New Houdini fleece is first to use Polartec's biodegradable Power Air fabric

First jacket using Power Air fabric goes on sale as Polartec commits to using 100 per cent recycled material across full range.

Mountaineers urge planners to look at bigger picture with Glen Etive hydro schemes

Mountaineers in Scotland are urging planners to look at the bigger picture when considering proposals for hydro-electric schemes in Glen Etive.

Spare the glitter and use porridge to help Rudolph fly, says expert

Families helping Rudolph and his friends on Christmas Day are being advised he doesn’t need a glittering trail to find his way.

Happy Christmas from all of us to all of you!

We’d like to wish our readers, followers, friends and everyone in the great outdoors a happy Christmas.

Hypothermic walkers airlifted to hospital after spending 18 hours on Kinder Scout

Two walkers were airlifted to hospital after spending more than 18 hours on Kinder Scout in conditions described by rescuers as atrocious.

Hill sleuths' survey reveals true values of Snowdonia peak Foel Penolau

Myrddyn Phillips and his colleague Aled Williams go weaselling in the boulders of in a quest to find out whether the rocky peak measures up.

Winter onset heralds start of Lakeland felltop assessors' daily Helvellyn ascents

The first day of December marks the start of meteorological winter and it also means shifts begin for one of the country’s most unusual seasonal jobs.

Climber Mick Fowler looks forward to a return to Himalaya after his most taxing year

Just when he thought he had put his cancer behind him, it returned; but now the mountaineer is looking forward finally to his planned Himalaya trip.

Ingleton touted as Three Peaks start to relieve pressure on Horton in Ribblesdale

A group of businesses in the Yorkshire Dales is appealing to walkers to adopt a different route for the area’s Three Peaks Challenge.