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.

Walkers invited to Coast to Coast celebration

Walkers are being invited to follow in the footsteps of Lakeland’s most venerated chronicler of the fells – in the Yorkshire Dales.

Friends together: walkers urged to put something back into Three Peaks

Standing proud in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales national park are three fells that, for centuries, have been the centre of mankind’s curiosity.

Rescued again: students from 'regular customer' college

A group of 23 walkers which had to be led from a Lake District fell at the weekend comes from a college that is a ‘regular customer’ of mountain rescue services.