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Bridgedale provides free socks for 450 Lakeland mountain rescuers

Hundreds of volunteer mountain rescuers in the Lake District will get free pairs of socks to celebrate a UK brand’s centenary.

Walker stretchered from fell above Glenridding after trip leads to injury

A walker was rescued after injuring his leg while coming down a Lake District fell. An ex-member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team came across...

Westminster announces further £¼m grant to mountain rescue teams

The Westminster Government has pledged £¼m for the UK’s volunteer mountain rescue teams in the next fiscal year, Parliament was told.

Changes afoot as Mountain Training launches novices' hillwalking courses

New enthusiasts will be offered skills courses in walking the hills from next month, and a new leadership award for lowland countryside will be launched.

Two teams in night rescue of walkers lost on the Cheviots

Two walkers were rescued from a hill high on the Scottish Borders in a night-time rescue involving volunteer teams from each side of the border.

BBC Dragons unimpressed by Aurora Tyas's Pop&Go Knickers

An innovative outdoors entrepreneur failed to impress television’s dragons with her novel underwear.

Marcus Scotney wins the Spine Challenger as runners continue main race

Marcus Scotney has won a gruelling two-day race-within-a-race run over the southern part of the Pennine Way.

'Larger than life' mountain rescuer Stewart Hulse dies, aged 78

A ‘larger than life’ former mountain rescue leader has died. Stewart Hulse was a founder of the Ambleside Fell Rescue Team and later went on to...

Peak District walker airlifted from moor after breaking leg

A walker was airlifted from remote Peak District moorland after he broke his leg. The man, in his 50s, fell awkwardly while crossing the stream in ...

California comes to Cumbria as George Fisher opens roof-top hot tub

A Lake District outdoor retailer is urging customers to pack their swimming costumes when they next visit the store.

On test: large day rucksacks

Nine packs compared, big enough for an overnight camp or packing that extra winter gear...

Royal Navy crew battles 60mph winds to rescue pair stuck on Glencoe peak

Two walkers were airlifted from a Glencoe mountain after spending the night on the peak. The crew of a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter battled 60mph...

Lochaber rescuers' 'lives at risk' in epic 10-hour rescue on Beinn Eibhinn

Mountain rescuers have described how they faced horrendous conditions in the search for a fallen climber in the Highlands.

Walkers and climbers warned main Borrowdale road will close for six weeks

One of the main roads used by walkers and mountaineers heading for the Lake District’s central fells will be closed for six weeks for emergency repairs.

MP Dan Jarvis joins 200 runners in 23-mile Peak race for mountain rescuers

A Member of Parliament was among 200 runners who took to the Peak District hills to support a mountain rescue team.

The great outdoors in 2013: our look back at the events of the year

'Sheepwrecked fells', a porcupine, octupus and bottled vole: the outdoors can be a surprising place...

Rescued Buckden Pike dog Wufra on mend after leg operation

The injured dog that was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales fell has had an operation on his broken leg. There were fears that the severely malnourishe...

Three callouts for Patterdale rescuers as runners injured in slips

Three runners in a Lake District challenge were rescued after falling and injuring themselves. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out three...