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Flash guides rescuers to walkers lost in mist

Two walkers lost in cloud on a Lakeland fell used a camera flash to guide rescuers to them. A major search today involving 30 rescuers from two tea...

Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale, via Plover Hill

Add a little interest to the ascent of Pen-y-ghent by taking in a visit to England's biggest hole and neighbouring Plover Hill.

Last chance for youngsters to join in Dales outdoor activities

Youngsters living in and around a national park have the chance to take part in the final session of an outdoor activities scheme that is closing in the face of budget cuts.

A hard day's night: dogged determination helps rescuers find their man

A walker is missing high on a Peak District mountain. It's a hard day's night for the men and women of the Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team as they searc...

Reunion with rescuers for man who fell 1,000ft from mountain

A man who survived a 1,000ft fall from a Highland peak today met the aircrew who winched him to safety.

App and map tie-up for Lakes tourism walking routes

The Lake District’s tourism body has teamed up with a leading smartphone mapping company to provide downloadable walking and cycling routes.

Axe falls on outdoor activities as national park budget cut

Bus services, guided walks and recreation activities for youngsters will be cut under plans revealed by a national park authority.

Climber 'lucky to be alive' after 1,000ft fall

A climber survived a fall of 300m (1,000ft) with only minor injuries. The crew of a Royal Navy helicopter said they feared the worst when called to...

Ramblers aim to recruit army of mystery walkers

Britain’s biggest walkers’ campaign group is on the lookout for recruits for its team of mystery walkers.

Pen-y-ghent from Horton in Ribblesdale via the Pennine Way

Jon the crowds on the most popular route up Pen-y-ghent, one of Yorkshire's Three Peaks. Easy navigation makes this route easy to follow...

Squeezed budgets 'Could still put English forests at risk'

England’s public woodland could still be at risk if the Government starves the Forestry Commission of cash, according to a leading outdoors campaigner.

Underground, overground, and not a Womble in sight

A festival celebrating the outdoor world’s ups and downs will take place in the Yorkshire Dales. Ingleton’s Overground Underground will feature...

Final winter safety lectures will take place

The crocuses might be pushing through the soil and the lapwings pee-witting across the fells, but while much of the country enjoys a taste of spring, in the Scottish mountains it’s still winter.

Bleaklow from Longdendale

Pity poor Bleaklow. Few have a good word to say about this boggy hulk, glowering above the busy valley of Longdendale, itself a victim of human engine...

Airlifted walkers 'had no idea where they were going'

A group of walkers airlifted from a Snowdonia mountainside were poorly equipped and had no idea where they were going, rescuers said.

'I'll be back' vows walker who fell 1,000ft

A mountain walker who survived a huge fall from a peak in the western Highlands said he would be back on the hills as soon as he was fit.

Call for Scots to lead the world on wild land

Politicians must act to preserve Scotland’s wild lands which are shrinking every year, according to campaigners pushing for a new designation for the nation’s wilderness.