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Government holds off action on 'lost' paths

The Government has given a stay of execution on the threat to thousands of unrecorded rights of way. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders may lose th...

Rescued again: students from 'regular customer' college

A group of 23 walkers which had to be led from a Lake District fell at the weekend comes from a college that is a ‘regular customer’ of mountain rescue services.

Dartmoor walks celebrate parks anniversary

Walkers will converge on a Dartmoor beauty spot this weekend to celebrate the diamond anniversary of the setting up of Britain’s national parks.

Dame Kelly enjoys Christmas Curry on Welsh crag

Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes’s career in rockclimbing took a few steps upwards with a new personal best.

Missing Lakes horserider sparks mountain search

A woman on horseback turned up safe as a Lake District mountain rescue team prepared to hoof it on to the fells to begin a search for her.

Two complete thousand-mile treks for charity

Like buses, you wait for ages for someone to tackle a challenge the whole length of Britain and along come two together.

Climber suffers injury from falling rock on newly reopened crag

A climber had to be stretchered from a crag that only officially reopened the previous day. The woman was hit by a rock dislodged by another climbe...

Court lifts motor ban on Dales green lanes

Motorists have won the right to use a green lane in the Yorkshire Dales, following a ruling of the High Court.

Blyth Wright: a tribute

The funeral of Blyth Wright, a leading figure in Scottish mountaineering, took place on Friday. A tribute to the co-ordinator of the sportscotland ...

Holiday firm's cash for Highland paths

A holiday company has handed over cash to help maintain footpaths in the Highlands. HF Holidays runs breaks tailored to walkers and its customers r...

Walker catches falling woman on Lakeland mountain

A woman had a lucky escape when she was caught by a passing walker after falling from a Lakeland ridge.

Ramblers: make English coast path 'envy of world'

England’s new coastal path should be the envy of the world, urged the Ramblers’ chief. More than a third of the country’s coastline has no of...

Scotland's mountains: 'tell walkers where to go'

Scotland stands accused of ‘mountain nihilism’ in its continuing opposition to adopting the practice of waymarking footpaths on its high ground.

Police apologise to family of dead fellrunner

A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died during a mountain race at the weekend. North Wales Police issued a statement followin...

Mountain council courses will help walkers find their way

Scotland’s representative body for mountaineers is offering cut-price courses to help novice walkers find their way.

Welsh campaigner dies on walk despite helicopter airlift

A prominent countryside campaigner and environmentalist died at the weekend while walking in Snowdonia.

Mountain rescuers set challenge for hillwalkers

Mountain rescuers have thrown down a challenge to hillwalkers. The Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, based in Lancashire, is looking for teams ...