Bonington and Scott lecture raises £4,000 for flood rescuers

A lecture evening by two of Britain’s best known mountaineers raised more than £4,000 for the rescuers who helped residents and visitors during last year’s floods in Cumbria.

Gay weddings plan for Everest base camp

Gay couples could soon have their weddings in the shadow of the world’s highest mountain if plans by a Nepalese politician go ahead.

Bonington and Scott lecture will help Cumbrian mountain rescuers

Two of Britain’s best known mountaineers will reunite to give a one-off lecture to help the volunteer teams that helped rescue people during last year’s floods in Cumbria.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

'Everest' challenge pair set new charity goal

Two men who this year climbed more than the height of Everest in a charity effort to summit ten British mountain peaks have set themselves a new charity challenge.

Everest woman will tell inspirational tale of a mountaineer

The only British woman to have climbed Everest twice will give a lecture in her home town this month.

Fiennes interview is highlight of TV Everest evening

He conquered Everest at the third attempt, scaled the north face of the Eiger despite suffering from vertigo and having had a double heart bypass, and he bears a grudge about being bullied at Eton.

Scots student youngest to top of Ama Dablam

A Scottish teenager has become the youngest person to scale the Himalayan peak of Ama Dablam. Calum Macintyre, 16, summited the mountain on 25 Octo...

Edward: 'death risk makes award more attractive'

Prince Edward is at the centre of an international controversy after he told an Australian newspaper that people were attracted to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award because they could die while undertaking it.