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Michael Dewey: the man whose name graces a list of 426 hills
Michael Dewey, who lent his name to a list of 500m hills, died this year. Here, Myrddyn Phillips looks back on a friendship between the two hill sleut...
Mountaineering Scotland urges national park to reject new Cononish gold mine plans
Mountaineering Scotland is urging national park planners to reject a renewed proposal to start mining gold in a wild land area.
Hill sleuths celebrate 'birthday' with news of three new hill classifications
There were winners and losers in the nuttalls stakes as a pair of dedicated hill measurers marked their outfit's tenth birthday with scrutiny of three English peaks.
Hill sleuths' journey into mist reveals Cnoc Coinnich measures up to corbett status
Two men with a mission to find the exact height of a mountain in the southern Highlands climb into the clouds and add a new corbett to the list.
Mountaineers and police urge walkers and climbers to leave route details
Mountaineers have backed a police plea for outdoor enthusiasts to leave details of their intended route when heading for the hills.
Into the hot seat: new boss Gordon Watson's vision for the Lomond national park
Gordon Watson has taken over at the head of the Loch Lomond authority at a time when it is mired in controversy over plans to ban wild camping.
The outdoors world in 2012: our backward glance at the year past
Our rearward glance at a news-packed 2012 includes, as always, tragedy as well as uplifting stories of the great outdoors, and a few oddities.
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.
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.
Surveying sleuth Myrddyn Phillips adds a new marilyn to hill-baggers' list
Hill baggers with an eye on prominence will need to add a Welsh summit to their wish list with the discovery of a new marilyn.
The outdoors in 2016: take a look back at a year of amazing events
A wild start to 2016 set the tone for the following 12 months with record-breaking rescue numbers, climbing achievements and astonishing challenges, making it a year to remember.
National Trust for Scotland shake-up puts 90 jobs at risk
The conservation charity that owns some of Scotland’s most popular mountain areas will cut staff numbers in a drive to save costs.
Trust experts discover building linked to bloody Glencoe Massacre
Experts believe they may have found the remains of a building with links to a notorious Highland bloodbath in one of Scotland’s most popular walking and climbing glens.
One up, one down, as hill sleuths promote one munro top and demote another
The hill sleuths have been in the Highlands, to discover a four-inch deficit means one munro top gets deleted from the lists while another is promoted.
The outdoors year in view: our look back at the events of 2014
Here's grough's look over the shoulder at 12 months' of outdoor action...
Beinn a’Chlaidheimh no longer a munro: official
The number of munros in Scotland is now officially 282, after the downgrading of a contentious peak to corbett status.
To climb or not to climb: survey leaves munrobaggers with dilemma
Munrobaggers close to finishing their round with an eye on the remote Fisherfield Forest may wish to delay their project as uncertainty surrounds the status of one of the listed peaks.
New online service on deerstalking planned for walkers
The Scottish Hillphone service kicks off on Thursday, with the official opening of the deerstalking season.
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