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Walker's 52 Snowdon ascents raise thousands for charity
A retained firefighter has completed his goal of walking to the top of Snowdon once a week in the past year.
Avalanche service starts early, as risk rises in Cairngorms
Parts of the Highlands are at high risk of avalanche, experts have warned. With much of Britain in the grip of early winter conditions, the sportsc...
Mountain forecasts go online earlier for winter hillwalkers
The independent meteorology service aimed at hillwalkers and climbers has gone into winter mode, with earlier forecasts for the following day.
Ten rescued in Snowdonia mountain incidents
Ten walkers have been rescued in four separate incidents in Snowdonia. Three people were brought to safety by members of the Llanberis Mountain Res...
Climbers and walkers asked to help with Snowdon clean-up
Hillwalkers and climbers are being asked to help with a clean-up of the area round the highest lake on Wales’s highest mountain.
Athlete knocks off five ascents of Snowdon to raise charity cash
An endurance athlete made five ascents of Wales’s highest mountain in less than 24 hours – with an 18kg (40lb) rucksack on his back.
Body found on Snowdonia hillside
The body of a man was found by workers on a Snowdonia hillside. The grim discovery was made near the Sarn Helen Roman road between Moel Siabod and ...
Survey puts Welsh mountain into 1,000m 'super league'
The league of Welsh ‘super mountains’ gained a new member today with the news that a survey of a Snowdonia peak revealed its true height to be more than 1,000m Glyder Fawr, Wales’s fifth highest mountain, has been promoted to the super league following measurements by hill sleuths Graham Jackson, John Barnard and Myrddyn Phillips.
Pair will tackle Three Peaks, the hard way
A pair of Ayrshire adventurers aim to tackle the national Three Peaks Challenge using only muscle power, to raise cash for a conservation charity.
2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...
Forecasters warn of snowy conditions later this week
Dust off your crampons and dig out your ice axe; winter is on the way back. Both the Mountain Weather Information Service and the Met Office say mu...
Early taste of winter as snow cloaks Britain's mountains
Winter has arrived in many parts of Britain, with snow and high winds affecting many upland areas. Plas y Brenin, the national mountain centre at C...
'Dalek' generation is 'terrified of the countryside'
Bacon comes from sheep, according to more than a quarter of teenagers, and a Dalek is more familiar to many youngsters than a magpie.
Snowdonia death-fall walker named
A walker who died after falling 50m (170ft) from a Snowdonia mountain at the weekend has been named. Graham Bunn, 46, of Stockton on Tees, County D...
National park groups welcome decision to ditch nuke plants
The coalition Government will not go ahead with plans to build two new nuclear power stations at sites on the Cumbrian coast, but a further reactor will be built at the existing Sellafield nuclear facility if Parliament agrees.
Hill-list couple complete third mountain round
The couple who gave their names to a whole class of hills have completed an impressive third round of all the mountains in England and Wales.
Will Welsh peak be promoted to metric super league?
Wales could have a new ‘super mountain’ after a group of amateur hill sleuths turned their attention to a Snowdonia peak.
Duke's Award girl airlifted from mountain
A teenager was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after being taken ill. The 17-year-old girl was rescued from the Dulyn area of the Carneddau, ne...
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