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Martindale walker rescued after seizure on Lakeland fell

A walker was rescued after having a fit on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out today to aid ambulance crew members...

Climbers suffer broken spine and ankle fractures in Stanage falls

Two climbers from the same group suffered serious injuries in falls from a popular Peak District crag within a short time of each other.

Scafell Pike search teams find man's body in Piers Gill

Search teams looking for a missing walker on England’s highest mountain have found a man’s body. Police were alerted after Christopher Blowman,...

Peak District walker airlifted from moor after breaking leg

A walker was airlifted from remote Peak District moorland after he broke his leg. The man, in his 50s, fell awkwardly while crossing the stream in ...

Deep council cuts making many paths unusable, Ramblers say

Deep cuts to council rights-of-way budgets are likely to leave paths overgrown and unusable, Britain’s largest walkers’ charity warned.

Artist's hyper-realist paintings will feature in mountain festival

Paintings by a mountain artist will be on show from this weekend as part of the Kendal Mountain Festival.

Walking route cuts 'will set back countryside fifty years'

Impending Government cuts could put the countryside out of bounds to walkers, according to the Ramblers.

Ramblers press for 'secret' missing link in trail

The former chairman of the Ramblers joined walkers pressing for a ‘secret path’ to be added to a long-distance route.

Welsh peak will bear name of 'lost princess'

A Welsh peak will join a family circle this weekend, following a concerted campaign to have it renamed.

Scafell Pike search for missing walkers called off as trio found driving home

A major search for missing walkers on England’s highest mountain was called off when police found the missing trio heading back to their home in Lincolnshire.

Police confirm Piers Gill body was missing walker Christopher Blowman

Police have confirmed the body found near Scafell Pike was that of missing walker Christopher Malcolm Blowman.

Stanage climber airlifted after breaking leg in 3ft bouldering fall

A climber bouldering at a popular Peak District site had to be airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg in a fall over just three feet.

Walker seriously hurt in 100ft fall from Swirral Edge on Helvellyn

A walker was seriously injured when he fell 30m (100ft) from a ridge on England’s third highest mountain.

The UK's County Tops, by Jonny Muir

Fancy a varied walking challenge? Jonny Muir guides you to the top of the UK's 91 county high points, with some surprising finds...

Cuts put Big Society at risk in the great outdoors

The great outdoors is already a thriving example of the Government’s lauded ‘Big Society’, but cuts to professional staff put at risk the ability of volunteers to help maintain the countryside.

Golfers will trek to raise mountain rescue cash

A group of golfers will play two rounds of the game on Lakeland courses – with a 35-mile mountain trek between them.

The highs and lows of our country's top spots

Most hillwalkers will identify with the mixture of panic, irrationality and fear that has, at some time, gripped all of us in the midst of a bad expedition up a mountain that just seems to have it in for you..

Body find sparks Peak District stir

The discovery of a body close to a controversial quarry has caused a stir in the Peak District. But police won’t be looking into the find – the...

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