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Queen honours outdoors stalwarts

A mountain rescue stalwart has been appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Roger Jones, who for many years was leader of the Ogwen Val...

High drama for injured Bonita as Sherpas risk own lives

Record-breaking Everest summiteer Kenton Cool has praised a team of Sherpas who put their own lives at risk to save a British woman’s life after she slipped on the mountain.

Cool eighth summit helps Bonita to Everest record

A novice mountaineer this morning became the youngest British woman to reach the highest point on earth.

Ranger aims for 60-hour Coast to Coast run

A national park ranger plans to run the distance of more than seven marathons to help a hospital treating his partner for cancer.

No summit scattering for Hillary's ashes

The remains of the first man to climb the world’s highest mountain will not now be scattered on its summit.

Sherpa starts journey to scatter Hillary's ashes on Everest

A Sherpa today began a journey to scatter the ashes of Everest mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary on the mountain he climbed 57 years ago.

Cool aims for new record with Everest charity attempt

Seven-times Everest summiteer Kenton Cool aims this spring to extend his record with a further attempt on the world’s highest mountain.

Novice aims to be youngest British woman to summit Everest

Ever woken up with a crazy idea? Personally, I find it an effort even to realise what day it is, but one young woman did indeed awake with a dream. ...

End to Met's seasonal forecasts after 'mild winter' criticism

Britain’s national weather forecasting body today announced it would no longer issue public seasonal predictions and would instead compile monthly forecasts.

Briton dies on Everest after going blind

A British climber has died on Everest after he went blind during his attempt. Peter Kinloch, who worked as a civilian for Merseyside Police, had su...

Teenager claims Everest record as Apa notches up 20th summit

An American teenager today became the youngest person to summit the world’s highest mountain. Jordan Romero, 13, of Big Bear, California, reached...

Houlding will reopen adventure booking centre

Climbing star Leo Houlding will officially reopen a historic Lake District building at the centre of fellrunning challenge.

Sherpa expedition will attempt to recover Everest bodies

A group of climbers is planning to retrieve the bodies of some of the mountaineers who have died on the world’s highest mountain.

Everest's height finally settled – sort of

In 1852, an Indian surveyor and mathematician Radhanath Sikdar, clearly calculated that a distant peak in the closed kingdom of Nepal – formerly known as Peak B and then renamed Peak XV – was the highest in the world.

Man dies after 650ft Lakeland fall

A man has died after falling from a crag in the Lake District. The walker was with two work colleagues when he fell 200m (650ft) from Great End in ...

Mountain council numbers on the up as finances hold

Membership of Britain’s representative mountaineering body continued to climb last year. Of course they did, that’s why they join the British M...

Fiennes injured in car crash after High Peak Marathon run

Eccentric Everest summiteer Sir Ranulph Fiennes was hospitalised yesterday when he crashed his car after taking part in a night-time mountain marathon.