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Three rescuers each clock up 50 years with Dales team

Three members of a mountain rescue team have each chalked up 50 years’ service with their team. The three Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Associatio...

Jez Bragg bags Fellsman crown with record win

Record breaking ultra runner Jez Bragg is the new king of the Dales fells with an emphatic victory in one of Britain's toughest events.

Last minute access bar puts Fellsman race in jeopardy

A long-distance challenge event that has run for almost 50 years was put in jeopardy at the last minute when land managers told organisers they would not let participants cross their land.

Sir Chris joins mountain rescue walk pair

Two mountain rescue team members were joined by Everest summiteer and elder statesman of British mountaineering Sir Chris Bonington for part of their walk across England.

Scottish watershed walks spark debate

Peter Wright's book of his Scottish watershed walk has prompted debate among the hillwalking community .

Dales hill added to list after survey confirms heights

A team of hillwalking enthusiasts has added a Yorkshire Dales fell to a hill list after deciding it measures up to the mark.

Supporters urged to go in the red for mountain rescuers

Rescuers are appealing to outdoors enthusiasts to go in the red to show their support for the volunteer team.

Politician urges outdoors fans to make views heard on hilltracks

A Scottish politician is urging outdoors enthusiasts to make their views known when a consultation paper on hilltracks is published next week.

Pennine watershed walker interviewed on BBC

An outdoors writer who walked the Pennine Watershed was the subject of a BBC radio programme today. Andrew Bibby’s The Backbone of England was a ...

Mountain rescue pair complete Coast to Coast walk for new fund

Two footsore mountain rescuers successfully ended their walk across England to raise cash for a new benevolent fund.

Jez Bragg takes the Fellsman title in record time

Ultra runner Jez Bragg set a new fastest time in one of Britain’s toughest races at the weekend. The Dorset-based athlete broke the six-year-old ...

Youngsters will be put to the test in this weekend's Ten Tors

More than 2,000 young adventurers will take to the hills of Dartmoor this weekend as part of a challenge to test their stamina and strength in trekking across the wilds of the national park.

Met Office figures confirm April was driest on record

April was the warmest on record, according to provisional figures released by the Government’s official weather organisation.

TV appearance for Coast to Coast mountain rescuers

Two mountain rescuers who plan to walk across England will make a television appearance tomorrow. Judy Whiteside and Gail Todd will start their 309...

Lakes mine company presses ahead with zip-wire plans

The operators of a Lakeland mine at the centre of a controversial plan to install a zip wire on the side of a mountain said today they will carry on with the proposals despite the mine’s owner dying in a helicopter crash last month.

Mountain festival adopts Lakeland tourism charity

The organisers of this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival have teamed up with a charity that supports sustainable tourism and conservation in the Lake District.

Final winter safety lectures will take place

The crocuses might be pushing through the soil and the lapwings pee-witting across the fells, but while much of the country enjoys a taste of spring, in the Scottish mountains it’s still winter.