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Lake District runner falls to his death while attempting Bob Graham Round

A runner has died after falling from a Lake District mountain while attempting the Bob Graham Round. The man suffered fatal injuries when he fell f...

11 August 2024

Runner rescued from Lakeland fell after injuring ankle

A fellrunner was rescued after injuring her ankle on Arthur’s Pike in the Lake District. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police ab...

19 April 2022

Runner airlifted from Blencathra ridge after 'delirious episode'

A fellrunner was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after what his companion said was a ‘delirious episode’.

07 January 2022

Rescuers searching for missing runner Chris Smith find body near Glen Lyon munro

Rescuers searching for missing mountain runner Chris Smith have found a body. Police Scotland said the discovery was made about 11.50am on Thursday...

29 October 2020

Bomb squad called after Peak District runner finds unexploded shell

Bomb squad officers were called to carry out a controlled explosion on a shell found by a fellrunner.

26 May 2020

Lakeland fellrunner rescued from Arthur's Pike after breaking shoulder in slip

A fellrunner was rescued after slipping on his descent of a Lake District fell. Other runners went to his aid while waiting for Patterdale Mountain...

09 August 2019

Nicky Spinks runs double Paddy Buckley Round as Wainwright date revealed

Top fellrunner and ultrarunner Nicky Spinks will give the annual Wainwright Society lecture this year.

19 May 2019

Runner dies after going missing during part of Bob Graham Round in Lake District

A fellrunner has died after becoming separated from his companion during a Lake District challenge. A major search involving more than 100 rescuers...

07 May 2018

Fellrunner alerts rescuers to man stuck overnight on Lake District fell

A fellrunner alerted rescuers to a man who had spent the night stuck on a Lake District hillside in cold, wet conditions.

09 June 2017

Runner Joss Naylor 'King of the Fells' dies aged 88

Joss Naylor, an elder statesman of the fellrunning community, has died, aged 88. The Wasdale farmer held many running records and was a familiar fa...

29 June 2024

North Wales rescuer uses local knowledge to reach injured runner during Storm Franklin

A rescuer and farmer used his local knowledge to quickly reach an injured fellrunner in the hills above Abergynolwyn in north Wales during Storm Franklin.

21 February 2022

Fellrunner pledges to buy compass after mountain rescue call from misty Glaramara

A young fellrunner has pledged to buy a compass after calling for help from a Lake District fell when she became disoriented in thick mist.

03 January 2022

Searches continue in Glen Lyon for missing mountain runner Chris Smith

Searches are continuing for a third day for an experienced mountain runner who has gone missing in the Highlands.

29 October 2020

Collapsed Spine Race runner stretchered from remote Border Ridge hill

A competitor in the Montane Spine Race was stretchered from a remote hill after collapsing. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and c...

20 January 2020

Fellrunner Joss Naylor returns to mountains to complete unfinished business

A fellrunning legend returned to the Lakeland mountains at the weekend to address unfinished business.

22 July 2019

Man dies in 260ft fall from Steeple during Lakeland challenge

A man has died after falling from a ridge on a Lake District fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out in the early hours of Sunday aft...

16 July 2018

Yorkshire Dales fellrunner injured in fall on Whernside

A fellrunner was taken to hospital after injuring himself while descending Yorkshire’s highest mountain.

30 July 2017

Injured Lakeland fellrunner airlifted from Robinson after fall

An injured fellrunner was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after falling during a race. The 60-year-old was taking part in the Anniversary W...

23 April 2017

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