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Fogle helps launch ethnic minority national park scheme

Antarctic adventurer Ben Fogle will today help launch a scheme to open up England’s national parks to ethnic minorities.

William joins Lakeland rescuers in Helvellyn ascent

Walkers setting out today to climb England’s third highest mountain could have been forgiven for thinking a major incident was underway on the fells.

Second ridge walker's death prompts safety calls

A man has died while tackling a Highlands ridge, just a month after a man perished at the same site in Glencoe.

Cave man airlifted from fell after fall

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell today after injuring himself in a cave. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to help the 18-yea...

'Dead chuffed' Bragg wins Fellsman at first attempt

The list of starters for one of the country’s most gruelling long-distance events was missing one significant number.

New winner guaranteed for Fellsman as 400 hit the hills

One of the toughest events in the fellrunning calendar takes place this weekend when close to 400 competitors will climb a total of 3,350m (11,000ft) during the route across the highest ground in the Yorkshire Dales.

Jebb back in winning form as he takes 2009 Three Peaks title

Race favourite Rob Jebb stamped his authority on the Three Peaks event this afternoon with an emphatic return to winning ways in the gruelling 24-mile run.

Julia's coast walk hits the Heart of the Lakes

Julia Bradbury’s Coast-to-Coast Walk continues tonight with a trip through the Heart of the Lakes. In the second of the six-part series following...

Julia's Coast-to-Coast walk hits the screens

Set the recorders: Julia Bradbury takes to the hills on our screens again next week with the follow up to the Wainwright’s Walks series.

Runners will take to the fells for 100-miler

More than 200 super-fit athletes will tackle one of the country’s toughest mountain races this weekend.

Two complete thousand-mile treks for charity

Like buses, you wait for ages for someone to tackle a challenge the whole length of Britain and along come two together.

Just a minute, Mr Naismith, can that be right?

Life, inevitably, has its ups and downs. And we hillwalkers love them. It’s why we set out, week after week, to slog up another fell or mountain,...

First-timer Jez storms to victory in Fellsman

Novice Fellsman entrant Jez Bragg took the winner’s trophy at his first attempt this weekend, storming home in sometimes appalling weather conditions to finish the course in less than 11 hours.

Falls provide cave rescuers with extreme action

Cave rescuers were kept busy this week with a tricky operation involving ropework to get to inaccessible areas of one of the Yorkshire Dales’ best known beauty spots.

Scilly to Unst: Stuart's 1,400-mile charity trek across Britain

A long-distance runner is preparing for the ultimate challenge: the length of the whole British Isles using only muscle power.

Hero dog Ruswarp will watch over Dales station

An effigy of a heroic dog who stayed at his dead master’s side for 11 weeks on a Welsh hillside has been unveiled on England’s most scenic railway.

Report finds mountain rescue teams under strain

Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District are finding it increasingly hard to meet their commitments as the number of callouts rises.

Puzzle for rescuers as cavers go down wrong pot

Rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales were involved in two major searches at the weekend – one above ground and one below.

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