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Mountain rescue expert dies in Snowdonia climbing fall

A mountain rescuer has died after a climbing accident in Snowdonia. John David Evans fell from a path on Clogwyn y Grochan yesterday evening after ...

Boy airlifted from mountain after rockfall

A five-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after being injured on a north Wales mountain. The boy, believed to be from Leicestershire, suffered ...

Inquest opens into Canadian's Snowdonia death fall

An inquest was opened and adjourned this week on the man whose body was found on Tryfan. Roman James Deans, of Bretton, near Broughton, Flintshire,...

Chess, Jethro and the Hafod: all in the latest Corrie

The strange connection between hillwalking and chess finds itself cheek-by-jowl with a discussion on the merits of Snowdon’s new cafe in the latest edition of the ‘hillzine’ The Angry Corrie.

Man rescued from Snowdon for second time

The first time he was rescued from the top of Snowdon, he was described as lucky to be alive. But after a second rescue in five months from Walesâ€...

Snowdon rescue teams in 500ft night-time abseil to reach climber

More than 30 mountain rescuers are taking part in a major operation to save an injured climber on one of Snowdon’s crags.

Inquest opened on Snowdon fall victim

The man whose body was found on Snowdon yesterday was named this evening. Brian William Middleton, 70, of Halifax, West Yorkshire, was reported mis...

Rescuers in search for missing Snowdon walker

An RAF helicopter has joined mountain rescue teams in a search for a lone walker who has gone missing in north Wales.

Mountain experts say: don't be tempted by hype

Don’t be tempted by hype to adopt a gung-ho attitude to tackling mountains in winter. That’s the sound advice issued today by the British Mount...

Scilly to Unst: Stuart's 1,400-mile charity trek across Britain

A long-distance runner is preparing for the ultimate challenge: the length of the whole British Isles using only muscle power.

Woman airlifted after Snowdonia climbing fall

A climber was airlifted to hospital after a fall in a Snowdonia quarry yesterday. The woman was climbing in Vivien Quarry, Llanberis, when the acci...

Met Office launches Peak District mountain forecasts

Walkers in the Peak District now have weather information to help keep them safer, with the introduction of a Met Office site detailing the area’s forecasts and hazards.

Walker airlifted from Snowdon after getting stuck

A man was airlifted from Snowdon today after becoming cragfast on Crib Goch. The walker, in his 30s and from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, rang for...

Climbers attract flak after eight-hour rescue

A group of climbers has come in for flak from rescuers who spent eight hours getting them off a Snowdonia crag.

Experts: winter mountain paths 'only for the experienced'

Don’t become a mountain statistic this weekend. That’s the message from experts who warn that Snowdon and the mountains of north Wales and the Lak...

Fourth man dies on Snowdon

Mountain rescue teams have found the body of a man on Snowdon. Members of the Llanberis, Ogwen Valley and Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Teams had bee...

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 ...

Snowdon death-fall walker named

The man who died on Snowdon on Saturday was today named as Gwyn Norrell, of Snailbeach, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

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