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Royal visit will start cave rescuers' celebrations

A member of the royal family will visit the world’s oldest operational cave rescue team. The Duke of Kent will tomorrow meet members of the Cave ...

Every rescuer's nightmare: Mayday! Helicopter down

As mountain rescue teams raise their profile with a series of May Day bank holiday events, a member of the Ogwen Valley team recalls the team's worst nightmare: a mayday message from the helicopter carrying an injured climber they have just rescued.

Cards will help Dales walkers call for help

Help is on the cards for stricken walkers in the Yorkshire Dales. Three volunteer rescue organisations have teamed up to produce a card detailing h...

Experts warn walkers: it's still winter on the hills

The calendar may say it’s spring, but in the mountains, it’s still firmly winter. Authorities in Snowdonia warned that full winter gear – inc...

Julia issues charity challenge to walkers

Walking celebrity Julia Bradbury is urging walkers to take up a challenge to support children at risk.

End to Met's seasonal forecasts after 'mild winter' criticism

Britain’s national weather forecasting body today announced it would no longer issue public seasonal predictions and would instead compile monthly forecasts.

Forget Tweets and get back to basics, says Ramblers vice-president

The Ramblers should spend less time Twittering and more effort on fighting for countryside access. That’s the view of one of the organisation’s...

Avalanche warnings across Britain as thaw starts

Walkers and mountaineers are being warned to take care in Snowdonia after reports of two separate avalanches.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009 (continued)

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

Novice hillrunner Harris wins 60-mile Fellsman challenge

One of the country’s toughest ultra hillrunning challenges was won by a man who only took up running 18 months ago..

Student's Three Peaks Race will raise cash for rescuers

A research student will this weekend tackle a gruelling long-distance fell race to raise cash for a mountain rescue team.

No criminal charges after girl's Ten Tors death

No one will be charged over the death of a girl who died during training for the annual Ten Tors challenge three years ago.

Sheffield Pike: pocket peak with grand views

Bag a couple of wainwrights in an afternoon with an ascent of this outlier of the Helvellyn range...

What future for the outdoor world, post election?

With a general election just round the corner, where will the world of outdoor activities stand after the poll?.

MSPs set up online petition to control hill tracks

Scotland’s mountaineering body has enlisted the support of two Labour MSPs in the fight against the unfettered burgeoning of hill tracks that scar many mountainous areas.

New trail will follow in Wainwright's footsteps

September 1938, and the dark cloud of National Socialism cast its shadow over Europe as Britain prepared for war with Hitler’s growing army.

Arctic conditions greet Lakes new man at the top

The man appointed to the Lake District’s top job has been thrown in at the deep end, with snowdrifts of up to a metre greeting him as he started his new job.