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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.

Charity meeting seeks solution to Nevis challenge problems

The problems caused by so many booted feet tramping up Britain’s highest mountain will come to a head later this month with a summit meeting between charity representatives and Ben Nevis’s authorities.

Two Dales events offer 100km challenge to walkers

Feeling lethargic after all that turkey and booze? How about a little stroll to get rid of the festive languor – say 100km? Yes, it’s time to s...

Douglas Scott, mountaineer and photographer, dies

The last survivor of the 1950 Scottish Himalayan Expedition has died. Douglas Scott, a renowned photographer and broadcaster, was one of four who s...

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�...

Munro bagger needed for TV documentary

A documentary maker is looking for a munro enthusiast who hopes to complete the round within the next three months.

2008: take a trip with us through the highs and lows of the year

In the slovenly hiatus between Santa’s return north and the alcoholic debauchery of the New Year, journalists traditionally have a problem: how to fill the space on their various publications when, well, not much happens..

Solitude beckons on the Howgills' velvet slopes

Quite unlike their near cousins the Yorkshire Dales and the Cumbrian Fells, the velvety bumps of the Howgill Fells have a character all of their own.

Durham Dales night races will test adventure all-rounders

Two night races will be an innovation in a new adventure event scheduled for next spring. The iROC meeting will take place in the Durham Dales and ...