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Two walkers safe after unplanned night on Kinder

Two walkers spent a night sheltering on the Peak District’s highest hill after getting lost in the dark.

Hypothermic walker rescued from fellside

A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell suffering from hypothermia. The man collapsed while walking in Boulder Valley below the Old Man of Conist...

Ten-year-old boy guides rescuers to injured granddad

A 10-year-old boy found walking on a Lakeland forest track was able to guide rescuers to his injured grandfather.

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.

Walker's body found in van after munrobagging trip

The body of a walker has been discovered in a van parked in a layby in the Scottish Highlands. Police said they believed Michael Coffield had been ...

RAF crew use 'spectacular skills' in mother and daughter rescue

RAF helicopter crews showed 'spectacular skills' in rescuing a five-year-old girl and her mother who were winched from a Lakeland ravine after falling 9m (30ft) into freezing water.

Walkers help hypothermic Nevis man

A walker was rescued from Britain’s highest mountain yesterday as strong winds buffeted Scotland and northern England.

Train crew brings child from windswept Snowdon summit

A two-year-old child was brought down from the summit of Wales’s highest mountain by train, after his father carried him to the peak in appalling weather.

Rescued again: students from 'regular customer' college

A group of 23 walkers which had to be led from a Lake District fell at the weekend comes from a college that is a ‘regular customer’ of mountain rescue services.

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.

Hypothermic paddlers treated after three hours in water

Two paddlers were rescued from a Scottish sea loch today after spending three hours in the water. The women were taken to hospital with mild hypoth...

Walker dies after being airlifted from Angus hill

A walker died in hospital after being rescued from a hilltop in the Highlands. John Anderson, 78, of Dundee, was found on the summit of Cairn of Ba...

Mountain rescuers treat capsized Lakes canoeist

Mountain rescuers today went to the aid of a paddler who had capsized in a Cumbrian lake. The 42-year-old, from Cleveleys, Lancashire, was pulled f...

Rescuers battle waist-high snow to save stranded walkers

A mountain rescue team had to walk through waist-deep snow for an hour yesterday evening to rescue a group of walkers stranded in the North York Moors national park.

Do outdoor activities prompt 'egotistical posturing'?

Hands up if you’ve ever heard of the John Muir Award (put it down if you’re a member of the John Muir Trust – that’s cheating).

Two rescued as gales pound Lakeland fells

Two Lake District walkers have been rescued as gales and winds lashed much of northern Britain. Members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were cal...