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The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view
Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.
Via ferrata continues as Honister bosses look for agreement on extension
Britain’s first via ferrata will continue to operate while its owners look for agreement with authorities over using a controversial extension.
TV show will feature helicopter-crash boss's zip-wire battle
Television viewers will be able to see an on-screen confrontation between campaigners and the controversial owner of a Lake District tourist attraction in a fly-on-the-wall documentary next Sunday.
War of words breaks out as Honister zip-wire decision approaches
A war of words has broken out over plans for a white-knuckle tourist attraction on a Lake District fell.
Lakes mine company presses ahead with zip-wire plans
The operators of a Lakeland mine at the centre of a controversial plan to install a zip wire on the side of a mountain said today they will carry on with the proposals despite the mine’s owner dying in a helicopter crash last month.
Honister mine owner Mark Weir dies in helicopter crash
Controversial Lake District mine owner Mark Weir has died in a helicopter crash near his Honister business.
2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...
Lake District zip wire plans withdrawn
Controversial plans for a tourist zip wire in the Lake District have been withdrawn. Honister Slate Mine owner Mark Weir’s proposals to build an ...
Survey puts Welsh mountain into 1,000m 'super league'
The league of Welsh ‘super mountains’ gained a new member today with the news that a survey of a Snowdonia peak revealed its true height to be more than 1,000m Glyder Fawr, Wales’s fifth highest mountain, has been promoted to the super league following measurements by hill sleuths Graham Jackson, John Barnard and Myrddyn Phillips.
Honister mine cash helps Lake District environment project
Cash from a controversial Lake District mine has helped a conservation project in a neighbouring valley.
TV film will show off-roaders' national park clash
More details of an upcoming television series looking at controversies in Britain’s national parks were released today.
Planners turn down Lake District zip-wire plan
National park planners have rejected a controversial bid to build a white-knuckle tourist attraction on a Lake District mountainside.
Via ferrata company's £28,000 bill for unlawful extension
Bosses of a controversial mountain tourist attraction face a bill of more than £28,000 after installing an unauthorised extension.
Mark Weir's final words before helicopter crash: 'I love you'
The partner of the Cumbrian businessman who died in a helicopter crash on a Lake District fell revealed today his final words to her were: ‘I love you’.
Free via ferrata trips for residents and tourism workers
Cumbrian residents are being offered the chance to enjoy a high-level climbing route free of charge. A place on the Honister Slate Mine via ferrata...
Mine owner will press ahead with plans for Lake District zip wire
The would-be developer of the controversial Lake District zip wire says his plans are not dead and he will resubmit the application next year.
Park bosses welcome mountain marathon boost
National park bosses say a mountain marathon being held in their area will be a boost to the local economy.
Honister zip-wire hearing put back
The date to consider proposals for the building of a zip-wire on a Lake District mountain has been put back.
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