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Artist's hyper-realist paintings will feature in mountain festival

Paintings by a mountain artist will be on show from this weekend as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival.

Walkers invited to walk the extra mile as route grows

Scotland’s most popular long-distance trial gains in stature this weekend, with walkers facing a greater challenge.

TV climber's plans hit by rock injury

Climber Dave MacLeod’s plans for the televised climb on a Hebridean cliff were hit this week when he was injured by a falling rock.

Mountain rescue helicopter crew features on TV tonight

The crew of Britain’s busiest search and rescue helicopter base will feature on television tonight.

Quids in: Nevis walkers to face charges?

Would you be prepared to pay to walk up Britain’s highest mountain? Walkers could soon be asked to put their hands in their pockets before they h...

Award walkers found safe after major Highlands search

A major search was launched today for six teenage walkers missing in the Highlands. The four girls and two boys, aged between 16 and 17, failed to ...

Old clothes and banana skins greet Nevis volunteers

Abandoned clothes were among items found on Ben Nevis recently – despite the mountain’s summit being covered in more than a metre of snow.

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.

Runner's bid for munro record books is on track

If it’s Friday, it must be Drumochter. On a grand tour of the Scottish Highlands, it can be easy to forget where you are. But for Stephen Pyke, t...

Nevis walker airlifted after slip

A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain yesterday after slipping while coming down from the peak.

First winter snows fall on Highlands

The first snows of the Scottish winter arrived early this year – in August. A brief, two-hour flurry was reported on the Cairngorm tops last week...

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.

Nevis walker stretchered off mountain after injury

A walker was stretchered from Britain’s highest mountain after injuring herself. The incident happened when the woman, who has not been named, wa...

Nevis walkers' chance to put something back

Mountain lovers are being urged to put something back with a spruce-up of Britain’s highest mountain.

Gondola mooted for Cairn Gorm by Ramblers' boss

A gondola system should be considered for Cairn Gorm as part of a review of access to the mountain, according to the head of the Ramblers in Scotland.