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Mountain search fails to find missing walker

A major search involving five mountain rescue teams took place after a walker was reported missing. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a searc...

Happy New Year to all of you from all of us

We’d like to wish all of our readers and all of our friends and supporters a very Happy New Year. The great outdoors has been full of incident an...

Midnight rescue for walker lost in foul weather

A walker was rescued from a Peak District fell after getting lost in the dark. Three mountain rescue teams were joined by animals and handlers from...

Olympic torch events scupper rescue teams' main fundraiser

The planned arrival of the Olympic torch has scuppered the main fundraising event for two volunteer rescue teams.

Happy Christmas from everyone at grough

We’d like to wish all our readers and friends a happy Christmas. All the team here at grough extend festive greetings to our readers and friends ...

New ski slope owners plan ice-climbing wall

The new owners of a Clydeside indoor ski slope have pledged to set up an ice-climbing wall and improve the facilities.

Criminals' cash will buy gear for rescue team's junior club

A rescue team’s junior club will be able to buy outdoor gear, thanks to criminals’ cash. North Yorkshire Police donated £2,040 to the Outdoor ...

From the Borders to Iceland: trust's helpers clock up 5,600 hours

Volunteers from a conservation charity cleared more than 600 bags of rubbish from wild areas last year, clocking up 5,600 hours of unpaid work.

Last-minute stocking fillers for outdoors fans

Looking for a last-minute gift for the outdoor enthusiast in your life? We have a few pointers to stocking fillers for outdoor fans...

Rescuers use software again to find lost walkers

Mountain rescuers used specialist software and a smartphone to find two walkers lost in a remote part of a national park.

The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view

Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.

Tributes to mountain rescuer who died after Afghan attack

A member of an RAF mountain rescue team has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence announced that Squadron Leader Anth...

Ramblers team up with private healthcare firm

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity has teamed up with a private healthcare provider in a move that will see it offer discounted membership.

National park boss hopes for Olympic boost in difficult year

The boss of England’s biggest national park is hoping for a bounce from the London Olympics in what he sees as a tough year for business.

Walker dies in Snowdonia avalanche

A man has died in an avalanche on a Snowdonia mountain. The man, in his mid-30s fell about 150m (500ft) when a cornice collapsed on Y Garn this aft...

Pub diners can help preserve Three Peaks paths

Diners in a Yorkshire Dales pub will be helping a project that maintains some of the most popular paths in the Three Peaks area.

Rescuers praise injured walker who hobbled off a mountain

Rescuers have praised an injured walker who managed to hobble to the base of a mountain with their help.

Sponsor signs up for three-year mountain festival deal

Outdoor brand Dare 2b has signed up to sponsor a major mountain festival for three years. Keswick Mountain Festival announced the deal, which it sa...