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Team of 18 helps Barry's wheechair Nevis ascent

A paralysed man has summited the UK’s highest mountain in an effort involving a team of 18 and a trip lasting 12 hours.

Drystone-walling scheme takes prize in Park Protectors' contest

A scheme to encourage traditional drystone walling and fencing skills in a national park has scooped top prize in an inaugural competition.

Outdoors fans' views sought on new Snowdonia visitor centre

Authorities in north Wales have revealed plans for a new visitor centre in the heart of climbing and walking country.

Bleaklow from Longdendale

Pity poor Bleaklow. Few have a good word to say about this boggy hulk, glowering above the busy valley of Longdendale, itself a victim of human engine...

Airlifted walkers 'had no idea where they were going'

A group of walkers airlifted from a Snowdonia mountainside were poorly equipped and had no idea where they were going, rescuers said.

Student aims to be youngest Brit to climb Everest

A student who can trace a family connection back to the first successful Everest summiteers will attempt to become the youngest Briton to climb the world’s highest mountain.

Walker dies on Snowdonia mountain

A man has died while walking in Snowdonia. The 51-year-old was with another man and two women, all members of a south Wales mountaineering club hea...

'Words of advice' for trio after nine-hour night-time mountain rescue

Three men were led to safety after spending nine hours cragfast on a Snowdonia mountain. The walkers, in their 40s and from the Home Counties, call...

Climber who died in Snowdonia gully fall is named

The climber who died in a fall in Snowdonia on Saturday has been named. Stephen John Williamson, 59, of Northop, Flintshire, was fatally injured in...

Rescuers will put their skills on show to the public

Rescuers across England and Wales will demonstrate their skills as part of a continuing campaign to raise public awareness of the work they undertake.

Supporters urged to go in the red for mountain rescuers

Rescuers are appealing to outdoors enthusiasts to go in the red to show their support for the volunteer team.

Climbers safe after eight-hour night rescue

Two climbers were rescued in a night-time operation lasting eight hours. The pair, from Peterborough, were reported overdue after setting out for a...

Charity woman will tackle mountain runs at walking pace

An outdoors enthusiast will tackle three fellrunning challenge routes – at a walking pace. Lochaber-based Keri Page aims to climb almost three ti...

Julia and William back second rescuers' awareness day

Volunteer rescuers will raise their profile with events later this year designed to give the public an insight into their work.

Pedal-power walkers raise cash with Three Peaks Challenge

Two conservation supporters completed a muscle-powered round of Britain’s Three Peaks to raise cash for a charity.

Rescuers use night-vision scope to spot trapped climbers

Rescuers used a night-vision scope to spot two climbers trapped in the darkness on a Snowdonia crag. Members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Or...

Hills set to rock to the sound of musical mountaineers

The hills of north Wales will be alive with the sound of music during a gathering that combines musicianship and mountaineering.

Climber dies after gully fall in Snowdonia

A climber had died after falling from a winter route in Snowdonia. The man, in his 40s, was tackling a gully in Cwm Lloer between Pen Yr Ole Wen an...