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Isle of Skye Whisky continues mountain rescue support for second year

A Scottish whisky brand will continue its support of mountain rescue north of the border. Ian Macleod Distillers announced it will continue its lin...

On test: three- to four-season walking boots

Is it possible to buy a pair of boots that will keep your feet happy all year round, even with a few winter ventures.

Two Langdale folk festivals will help search dogs and air ambulance

Get your calendars out and put a big circle round two dates next year. Lovers of beer and music can support two rescue organisations while enjoying...

Wainwright-bagger Graham Uney clinches Lakes felltop assesor job

A man who has summited all the Wainwrights four times has clinched a top job in the Lake District. Graham Uney beat 100 applicants to get the post ...

Dartmoor team will make TV lottery appeal to buy rescue drone

A rescue team will make a television appeal to help it buy an innovative piece of equipment to help searches.

On test: softshell jackets

A softshell jacket will breathe much better than a conventional waterproof when heading up the hill, and most will cope with a shower or two.

Lost dog Jasper found safe and well after three days on Scafell Pike

The owner of a dog missing for nearly four days on England’s highest mountain said he was overjoyed at his safe return.

Lake District rescuers forced to crawl in high winds to reach injured walker

Mountain rescuers had to crawl in high winds to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. The woman injured her leg while walking near Red Tarn...

Lake District winter fell-top assessor job up for grabs

As jobs go, it has to be one the country’s most bizarre. Each week’s work involves ascending almost the height of Everest, and braving snow, ra...

Cash boost for mountain rescuers as Chancellor announces VAT relief

Mountain rescue teams will be able to reclaim value added tax, the Chancellor announced today. George Osborne said search and rescue team and air a...

Minister drops in on Fell Care Day as 18 rubber ducks removed from lake

Volunteer paddlers pulled 18 rubber ducks, along with watering cans and a tyre from a Cumbrian lake during a clean-up.

Ian Blake's crag-climbing tale wins top mountaineering writing prize

An account of a desperate solo climb on a mountain crag picked up first prize in a mountaineering literature competition.

British Mountaineering Council pledges: we'll do more for hillwalkers

Many of the BMC's hillwalking members have complained it doesn't represent them well. It's determined to change that...

Royal Marines officer pays tribute to Luke Ireland who died in Glen Clova

A Royal Marines officer has revealed the Commando who died in Glen Clova last week was hoping to become a Mountain Leader.

Terminally ill climber Jeff Lowe will bring film to Kendal festival

One of the major players in the mountaineering world, who is terminally ill, will make an appearance at the upcoming Kendal Mountain Festival.

Rescuers praise injured walker who used plastic sheet to slide off hillside

Rescuers have praised an injured walker who slid on a plastic sheet to get herself off a fell. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out yesterday...

Hypothermic Scafell Pike walker improves after getting to lower ground

A walker who suffered hypothermia while tackling England’s highest mountain was told by rescuers to make her way to lower ground to get out of gale-force winds.