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On test: insulated jackets

As winter takes hold, you need gear that will keep you warm on the hill. We look at nine jackets and see how they perform...

Injured walker spends longest night of year in storm on Ullswater fell

A walker with a broken ankle was rescued after spending the year’s longest night in a storm on a Lake District fell.

Yorkshire Dales corporate walkers help fund tree-planting scheme

Corporate visitors to the Yorkshire Dales are helping put something back during their team-building exercises in the national park.

Despite the thaw, Scottish avalanche service starts tomorrow

It may not feel like it at the moment, with unseasonably mild weather and mountain-tops unfrozen, but it’s winter.

Chris Townsend steps up to mountaineering council's ambassador post

An expert on Britain’s hills has been appointed an ‘ambassador’ to inspire existing and new walkers to pull on their boots and head for the high ground.

On test: winter waterproof jackets

As winter takes hold, you need a good, reliable waterproof. We put six jackets to the test to see how well they will keep you dry...

Ramblers tell Scots Parliament: set up national park on Harris

Scotland needs a third national park, Ramblers have told the nation’s parliamentarians. And the existing Cairngorms national park should be exten...

On test: Asolo Reston WP boots

Innovative anatomical design makes for comfortable boots suited to less technical routes...

Walker with injured leg airlifted from Pavey Ark

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring his leg. The 39-year-old from Surrey was walking near Bright Beck in Great Langdale...

Happy Christmas from everyone at grough!

Best wishes of the season to all our readers and customers. Have a fabulous festive time!...

Outdoor boss warns UK industry of gathering storm over waterproofing chemicals

Greenpeace is gunning for the outdoor industry because of chemicals in waterproof gear. But Nikwax's boss believes every cloud has a silver lining...

Fuel-gauge worry grounds almost half Britain's air ambulances

Almost half the UK’s air ambulances were grounded after a fault was found on one of the aircraft. The move left Scotland without air ambulance co...

Great Dodd walker in night-time rescue after torch fails

A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after her headtorch failed in the dark. The 52-year-old was walking on Great Dodd at the northern end of ...

Chamu Kuppuswamy named top UK volunteer for Peak District work

A university law lecturer has been named volunteer of the year for her work championing the Peak District to ethnic minorities.

Ramblers reveal 100,000 path problems as cuts stop public walking

Cuts in funding for England’s local authorities are stopping people going for a walk, the Ramblers warned.

Dave Howarth takes over as Kendal rescuers' team leader

A Cumbrian mountain rescue team has a new leader. Dave Howarth has taken over as Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team, after Eddie Harrison stepp...

Three walkers winched to safety after getting stuck on Tryfan

hree men were winched from a Snowdonia mountain after getting stuck on steep ground. The trio were tackling the North Ridge of Tryfan when they got...