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Injured man airlifted from Coniston fell after falling 100ft from scramble
A man was airlifted from a Lake District mountainside after falling about 100ft. A member of the public raised the alarm after seeing the man tumbl...
Cairngorm team in 'brutal' stretcher carry of injured walker in eight-hour night rescue
Rescuers in the Cairngorms were forced to make a ‘brutal’ stretcher carry over several miles after a man suffered a serious injury in a fall.
Rescuers searching for missing Lakeland walker Dawid Kancyr find body - updated
Rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Lake District have found a body. The search for Dawid Kancyr centred on Scafell Pike...
Passing walker guides team to true position of injured woman on Snowdonia peak
A passing walker guided rescuers to an injured woman on a Snowdonia mountain, after the team had been told she was on a different peak.
Body of missing French walker found on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia
The body of a missing walker has been found by rescuers on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia. The French tourist was reported missing when he failed to ret...
Climber freed from Borrowdale rock crack after getting stuck
A climber was released unscathed after a major operation to free her when she became trapped in rocks in Borrowdale.
Walker suffering heart attack among six bank-holiday callouts for Ogwen team
Several walkers, climbers and a man suffering from a suspected heart attack were among those rescued over a busy bank holiday weekend by a team in Snowdonia.
Cadair Idris walker airlifted to hospital after serious finger injury
A woman was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after suffering a serious injury to her finger. Rescuers examining her realised she risked losing t...
Rescuers praise walkers who helped injured man after Hay Stacks fall
Rescuers have praised walkers who helped a man who fell 10ft on a Lake District mountain. The 56-year-old from the Wirral was walking alone when he...
Rescuers use washing-up liquid to free trapped Snowdonia climber
Rescuers used their tailoring skills and copious amounts of washing-up liquid to free a climber jammed in a crack on a Snowdonia rockface.
Coastguard releases footage as injured climber winched after Skye fall
A climber was winched from a rockface after injuring herself in a fall on the Isle of Skye. The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was on a sea clif...
Injured walker airlifted from Glen Strahfarrar munro as winds hit 80mph
A rescuer has praised the skill of a helicopter crew after an injured walker was airlifted from a Highland munro in winds gusting to more than 80mph.
Lost family with two children winched from Snowdonia mountain in darkness
A family with two young children was winched from a Snowdonia mountain in darkness after they got lost.
Irish rescue team member Kevin Hallahan dies in Crib Goch accident in Snowdonia
A volunteer from an Irish rescue team has died in an accident in Snowdonia. Kevin Hallahan of the Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team was takin...
Coast to Coast walker suffers head injury in Greenup Edge fall
A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring her head in a fall while on the Coast to Coast route in the Lake District.
Man dies and another seriously hurt in two 650ft Striding Edge falls in two days
A man has died and another was seriously injured in two incidents on successive days on Striding Edge on Helvellyn.
Patterdale rescuers launch boat in search for 'intoxicated' couple on Ullswater
Members of a Lake District mountain rescue team took to the water in the early hours of Wednesday after a domestic incident was reported on Ullswater.
Major 13-hour Dartmoor search called off after lost walkers located at bus station
A major search on Dartmoor lasting more than 13 hours was called off when rescuers learnt the two lost walkers at the centre of the operation had been picked up from a bus station.