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Six-year-old Tom bags Wainwrights record for charity

A six-year-old has become the youngest to summit all 214 Wainwright peaks in the Lake District. Tom Fryers, who almost died at birth because of bre...

Shoe-factory mountain club wants your hut memories

An outdoors club that was originally formed for workers at a shoe factory wants your help. The K Fellfarers, formerly the walking and climbing club...

Widow says Pavey Ark walker was experienced climber

The man who died after a fall on Pavey Ark in the Lake District was an experienced climber and walker.

Man dies after Lake District fall

A man has died after falling from a fell in the Lake District. He is believed to have fallen about 100m (328ft) from Pavey Ark in Great Langdale. L...

Pennine Way walker found after ten-hour search

A walker on the Pennine Way was rescued from the fells after a major overnight search involving more than 50 volunteers.

Walker dies after Lake District fall

A walker died yesterday after falling on a Lakeland fell. The 44-year-old man from Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria was with a friend in Great Langdale whe...

2008: take a trip with us through the highs and lows of the year

In the slovenly hiatus between Santa’s return north and the alcoholic debauchery of the New Year, journalists traditionally have a problem: how to fill the space on their various publications when, well, not much happens..

Minnie Mouse calls out mountain rescuers after tumble

Mountain rescuers had to rescue Minnie Mouse after she broke her ankle. The woman mountain biker was taking part in a fancy-dress ride on Elterwate...

Lakeland rescue after 'short walk' turns into 17-hour ordeal

Four walkers were rescued after spending 17 hours on the fells in atrocious weather in Langdale at the weekend.

Warnings signs lead to drop in rescue call-outs

Police and mountain rescuers have hailed as a success signs put up in the Lake District to warn walkers of the potential dangers of fellwalking.

Rescuers find separated walkers after darkness falls

Two fellwalkers were found safe and well after a major search yesterday in the Lake District. The pair, from Southport in Merseyside, separated in ...

Rescuers find body in Lake District search

A man’s body has been found by mountain rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Lake District.

Lost ambulance staff call for help on Lakes fell

A group of emergency workers had to call on mountain rescuers today after getting lost on a Lakeland fell.

Police name Dungeon Ghyll fall victim

Police have named the man who fell to his death in the Lake District yesterday. He was Paul Percy, 44, a teacher at Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkb...

Walker dies as mountain rescue teams deal with busy New Year

Police have named a man who died while walking in the Grey Corries, Lochaber. He was Anthony Smith, 35, a fitness instructor, from London. He was r...

Walker rescued from Lake District fell

A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell yesterday evening after getting lost in mist. The woman, from Richmond, North Yorkshire, was found by Pat...

The white stuff: how winter hillwalkers can stay safe

As much of Britain is cloaked in the white stuff, and walkers’ and mountain lovers’ hopes of a decent winter rise, it’s important to revise our approach to tackling the hills as snow and ice cover our usual routes and temperatures drop below freezing.

Lakes teams in seven-hour search for lost walkers

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