Fellwalker search called off after trail goes cold

Mountain rescuers looking for a missing fellwalker have called off their search after failing to find her in a nine-hour operation.

Rescuer backs call to sign up to emergency text service

Mountain experts are urging all hillwalkers and climbers to register their mobile phones for an emergency text service.

Trust aims to put teams on peaks to mark Munro's birth date

Staff and volunteers from a conservation charity will attempt to summit every munro owned by the organisation in time for the birth anniversary of the man who first listed the mountains.

Coroner urges proper training after Ten Tors death verdict

A coroner said that all adult supervisors in an annual challenge event should hold a nationally recognised qualification.

Cuts put Big Society at risk in the great outdoors

The great outdoors is already a thriving example of the Government’s lauded ‘Big Society’, but cuts to professional staff put at risk the ability of volunteers to help maintain the countryside.

Volunteer cave rescuers pick up Queen's award

A cave and mountain rescue group has received royal approval for its volunteer work. The Cave Rescue Organisation, based in Clapham in the Yorkshir...

Ramblers urge walkers to push Defra on outdoor access

Britain’s biggest walking charity is urging walkers to step up the pressure on the Government to recognise the benefit of taking to the great outdoors.

Search team finds body in Kintail

Rescuers have found the body of a man in the area where hillwalker Stewart Sutherland was believed to have gone missing.

Champion time for urban youths in national park challenge

A group of urban youngsters took the plunge to discover a national park’s attractions during three days of challenge and discovery.