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Rescue for Yorkshire Three Peaks walker with broken ankle
A woman tackling a challenge walk had to be rescued after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle.
Work begins on Yorkshire Three Peaks diversion route
Footpath work will start shortly on a popular challenge trail in the Yorkshire Dales. The project will involve walkers on the Three Peaks Challenge...
Tourism body issues 'good practice' guide for outdoor challenge organisers
A tourism body has produced a guide for organisers of outdoor events to try to minimise problems in a national park.
Rescue for group stuck on Snowdonia scramble
Four men were rescued from a Snowdonia scrambling route after getting stuck retreating from a ridge. The men in their early 20s and from Cheshire c...
Seven-year-old Wilf to tackle seven tors to help dad's soldiers
A seven-year-old boy will walk across Dartmoor to raise cash to support soldiers in his father’s regiment.
Mountains and charity walkers: a rescuer makes a plea
The impact of thousands of charity walkers on the unpaid volunteers who often have to rescue them is examined by the chairman of one of the busiest mountain rescue teams.
Walker rescued after getting lost on Dales challenge route
A walker was rescued after getting lost on the route of the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge. The 53-year-old woman rang for help today, Tuesday, af...
Nine rescued as Yorkshire Dales rescue teams called out to three incidents
A group of lost Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers was among nine people rescued in a day that saw an area’s three mountain rescue teams called out to incidents which ended with all found safe and well.
Walkers rescued as rising flood water traps group on moors
Four walkers on a national trail were rescued after torrential rain led to them being cut off by a beck in spate.
Rockfall alert sparks hillside search by rescuers
Mountain rescuers responded to a mystery cry for help on a Yorkshire Dales fell, but found no-one in need of their aid.
Mountain body calls for halt to turbine growth on munros and corbetts
Scotland’s mountaineering body is calling on the Holyrood Government to halt what it called the staggering industrialisation of the nation’s mountains with windfarms.
Two teams help injured man airlifted from Lakeland fell
An injured man was airlifted to hospital in an operation involving two mountain rescue teams and an air ambulance.
Joss leads Olympic torchbearers to new Lakeland high
Three Olympic relay representatives have taken their torches to a new high. Fellrunning legend Joss Naylor was one of three torchbearers to make th...
Yorkshire Three Peaks charity challenge put back due to waterlogged route
A major fundraising challenge event has been postponed because heavy rain has left the route waterlogged.
Safety beacon team completes Three Peaks for charity
A team of charity fundraisers carried one of its own safety devices during its completion of the national Three Peaks Challenge.
Three Peaks, three rescues in six hours for Dales team
Rescuers were called to three separate incidents on each of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks within six hours of each other.
Colin completes 600-mile watershed route in 30 days
An ultrarunner has completed a remarkable 30-day run along Scotland’s watershed. Colin Meek completed the 600-mile (966km) route, which began on ...
Eight-hour rescue for Three Peaks walkers lost in dark
A group of four walkers tackling the Three Peaks Challenge was rescued after getting lost in the dark on England’s highest mountain.