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Peak District walker suffers broken back in freak Snake Pass culvert fall

A walker suffered a broken spine after being swept away in a Peak District stream. The woman, in her 50s, was with a group walking near the Snake P...

Two teams in rescue of hypothermic Snowdon walker in jeans and trainers

A hypothermic walker wearing jeans and trainers was rescued from Wales’s highest mountain after getting lost.

Rescuers aid exhausted The Spine runner after Mikaeel Kular search

Members of a Scottish mountain rescue team went to the aid of a runner in difficulties in the closing stages of an ultrarunning event dubbed ‘the most brutal race’.

Two rescued after being stuck overnight for 13 hours on Devil's Point

Two walkers were found perched in a precarious position after a major search operation involving eight mountain rescue teams in the Cairngorms.

Lost walker and mountain biker Peak District rescues earn police praise

A major search involving 30 volunteer mountain rescuers was launched to find a missing walker in the Peak District.

Hypothermic Coast to Coast walker rescued by Honister Mine staff

Mountain rescuers were alerted to a hypothermic walker, the third in two days in the Lake District. The man, who was attempting the Coast to Coast ...

Hypothermia warning after Langdale walker rescued from Red Tarn

A group of hypothermic walkers was helped from a Lakeland fell after calling out rescuers. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team warned of the in...

Review: Mountaincraft and Leadership by Eric Langmuir

A new, fourth edition of 'Langmuir' is an updated version of the hillwalker's 'bible'...

Plea to Snowdon walkers after mother and son rescued in 70mph winds

A woman and her son suffering from hypothermia were airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after losing their way.

More than 50 rescuers in night operation to save group on Pumlumon Fawr

A group of walkers, including one hypothermic woman, was rescued from a mid-Wales mountain in an eight-hour night-time operation involving more than 50 volunteer team members.

Mountain experts warn winter walkers: cotton can kill

Mountain experts have warned winter hillgoers that cotton can kill. Wearing clothes made of cotton can increase the risk of succumbing to hypotherm...

Despite the thaw, Scottish avalanche service starts tomorrow

It may not feel like it at the moment, with unseasonably mild weather and mountain-tops unfrozen, but it’s winter.

Hypothermic walkers airlifted from Cheviots after getting lost in dark

Five walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark on the Pennine Way and suffering early symptoms of hypothermia.

Warning to walkers after unexploded shells found on Peak District moor

Mountain rescuers warned walkers and runners after dangerous unexploded shells were found on moorland.

Second hypothermia case for Langdale team as Angle Tarn walker rescued

A hypothermic walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after friends called for help. The Langdale incident was the second in two days involving w...

Hypothermic caver rescued from Gaping Gill in Yorkshire Dales

A caver was rescued from the Yorkshire Dales’ biggest pothole after spending up to three hours hanging on a rope.

Hypothermic walkers airlifted from fell above Swirl How

A group of hypothermic walkers was airlifted from a Lake District fell. Three mountain rescue teams were involved in the operation to reach the gro...

Rescuers brave blizzards to find brothers stranded in Brecon Beacons

Mountain rescuers battled night-time blizzards to rescue two brothers who got into difficulties attempting the ascent of south Wales’s highest mountain.