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Views sought on updated avalanche service
The head of Scotland’s avalanche service is seeking views on its provision over last winter. Co-ordinator Mark Diggins, who took over in charge o...
Royal visit will start cave rescuers' celebrations
A member of the royal family will visit the world’s oldest operational cave rescue team. The Duke of Kent will tomorrow meet members of the Cave ...
Silence will mark Fellsman start in memory of Tracy
A minute’s silence will precede the start of one of England’s toughest long-distance races in memory of a regular competitor who was killed earlier this year.
Soap drama as rescuers free climber in a jam
A mountain rescue team found itself at the centre of a soap drama after a climber became wedged following a fall.
Ranger aims for 60-hour Coast to Coast run
A national park ranger plans to run the distance of more than seven marathons to help a hospital treating his partner for cancer.
Student's Three Peaks Race will raise cash for rescuers
A research student will this weekend tackle a gruelling long-distance fell race to raise cash for a mountain rescue team.
Live TV show will follow climbers' Harris attempt
The Scotsman currently pushing climbing’s boundaries will feature in a live television broadcast on a route described as one of the hardest in the British Isles.
Loose boulder threat on Lakeland climbing route
Climbers have been warned about a loose boulder on a Lake District climbing route that could pose a danger if it is dislodged.
Election candidates sign up for 'walkers manifesto'
A fifth of would-be MPs have signed up to support a walkers’ manifesto put forward by the Ramblers as the election campaign gets into full gear.
Rockclimbing Rosie joins Scottish mountaineering board
A star of the rockclimbing community has joined the board of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland. Rosie Goolden qualified as a Mountain Instruct...
Novice hillrunner Harris wins 60-mile Fellsman challenge
One of the country’s toughest ultra hillrunning challenges was won by a man who only took up running 18 months ago..
Outdoor bodies analyse parties' election pledges
Returning officers the length of the UK are dusting down their ballot boxes ready for Thursday’s vote, and pollsters are phoning fickle voters to try to pin down their intentions in what has turned out to be one of the least predictable elections for some time.
Every rescuer's nightmare: Mayday! Helicopter down
As mountain rescue teams raise their profile with a series of May Day bank holiday events, a member of the Ogwen Valley team recalls the team's worst nightmare: a mayday message from the helicopter carrying an injured climber they have just rescued.
Runner's bid for munro record books is on track
If it’s Friday, it must be Drumochter. On a grand tour of the Scottish Highlands, it can be easy to forget where you are. But for Stephen Pyke, t...
Walkers follow Wainwright's footsteps to launch impending guide
More than 40 walkers stepped out in the footsteps of one of the most celebrated guidebook authors to celebrate the launch of a new book detailing one of his earliest routes.
Avalanche service winds up as winter loses its grip
Scotland’s avalanche forecasting service has been scaled back as the winter season draws towards a close.
Everest's height finally settled – sort of
In 1852, an Indian surveyor and mathematician Radhanath Sikdar, clearly calculated that a distant peak in the closed kingdom of Nepal – formerly known as Peak B and then renamed Peak XV – was the highest in the world.
Easter walker rescued from Lakes crag
A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after becoming cragfast at the weekend. The woman was walking above Levers Water near Coniston on Ea...
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