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Medal reward for wandering dog's 32 mountain ascents

A dog with a yearning for the hilltops has been made an honorary member of a national park support group.

Julia will light up flood-hit Lakeland town

Fellwalking pin-up Julia Bradbury will brighten a flood-hit town this week when she turns on the Keswick Christmas lights.

Further warnings to Lakeland walkers are more rain due

Lake District national park chiefs are urging walkers to avoid the area’s fells and low-level routes until flood water has subsided.

Police warn walkers to stay off Lakeland fells as rain continues

Police in Cumbria are advising walkers to stay off the Lake District fells this week following unprecedented weather that has seen towns flooded and has cost a policeman his life.

Coasteering pair rescued after cliff injuries

Two men were injured yesterday after falling from sea cliffs near Torquay. The two were part of a party of five coasteering instructors recce-ing r...

Police reward 'Unsung heroes' for rescue work

Police have honoured mountain rescue volunteers for their unstinting work in North Yorkshire. Members of mountain and search and rescue organisatio...

Sheep fleeces used in restored Lakeland path

Walkers on a Lake District path may feel a little sheepish as they cross a notoriously boggy section.

The highs and lows of our country's top spots

Most hillwalkers will identify with the mixture of panic, irrationality and fear that has, at some time, gripped all of us in the midst of a bad expedition up a mountain that just seems to have it in for you..

Walkers can join Everest pair on Lakeland walks

Walkers have the rare chance to join hikes led by two of mountaineering’s best known names this weekend.

National park extension talks will start in December

A public consultation on the enlargement of two of England’s national parks will begin next month. The announcement was made by David Vose of Nat...

Water-rescue training pays off for mountain teams

Training for water rescues paid dividends over the weekend for one of the Lake District’s mountain rescue teams.

Wainwright fans set up cash appeal for flood-hit county

The Wainwright Society has launched an appeal to help the stricken county of Cumbria after the worst floods in living memory.

Cancer man Daryl will recreate Tom's Coast to Coast effort

A cancer patient will follow in the steps of one of his inspirational friends who completed the Coast to Coast walk while in the terminal stages of the disease.

Welsh venue for mountain marathon at eye of storm

Organisers of the Original Mountain Marathon will have been keeping a weather eye on the forecasts this week in the run up to the 2009 which starts tomorrow, Saturday.

999 roaming will mean easier calls for rescue

Walkers and mountaineers can now reach the emergency services by mobile phone in remote areas even if they cannot access their own network.

Mosaic champions get the Lakeland 'buzz'

Would-be ‘champions’ from across the North-West gathered in the Lake District in a bid to encourage more visits to the area from ethnic minorities.

Cyclists take over Three Peaks for annual event

Three Yorkshire Dales fells, normally the domain of walkers and runners, will this weekend be a sea of colourful Lycra-clad cyclists as the annual Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race hits the fells.

Mountain accident blackspots: what's to be done?

Are there places we should avoid in the mountains?...

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