Mark Lear, 45, of Pentir, Bangor, collapsed during the International Snow...
Runner dies following airlift from Snowdon race
A runner died while racing to the mountain’s summit in the annual International Snowdon Race yesterday.
Stuart's British Isles Challenge kicks off from Scilly
The charity challenger who aims to cover the length of the British Isles using only muscle power starts his quest tomorrow.
Walker found by helicopter crew after going missing overnight
A walker has been found safe and well after going missing overnight. The 60-year-old man was found by the crew of a Sea King helicopter from RAF Va...
Rescuers' plea to walkers: respect the mountains
Rescue teams today warned they will find it difficult to deal with the demand if an unprecedented rise in calls for help continues.
Ale at the end of the trail as mountain centre brew launches
Many lovers of the hills say the walk is only half the story, and no trip on to the fells is complete without a good visit to the pub at the end of the journey.
Mountain forecasters offer mobile service in site update
Mobile phone users can now forecasts from a dedicated mountain weather service. The Mountain Weather Information Service, an independent meteorolog...
Police apologise to family of dead fellrunner
A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died during a mountain race at the weekend. North Wales Police issued a statement followin...
Girl with graze airlifted from mountain
A helicopter was called to a Snowdonia mountain yesterday to airlift a young walker who turned out to have a grazed knee.
Surveyors have new mountain cafe mapped
Snowdon’s new summit cafe will appear on maps from September after Ordnance Survey staff mapped the building.
Welsh campaigner dies on walk despite helicopter airlift
A prominent countryside campaigner and environmentalist died at the weekend while walking in Snowdonia.
Nevis summit hair salon will be a cut above
Walkers who make it to the top of Britain’s highest mountain this Sunday may find themselves a cut above the rest.
Replacement for 'highest slum' finally opens on Snowdon
The replacement for the building once described as Wales’s highest slum was officially opened today – more than a year overdue.
Runners rescued as atrocious weather hits Welsh 1,000m race
All the competitors in the annual Welsh 1,000m Peaks Race have been found after atrocious unseasonal weather hit the event.
Police warn off-roaders they risk bike seizure
Police have warned motorcyclists they may have their bikes seized if they damage fragile moorland. North Wales Police put out the warning after rep...
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.
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