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Swiss outdoors rescue smartphone app Uepaa! launches in UK
A smartphone app used by 50,000 outdoor enthusiasts in the Alps has been launched in the UK. Uepaa! is a peer-to-peer system that provides extra sa...
Dales Way walker airlifted after being trampled by cows
A woman was airlifted from a long-distance path after she was injured by cows while walking with her dogs.
Exhausted walker airlifted from Ben Nevis
A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after getting into difficulties. The woman was walking on Ben Nevis yesterday when she com...
Walker found safe and well after spending night on Lake District fells
A walker was found safe and well after a major overnight search involving three teams in the Lake District.
Octogenarian walker airlifted to hospital after Lakeland fall
A walker in her 80s was airlifted to hospital after falling and injuring herself in the Lake District.
Two cavers rescued after getting lost in Ease Gill system
Two men were rescued after getting lost underground on a caving trip in the western Dales. The pair were reported overdue yesterday evening when th...
Lost Coast to Coast walkers use tablet computer to guide rescuers
A pair of walkers lost in the dark in the Lake District used their tablet computer to guide rescuers to them.
Red Pike walker airlifted to hospital after suffering chest pains
A walker was airlifted to hospital from a Lake District mountain after suffering chest pains. The 27-year-old was on Red Pike, above Buttermere, on...
Lost Coast to Coast walker found after major search by 40 rescuers
A lone walker on the Coast to Coast route was rescued in a major operation involving more than 40 volunteers after she got lost on a section of the route over Nine Standards Rigg.
Walker airlifted to hospital from north Wales hillside after leg injury
An injured walker was airlifted to hospital after gashing his leg badly in a fall on a north Wales hillside.
Rescuers use hammer and chisel to free trapped Ingleborough caver
Rescuers used a hammer and chisel to free a caver trapped underground in the Yorkshire Dales. The 44-year-old and his caving companion tried for an...
Jane Doole named as climber who died in Coire an t-Sneachda rockfall
Police have named the climber who died when she was hit by a rockfall in a Cairngorms corrie. Jane Doole, 61, of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, ...
Walker airlifted from Aberglaslyn Pass after dizzy spell leads to hip injury
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling in Snowdonia. The woman, in her 50s, was walking on the Fisherman’s Path along the edge of Afon ...
Severely ill wild-camper among six callouts for busy Keswick rescue team
A man wild camping in the Lake District had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering severe abdominal pains.
Friends help injured walker from Snowdonia mountain
An injured walker was helped from a Snowdonia by his walking companions before being met by rescuers.
Injured mountain biker rescued after fall in Grizedale Forest
A mountain biker was rescued after falling on a Lake District route and injuring himself. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Sunday ab...
Pennine Way pair and dog in night rescue after getting lost
A pair of walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark on the northern stretches of the Pennine Way.
Injured Pennine Way walker rescued six miles away from completing route
An injured walker had to be rescued just six miles short of completing the Pennine Way. The man, in his 60s and from Lincolnshire, had covered virt...