Relief on hand for challenge walkers as new loos arrive

A remote Lake District village is gearing up for its annual invasion of thousands of footsore walkers bursting to tackle England’s highest peak.

Royal visit will start cave rescuers' celebrations

A member of the royal family will visit the world’s oldest operational cave rescue team. The Duke of Kent will tomorrow meet members of the Cave ...

Student's Three Peaks Race will raise cash for rescuers

A research student will this weekend tackle a gruelling long-distance fell race to raise cash for a mountain rescue team.

Macbeth takes Friends' peaks project to century

Macbeth and his lady wife have notched up a milestone for a major outdoors project. In this case it’s walker Kevin Macbeth and his spouse Barbara...

Sport relief mountaineers finish challenge after Nevis retreat

Two celebrity walkers today completed their ascent of Snowdon as part of the Sport Relief effort. Phil Packer, who suffered spinal injuries while o...

Second Glencoe rescue after woman falls from mountain

A woman was airlifted to hospital this afternoon after falling on a Highlands mountain. Police were alerted at 4.15pm today after the climber injur...

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...

Lakes authority opposes new Cumbrian nuclear plants

An authority says building three new nuclear power stations close to England’s biggest national park could have a serious impact on tourism and the natural environment.

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..