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Lancashire mill stones put Yorkshire Dales route on firmer footing

Walkers on a Yorkshire Dales hill will find themselves on firmer ground thanks to an import from a Lancashire mill.

50-year-old Stuart Mills wins gruelling Montane Lakeland 100 race

One of the toughest ultrarunning races in the country was won by a 50-year-old, and the fastest woman knocked more than four hours off last year’s winning time.

Mountaineer Alan Hinkes: K2 'nearly as impressive as Roseberry Topping'

With a major new book chronicling his record-breaking ascents of the world's highest mountain out soon, the Yorkshire climber gives us his thoughts on a life spent 'playing out'.

Two lost walkers found sheltering after Cross Fell search

A rescue team pleaded with walkers to carry a map and compass after they were called out to find two lost walkers on the highest hill in the Pennines.

Rescuers find schoolboy who came down Snowdonia peak by seat of pants

Mountain rescuers were called out to find a missing schoolboy who made the descent of a Snowdonia mountain by the seat of his pants.

Mountain rescuers, rambler and explorer honoured in Queen's birthday list

A mountain rescue team leader has been appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Phil O’Brien has been a member of the Bowland Pennine ...

Queen's award for volunteers of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team

One of Scotland’s busiest mountain rescue teams has received royal approval with an award for its unpaid members.

Warning to walkers after unexploded shells found on Peak District moor

Mountain rescuers warned walkers and runners after dangerous unexploded shells were found on moorland.

Kendal team's 60th birthday among national mountain rescue weekend events

A mountain rescue team celebrates its 60th anniversary this weekend. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team will hold its annual collection in its home town o...

Instructor praised for helping Corn Du walker with broken ankle

An outdoor instructor was praised by rescuers after he helped an injured walker and raised the alarm when he came across the man on south Wales’s second-highest mountain.

Gordon Moss named as mountain biker who died in fall at Laddow Rocks

The mountain biker who died in a fall at Laddow Rocks has been named. Gordon Moss, 54, of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, was with five companions on Bl...

Mountain rescue insurance move will enable teams to cover fell races again

The umbrella body for mountain rescue in Scotland has moved to ensure team members have accident insurance when fundraising and providing safety cover for events such as fell races.

Clean-up squad discovers octopus on Scafell Pike

A team of volunteers cleaning up England’s highest mountain discovered an octopus on its summit. The litter pick, organised by Mountain Leader Da...

Patterdale rescuers launch boat to reach injured Ullswater walker

Mountain rescuers used their boat to reach an injured walker on the shore of Ullswater. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 3.30pm...

Lake District and Yorkshire Dales expansion inquiry opens tomorrow

A public inquiry will open tomorrow to consider plans to extend two national parks. Campaigners want to see the enlargement of both the Yorkshire D...

Rescuers use sirens and lights to guide lost Carlton Bank walkers

Rescuers guided a group of lost walkers to safety by sounding their vehicle sirens and turning on the blue flashing lights.

Member of public rescues collapsed Ingleborough charity walker

A walker on a charity challenge was rescued by a member of the public who found her collapsed on a Yorkshire Dales fell.

Great Gable walker dies after collapsing at summit

A walker died after collapsing on a Lakeland fell despite efforts to resuscitate him. The 61-year-old suffered a suspected heart attack on the summ...