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Writer's workshops will take in walks to Pennine landmarks
A keen walker and runner will run a series of writing workshops that incorporate walks to landmarks in the South Pennines.
Whisky and walking combine in guidebook launch
Outdoor enthusiasts are being invited to meet guidebook authors and sample malt whisky at an event in July.
Colin passes half-way mark on 700-mile Scots watershed run
An ultrarunner aiming to complete a 700-mile route along Scotland’s watershed has passed the half-way point.
Tory peer replaces Labour lord as head of conservation group
A Labour peer is stepping down as president of a conservation charity, and will be replaced by a Conservative farming and landowning member of the House of Lords.
Plenty of space for camping as tent team sets altitude record
Perhaps it’s something in the air, but the team at Scottish outdoor brand Vango went stratospheric with their latest jaunt: space camping.
Bonita salutes woman who took her Everest record
An Everest summiteer has offered her congratulations to the woman who broke her record as the youngest female Briton to get to the top of the world’s highest mountain.
£10k gift will mark life of mountain rescuer who died in climbing accident
The family and friends of a former mountain rescue team member who died in a climbing accident earlier this year have donated £10,000 to a fund to commemorate his life.
Rescue ends walker's Coast to Coast effort after just one mile
A walker was rescued after injuring himself less than a mile after starting a 192-mile trek. The man suffered an ankle injury on St Bees Head today...
Almost 2,000 teens complete gruelling Ten Tors
Almost 2,000 teenagers managed to complete a tough two-day challenge over Dartmoor at the weekend. Organisers of the Ten Tors challenge said 251 of...
Man dies in fall from popular scrambling route
A man has died in a fall from one of the Lake District’s most popular scrambling routes. The man took what was described by rescuers as ‘a big ...
Doc Martin actor opens England's third-longest national trail
England’s third-longest national trail was officially opened today by actor Martin Clunes. The television star cut a ribbon at Far Moor Bridge ne...
Frostbite quadruple amputee climber talks of continuing challenges
A mountaineer whose climbing partner was killed in an incident which led to his own arms and legs being amputated will speak about his experiences.
Climbing club members help put new boots to test in Alpine trip
Outdoor retailers joined climbing club members to test a new mountaineering boot in an innovative venture organised by The North Face.
Exhausted walker rescued from fell as heatwave continues
Two mountain rescue teams were involved in a lengthy mission to help an exhausted walker from a Lakeland fell.
Dismay at plans to blast buzzard nests and capture raptors
Britain’s biggest bird conservation charity has condemned the coalition Government’s plans to trap buzzards and destroy their nests.
Last few places up for grabs in Highland mountain marathon
Organisers of a mountain marathon taking place next month said there are still a few places left. The Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon will be held in...
Five will tackle Snowdon in memory of friend who died on mountain
Five men will walk to the top of Wales’s highest mountain in memory of a friend who fell to his death on the hill earlier this year.
2,400 teens start one of country's toughest moorland challenges
More than 2,000 teenagers are bedding down in temporary camps on Dartmoor at the end of the first day of one of England’s biggest outdoor challenges.