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Runners will take to the fells for 100-miler

More than 200 super-fit athletes will tackle one of the country’s toughest mountain races this weekend.

Second ridge walker's death prompts safety calls

A man has died while tackling a Highlands ridge, just a month after a man perished at the same site in Glencoe.

Sheep, walkers and bikers keep Dales rescuers busy

A hat-trick of Three Peaks walkers, two mountain bikers, an elusive walker and a sheep provided a busy weekend for rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales.

Creag joins marilyn list after hill sleuths' survey

Britain has a new marilyn after an announcement today by three amateur hill surveyors. Graham Jackson, Myrddyn Phillips and John Barnard’s effort...

Falls provide cave rescuers with extreme action

Cave rescuers were kept busy this week with a tricky operation involving ropework to get to inaccessible areas of one of the Yorkshire Dales’ best known beauty spots.

Runners take up the Three Peaks challenge this weekend

Up to 900 runners will take to the Yorkshire Dales hills this weekend for the 55th Three Peaks Race. After last year’s hosting of the World Long ...

Hill sleuths on the prowl as peak heights come under scrutiny

It’s promotion and relegation time again. We’re not talking about overpaid Premiership footballers, but the venerable hills of the British Isles a...

Chess, Jethro and the Hafod: all in the latest Corrie

The strange connection between hillwalking and chess finds itself cheek-by-jowl with a discussion on the merits of Snowdon’s new cafe in the latest edition of the ‘hillzine’ The Angry Corrie.

Man rescued from Snowdon for second time

The first time he was rescued from the top of Snowdon, he was described as lucky to be alive. But after a second rescue in five months from Wales�...

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.

Just a minute, Mr Naismith, can that be right?

Life, inevitably, has its ups and downs. And we hillwalkers love them. It’s why we set out, week after week, to slog up another fell or mountain,...

Rescuers' plea to walkers: respect the mountains

Rescue teams today warned they will find it difficult to deal with the demand if an unprecedented rise in calls for help continues.

New metric challenge faces hill baggers

What makes a munro a munro? Well, the obvious criterion is that it stands at least 3,000ft above a bit of beach in Newlyn. There is a degree of sub...

Jebb back in winning form as he takes 2009 Three Peaks title

Race favourite Rob Jebb stamped his authority on the Three Peaks event this afternoon with an emphatic return to winning ways in the gruelling 24-mile run.

Charities chip in to help stop Three Peaks erosion

Two major charities have agreed to chip in to help an area hit by erosion caused in part by challenge events they run.

Puzzle for rescuers as cavers go down wrong pot

Rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales were involved in two major searches at the weekend – one above ground and one below.

Fun in the Buff, from fellside to kitchen

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Man who cheated death will climb 30,000ft to repay rescuers

It was to be a fairly straightforward day: a seasoned munro-bagger and his son ticking off two more peaks in the quest to complete the full list in a period of five years.