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'Regulate guides' suggestion after Graham Paterson Cuillin fall death

The Scottish Government should consider regulating mountain guides, a sheriff said. Sheriff Derek Pyle made the recommendation following a fatal ac...

British Mountaineering Council pledges: we'll do more for hillwalkers

Many of the BMC's hillwalking members have complained it doesn't represent them well. It's determined to change that...

Outdoor fans urged to support charity in 'David and Goliath' windfarm fight

Mountaineers are urging outdoor fans to back a conservation charity battling a windfarm proposal in what it says is a David and Goliath fight.

John Muir Trust seeks to limit its costs in Stronelairg windfarm case

A conservation charity is attempting to limit its costs in a legal challenge to a major windfarm development.

John Muir Trust seeks judicial review of Stronelairg windfarm decision

Campaigners are seeking a judicial review of the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a controversial windfarm in the Highlands.

Liz Truss appointed Environment Secretary as Cameron sacks Paterson

The climate-change sceptic minister in charge of England’s outdoors has been sacked by Prime Minister David Cameron, to be replaced by a rising star from the Conservative Party.

Trip-wire alarm failed the morning Horatio Chapple was killed by polar bear

A former High Court judge’s report into the death of a schoolboy when he was mauled by a polar bear on an Arctic expedition found safety equipment did not work and firearms training was inadequate.

Ramblers' review call as farmer cleared after walker Roger Freeman's death

A farmer has been acquitted of manslaughter following the death of a walker attacked by cattle on his land.

Campaigning Kate Ashbrook marks 30 years with Open Spaces Society

A tireless campaigner for walkers’ rights today celebrated 30 years with Britain’s oldest national conservation body.

Dales body adjourns John Blackie hearing indefinitely after barns row

A national park body has adjourned indefinitely a hearing into the conduct of one of its members. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority member Jo...

National Trust for Scotland joins fight against Stronelairg windfarm

Scotland’s biggest conservation charity has thrown its weight behind the campaign against the building of a huge windfarm in the Highlands.

Naked Rambler Stephen Gough's human rights not breached, court rules

The Naked Rambler Stephen Gough has failed in an appeal to a European court against a breach of his human rights.

Death-fall teen Andrew Lucas's family agrees payment from Brathay group

The family of a teenager who died after a fall from a mountain five years ago have settled their legal claim against the trust that organised the expedition.

Cumbria police warn they will prosecute Devil's Bridge jumpers

Police warned that they will prosecute anyone found jumping from a bridge at a Cumbrian beauty spot. Cumbria Constabulary said people leaping from ...

Fleece maker Polartec accuses Pontetorto of patent infringement

Outdoor textile company Polartec is suing an Italian firm for alleged patent infringement. The Massachusetts-based company, which invented modern s...