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Stuck Peak District couple send selfie to guide rescuers to them

A couple stuck on steep ground at a Peak District beauty spot guided rescuers by sending them a selfie showing their position.

29 May 2016

Injured Peel Crag climber airlifted to hospital after fall

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Northumberland crag.

16 May 2016

Coastguard releases footage of injured climber's Ben Nevis rescue

A climber was winched from Britain’s highest mountain after falling and injuring himself. The Inverness Coastguard helicopter flew to the site on...

10 May 2016

'Extremely lucky' climber airlifted from crag after Great Gable fall

A climber was described by rescuers as extremely lucky after suffering only leg injuries in a fall on a Lake District mountain.

07 May 2016

Climber Leo Houlding returns to Greenland for 1,000-mile kiting venture

A renowned British climber has returned to the Arctic wilderness of Greenland – to try his hand at snowkiting.

03 May 2016

Cairn Gorm climber dies after falling 600ft in Coire an t-Sneachda

A climber has died after falling almost 600ft from the top of a climb on Cairn Gorm. The 32-year-old man was exiting the cornice of the route on Al...

28 March 2016

Climber rescued after breaking ankle in Malham Cove fall

A climber was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales crag after falling 10ft and breaking his ankle. The 19-year-old was tackling a route on Malham Cove on...

20 March 2016

Cairn Gorm climber stretchered for two miles after breaking leg in fall

An injured climber had to be stretchered by rescuers for two miles after breaking his leg in a fall. The man fell while tackling a route on Tuesday...

10 February 2016

Injured climber rescued after fall on Ben Nevis's North Face

The New Year kicked off with a rescue for volunteers on Britain’s highest mountain. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called out to aid an injure...

01 January 2016

Climber Shauna Coxsey regains form to claim Innsbruck bouldering gold

British climber Shauna Coxsey returned to form with a fourth gold of the season in the international sport climbing bouldering world cup.

23 May 2016

Froggatt Edge climber escapes with minor injuries after 50ft fall

A climber escaped with only minor injuries after falling the full 50ft height of a Peak District crag.

15 May 2016

Second Great Gable rescue after climber falls from Tophet Wall

Rescuers were called to Great Gable for the second day in succession to deal with an injured climber.

08 May 2016

Climber Shauna Coxsey sets her sights on bouldering title after third gold

A British climber is on her way to becoming the bouldering world champion after her third successive gold medal in an international series.

06 May 2016

Review: Rock Queen by Catherine Destivelle

Anyone with their finger on the pulse of modern climbing will be familiar with the name of Catherine Destivelle and will no doubt be aware of the numerous first ascents she has achieved.

19 April 2016

Woman dies after falling from Tryfan scrambling route

A woman has died after falling from a scrambling route on a Snowdonia mountain. The walker, in her early 50s and from the Stockport area, was comin...

26 March 2016

Man airlifted from Helvellyn after falling 500ft from Swirral Edge

A man was airlifted from England’s third-highest mountain after falling almost 500ft from a ridge. The 27-year-old tumbled about 150m from Swirra...

23 February 2016

Royal Robbins co-founder Liz Robbins returns to company as adviser

A woman who co-founded an outdoors brand is returning to the company as an adviser. Climbers Liz and Royal Robbins created the Royal Robbins brand ...

02 January 2016