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Mountain pair honoured in New Year's list
Renowned climber Joe Brown has been appointed a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List. The Manchester-born mountaineer, one of the founders of the R...
Rescuers work deep into night to rescue injured climber
A climber was rescued in a 10-hour operation on England’s third highest peak. The Penrith man suffered a suspected spinal injury when he slipped ...
Mountain rescuers battle snow to reach stranded hostellers
Mountain rescuers were called to a remote youth hostel to rescue visitors stranded by snow and ice. Police contacted Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Te...
Early taste of winter as snow cloaks Britain's mountains
Winter has arrived in many parts of Britain, with snow and high winds affecting many upland areas. Plas y Brenin, the national mountain centre at C...
Walker stretchered from fell after slip
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell today after injuring herself in a fall. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called at 2.45pm to help th...
Warning to walkers as weather turns and days shorten
Mountain rescuers warned walkers to carry the right gear and a torch after a walker was found safe following a major search involving three teams this evening.
Lost walker found after ignoring rescuers' directions
Three mountain rescue teams and four search dogs were involved in a major search in the Lake District overnight for a walker who got lost despite asking rescuers for directions earlier.
Wainwright calendar cash will go to mountain rescue
Mountain rescuers will benefit from this year’s sales of a Calendar produced by fans of the late Alfred Wainwright.
Festival aims to tempt climbers to high crags
Climbers will congregate in the western Lake District this weekend for a festival run by the British Mountaineering Council.
Rescuers find body during search for missing walker
A body, believed to be that of missing fellwalker Gwenda Merriot, has been found by mountain rescuers.
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.
Benighted fellwalkers keep mountain rescuers busy
Two walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after being caught out by darkness. Members of the Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team w...
Pack your torch – experts' advice as clocks go back
As the clocks go back and daylight shortens, walkers and outdoor enthusiasts need to plan their days out more carefully to avoid becoming a mountain rescue statistic.
Rescuers' renewed plea to walkers after man lost in dark
A second Lake District mountain rescue team has issued a plea to walkers to carry the right equipment as daylight hours get shorter and temperatures fall.
Rescuers star on silver screen as festival begins
A team of Lake District mountain rescuers will join some of mountaineering’s biggest names on the silver screen this week as part of a film festival.
Exhausted woman carried from fell after night search
Two Lake District mountain rescue teams spent six hours in a night-time search on the fells for a woman who had become exhausted while out walking.
Broadcaster is rescue team's new figurehead
A fellwalking broadcaster has been appointed patron of a Lake District rescue team. Stuart Maconie, who completed a round of the 214 wainwrights la...
Early-morning start for ultra runner's record attempt
In the early hours of Saturday morning, when most of the country is slumbering in bed, a small group will gather in a Lake District village to help an ultra runner in his attempt to realise a dream and smash a long-held record.
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8 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
9 Lakes boss Richard Leafe will quit at end of year for new career as Mountain Leader (1)
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