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Six-hour rescue as Lakeland mountain walkers get lost

Five walkers were rescued from England’s third highest mountain after getting lost in the dark. Mountain rescuers spent six hours on Helvellyn af...

Countryside walkers 'should have to pass test'

Walkers should be made to take a test and have insurance before they are allowed to venture on to Welsh commons, according to one farmer.

Path project gets £11,000 calendar boost

A project to help repair Lakeland footpaths will get an £11,000 cash boost thanks to sales of calendars by the Wainwright Society.

Wainwright walks challenge looks to new horizons

Aficionados of Alfred Wainwright are casting their net wider for their annual walking challenge. Previously, Wainwright Society members have set th...

Spey will be first Scottish watery 'path'

Walkers planning to follow one of Scotland’s newest paths will end up with wet feet. Uniquely, the Cairngorms National Park Authority has include...

Forget Tweets and get back to basics, says Ramblers vice-president

The Ramblers should spend less time Twittering and more effort on fighting for countryside access. That’s the view of one of the organisation’s...

Walkers' champion takes up presidency with rally pledge

A campaigning octogenarian has been elected president of a group of Ramblers which is pushing for improvements to a long-distance path in its area.

Survey finds Lakes paths largely undamaged after floods

Volunteers who have walked the length of 120km (75 miles) of upland footpaths in the Lake District say the network is in good shape, despite the November floods.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

Pass the baton and ditch the bobble hat: Ramblers reach 75

As the Ramblers face up to the realities of modern life, we take a look back at the organisation's past as it celebrates 75 years of campaigning.

Ramblers celebrate victory in footpath battle with earl

Evidence from a 70-year-old woman in Canada helped Ramblers in a victory to gain access on a path in East Sussex.

Walkers asked to report problems as damaged path reopens

A national park footpath has reopened ahead of schedule after fallen trees forced an emergency closure.

Setback for Vixen Tor access campaign

The owner of a Dartmoor crag at the centre of a long-running access row has lodged an appeal against a council decision to create two rights of way on the land.

Ramblers' campaign boss: 'we'll keep fighting for walkers' rights'

The battle for the heart of Britain’s biggest walking group continues on the pages of a national newspaper.

Bonington and Scott will join Lakes summit

Adventurers at the peak of mountaineering will congregate at a new summit next month. Everest climbers Sir Chris Bonington and Doug Scott will be a...