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Hill sleuths' survey confirms Thack Moor as new 2,000ft mountain

Three amateur surveyors elevate a Cumbrian hill to 2,000ft mountain status...

Mountain rescuers' warning to walkers as hills remain in grip of winter

Rescuers are appealing to walkers to take extra care as wintry conditions and unseasonably cold temperatures continue despite the official start of spring.

Lost walkers rescued from Ben Lomond in worsening weather

A badly equipped group of walkers was rescued after getting lost in worsening weather on Scotland’s most southerly munro.

Ireland's Mountain Summits guide for peakbaggers seeking new challenge

Peakbaggers looking for a new challenge could do worse than cast their gaze across the Irish Sea to the land of Arderins and Vandeleur-Lynams.

Navigation-course experts will donate cash to Dales trust

Outdoor instructors have pledged to donate part of their course fees to a conservation trust. The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust will receive £5...

The North Face scoops Munich trade show awards with backpack and softshell

Two The North Face products, a backpack and softshell jacket, pick up awards at the Munich trade show ISPO.

Runners brave 'worst ever' weather in Dark Mountains night marathon

Britain’s first overnight winter mountain marathon went ahead at the weekend in conditions many competitors described as the worst ever encountered.

Stay off mountain tops if you don't have ice-axe and crampons, rescuers say

A mountain rescue team says anyone without crampons and ice-axe should stay off the high mountains of south Wales in current conditions.

Girly glamour, cloth maps and Kenton Cool's onesie on view at Outdoors Show

The Outdoors Show is a chance for enthusiasts to get up close to some luminaries and see some of the goodies available for their trips into the hills and countryside of Britain and further afield.

Teens trapped in blizzard rescued from Wales's highest road pass

A group of teenagers was rescued after getting stuck while on an outdoor education trip. Mountain rescuers were called out to a minibus caught in a...

Review: The Munros; a Walkhighlands Guide

We leaf through the latest guide to Scotland's 3,000-footers, produced by the people behind a popular walking website.

Pair in jeans and trainers airlifted from Snowdon after getting stuck on ice

A man wearing trainers was one of two who were airlifted from the icy slopes of Wales’s highest mountain after getting stuck.

Faindouran Lodge bothy in Cairngorms out of use after chimney collapse

Walkers have been warned not to use a Highland shelter after a chimney collapse left it in a dangerous condition.

National park bosses grant 'temporary' 40-year MoD use on Cramber Tor

National park planners have granted ‘temporary’ permission for military use of an area – for 40 years.

Government sets up new body for England's forests as sell-off abandoned

The coalition Government has announced it has finally abandoned plans to sell off England’s public forests and woodland.

Dr Rachel Majumdar named as fourth Glencoe avalanche victim

Police have named the fourth person who died in the Glencoe avalanche. She was Dr Rachel Majumdar, 29, who worked at Harrogate District Hospital in...