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Climber dies in fall from Black Crag in Borrowdale

A climber has died after falling at a Lake District crag. The 50-year-old woman fell more than 300ft at Black Crag in Borrowdale yesterday...

Call for outdoors leaders to go back to classroom to promote Lakes

National park bosses are turning to outdoor leaders to help them promote the attractions of the Lake District.

Duke's Award teen airlifted from Borrowdale fell after collapsing

A teenager on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after collapsing.

Bonington quits Friends' position as Honister zip-wire plans thrown out

Controversial plans to build a zip-wire on a Lake District mountainside have been thrown out again by national park planners.

UFO spotters prompt Lake District rescue call out on Stick Pass

A group of UFO spotters prompted a callout by mountain rescuers after their lights were spotted by a member of the public.

Walker helps 'vulnerable' man to safety from Sty Head after rescuers called out

A man was walked to safety by a member of the public after he was found on a Lakeland fell. The man from Kent, described as vulnerable, had been re...

Injured Lakeland climber airlifted from Raven Crag after 33ft fall

A climber was airlifted from a Lakeland crag after falling and injuring her head and back. The 52-year-old was on Raven Crag in Combe Gill, Borrowd...

Pair rescued after getting stuck on Lakeland fell

A couple had to be rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on a Lake District route. The pair were walking on the fells above Borrowdale yester...

Mountain biker dies in fall from Lake District fell

Police have named a mountain biker who died in a fall in the Lake District. Michael Farthing, 64, of Penrith, Cumbria, fell between 150m and 200m (...

New free pack details Orton and Tebay walking and cycling routes

Many walkers will have a fleeting acquaintance of Orton in Cumbria. The village is on the route of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk, and feels mo...

Nick Burton's Wainwright's Way charts route from author's birth to death

The enduring fascination with the late author Alfred Wainwright continues for many outdoor fans. And now a walk leader has devised a 126-mile route...

Borrowdale walker rescued after injuring ankle in snow slip

A walker was rescued after injuring her ankle in a slip on snow covered grass on a Lakeland fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out to th...

Rescuers Mark Hodgson and Gari Finch made MBEs in New Year Honours

The leader of one of the Lake District’s busiest mountain rescue teams has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours.

Scafell Pike walkers rescued after getting lost in dark

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark on England’s highest mountain. The pair called for help yesterday about 7.45pm and Wasdal...

Coast to Coast walker airlifted from Kidsty Pike after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell when she injured herself while tackling the Coast to Coast path.

Rescuers warned after Coast to Coast group rescued twice in two days

Mountain rescuers today issued a warning – to colleagues along the Coast to Coast Walk route – after a hapless group had to be rescued twice in two days.