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Bonington to join Parliamentary group for Dales two-peak walk
Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington will tackle two of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks in the company of MPs and peers to help boost an outdoors campaign.
Kendal Mountain Festival short films have chance of Channel 4 showing
Film-makers at one of Britain’s biggest outdoor festivals have the chance to gain even more exposure in a new tie-up with Channel 4.
Mountaineer Alan Hinkes: K2 'nearly as impressive as Roseberry Topping'
With a major new book chronicling his record-breaking ascents of the world's highest mountain out soon, the Yorkshire climber gives us his thoughts on a life spent 'playing out'.
Blind climber Red Széll: Old Man of Hoy ascent was dream come true
The man who claimed the record as the first blind person to climb an imposing Scottish sea stack has spoken of his experience.
Everest 'karma' as Bonington, Cool and Hinkes back climbing's Olympic bid
Three British Everest summiteers are throwing their weight behind the final push for climbing to gain a foothold in the Olympics.
Simone Moro in highest ever Everest helicopter rescue of stricken climber
One of the men involved in the recent ugly confrontation on Everest between three European mountaineers and Sherpas has carried out a daring helicopter rescue of a stricken climber.
Kenton Cool's 'truly epic' Everest Three Peaks set new record
Record-breaking Everest mountaineer Kenton Cool has posted a new first by summiting what he has termed the Ultimate Three Peaks.
Kenton Cool will tackle Three Peaks – Himalaya style
Record-breaking Everest summiteer Kenton Cool has announced plans to climb the Three Peaks – Himalaya style.
That Everest brawl: the Sherpas' view
The rumblings over the rancour and violence at the base of Everest continued today as a climber gave an alternative view of the bust-up between Sherpas and three European climbers.
Kenton Cool and Lakpa Rita's talks give Everest insight from 28 ascents
Two top mountaineers with 28 successful Everest summits between them will stage a series of three lectures in Britain next month.
Sir Chris Bonington reopens refurbished Ambleside youth hostel
Mountaineering elder statesman Sir Chris Bonington officially opened one of his local youth hostels. The YHA Ambleside hostel has undergone a £1.4...
Mountaineer Alan Hinkes appointed first ever YHA ambassador
The organisation that runs youth hostels in England and Wales has appointed mountaineer Alan Hinkes as its first ever ambassador.
Olympic bosses turn down climbing's bid for 2020 Games
Olympic bosses have thwarted climbers’ attempts to have their sport included in the games. The International Olympic Committee today turned down ...
Twitter feed enables 'live' re-enactment of 1953 Everest ascent
The first successful ascent of Everest is being recreated on social media. As the 60th anniversary of Tenzing Norgay’s and Edmund Hillary’s sum...
Walking holiday pair smash South West Coast Path record in charity run
A pair of ultrarunners smashed the record for completing England’s longest national trail. Mark Townsend and Julie Gardener’s traverse of the S...
Kenton Cool eyes up Three Peaks record after 11th Everest summit
Kenton Cool has reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain for the 11th time. He summited Everest at 2am local time today with his climbi...
Everest climber Griffiths: Steck owes his life to pair who stopped violence
A British climber caught in the violence on Everest said he and his companions owe their lives to a Sherpa and western mountaineer who stood up to a mob threatening them with death.
Everest climber Simone Moro: 'Expedition is over' after violent attack
The team that said it was attacked by a group of Sherpas while making its way up Everest is abandoning its expedition.