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Ex-City accountant joins list of outdoor greats

A former City accountant and his wife have joined a group of outdoor luminaries that includes Everest summiteers Sir Chris Bonington and Doug Scott.

TV detective backs wild land campaign

A television detective more suited to solving murders on the streets of Maryhill is backing an appeal to protect the wild hills and countryside of the UK.

Everest sea-to-summit climber to lecture in England

The man who claims the record as the only climber to ascend the full height of Everest will hold a series of lectures in England.

Sheer lunacy: climbing’s next frontiers are out of this world

A new Seven Summits challenge beckons. But future mountaineers will need top gear and deep pockets...

Five in running for top mountain book award

The shortlist for one of mountain literature’s top awards has been announced. The Boardman Tasker prize, named after Peter Boardman and Joe Taske...

Bonington tickets are prize for mountain council winner

Members of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland have the chance to win free tickets to hear a lecture by one of the elder statesmen of British climbing.

Cash and gear on offer for winning adventurers

Fancy being the next Sir Chris Bonington? Berghaus, the company the Everest summiteer chairs, is offering cash and gear to adventurers who are chos...

Ridge may be named after Everest hero Hillary

A ridge on New Zealand’s highest mountain may be named after the first man to summit Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary topped out on Everest with Sherp...

Fiennes faces driving charge after crash

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes faces a careless driving charge following a collision that happened in March this year.

Felltop pair gear up for start of 'perfect job'

Two men are gearing up for a four-month project that will see each of them climb almost the height of Everest every other week.

Women climbers will top Dundee film festival bill

There’s a strong female presence at this year’s Dundee Mountain Film Festival, with top French climber Catherine Destivelle topping the bill, and South African mountaineer Cathy O’Dowd joining musician Anni Hogan.

Kendal will feature behind scenes look at MacLeod's Big Climb

The team behind the recent live broadcast of the BBC’s The Big Climb will be one of the main draws at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival.

Rescuers star on silver screen as festival begins

A team of Lake District mountain rescuers will join some of mountaineering’s biggest names on the silver screen this week as part of a film festival.

Fiennes fined after post-marathon car smash

Eccentric explorer and Everest summiteer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been fined £1,000 after crashing his car after taking part in the High Peak Marathon earlier this year.

Slumdog director's film of amputee climber will close festival

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle’s film about the American climber who cut off his own arm to escape an isolated canyon in Utah will be the closing film of this year’s London Film Festival.