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Lake District signs up for Adventure Capital status

A series of signs has appeared in some of the Lake District’s best loved mountain areas. But these are not messages to warn walkers of the perils...

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.

Kate joins Sir Ran in magazine's list of country greats

The woman once described as the ‘high priestess of the countryside’ is again listed among strange bedfellows in the latest rollcall of leading figures in Britain’s countryside.

Stuart's British Isles Challenge kicks off from Scilly

The charity challenger who aims to cover the length of the British Isles using only muscle power starts his quest tomorrow.

Everest summiteer and TV adventurer is Scouts' new chief

Everest summiteer and television action man Bear Grylls has been appointed the leader of Britain’s Scouts.

BMC presidential deadline looms

Members of the British Mountaineering Council who want to have a say in the organisation’s leadership had better get their fingers out.

Bonington backs campaign against 'eco-lodges'

Britain’s best known mountaineer has thrown his weight behind a campaign against a holiday village in a Cumbrian valley.

Bryson's big postcard urges South Downs action

American author and journalist Bill Bryson will today present a giant postcard to the Government to urge ministers to include the widest possible area in the proposed South Downs national park.

Grants mean Bonington's archive will go online

The contents of Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington’s shed will be preserved, with help from the British Mountaineering Council.

Free winter treats in store in line up of Scottish mountain greats

Everyone loves a bargain, and the Mountaineering Council of Scotland is offering something for nothing.

MacLeod will coach mountain instructors

Mountaineering instructors will be able to improve their technique with a masterclass by two experts at their annual meeting.

Duo's 'Everest' challenge underway - on British hills

Two charity challengers are midway through their ‘staycation’ version of climbing Everest. Darren Edwards and Bryn Posey are aiming to climb mo...

Third time lucky as Fiennes summits Everest

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has made it to the top of Everest at his third attempt. He entered the record books just before 1am this morning as th...

Bonington and Friends victorious as planners reject holiday village

Planners have turned down a bid for a holiday complex on the edge of the Lake District which was opposed by renowned mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington.

Cricketers head for charity match at Everest base camp

A group of charity fundraisers set off today for a cricket match with a difference. The game will be played at Everest base camp, at an altitude of...

Fiennes honours Wainwright walker Tom, six

The six-year-old boy who conquered all the Lake District’s Wainwright summits was honoured today by explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Kiwis enraged by Archer's Everest fiction

The simmering controversy over who was the first to tread on the world’s highest peak has been re-ignited, thanks to the unlikely intervention of a convicted liar.