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Cragfast labrador Duke rescued from Ben Lomond

A dog had to be rescued from the most southerly munro after getting stuck on a craggy ledge. Duke, a 10½-month-old brown labrador, disappeared whi...

24 April 2014

Family of four rescued after major night-time search on Kinder Scout

Five mountain rescue teams mounted a major search for a family lost at night on the Peak District’s highest hill.

23 April 2014

Caver dies after collapsing on fell on way to Ease Gill trip

A caver collapsed and died while walking to a route in the western Dales. The 58-year-old was on his way to Top Sink in the Ease Gill system on Cas...

20 April 2014

Walker airlifted after breaking arm on descent of Great Gable

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after breaking her arm. The 52-year-old woman was coming down from Great Gable with family members...

19 April 2014

Father and two children found after getting lost on Skye walk

A family group who went missing while walking on the Isle of Skye was found safe and well. The 40-year-old man and his two children got lost walkin...

18 April 2014

Glen Shiel walker injured in 400ft fall from Forcan Ridge

A walker has been flown to hospital after falling 400ft from a Highland ridge. The man was on Forcan Ridge in Glen Shiel when he fell about 120m fr...

15 April 2014

Three stuck cavers rescued in two Yorkshire Dales incidents

Three cavers were rescued in two separate incidents over the weekend. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called out about 6.45pm on Sat...

14 April 2014

Exhausted Scarth Gap backpacker rescued after collapsing

Mountain rescuers and air ambulance crew went to the aid of a woman who collapsed while on a backpacking trip in the Lake District.

09 April 2014

23 Duke's Award youngsters among Beacons walkers rescued in foul weather

A group of 23 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants was among more than 30 walkers rescued in atrocious weather in the Brecon Beacons over the weekend.

07 April 2014

Dylan Arwel Rattray named as 21-year-old who fell to his death on Snowdon

A walker who fell to his death on Wales’s highest mountain has been named. Dylan Arwel Rattray, 21, fell 150m (500ft) on Snowdon on Good Friday a...

24 April 2014

Climber injured in Bwlch y Moch fall

A climber was rescued from a north Wales route after falling and injuring his knee. The 31-year-old was climbing with a companion at Bwlch y Moch a...

23 April 2014

Boxer dog Murphy airlifted from Lakeland fells after five days in mountains

A missing dog has been found safe and well after spending five nights on the Lake District fells. Searches took place each day on the fells above P...

20 April 2014

Walker dies after falling 500ft on Snowdon

A walker has died after falling 500ft on Wales’s highest mountain. The man was with a friend coming down from Snowdon’s summit yesterday when t...

19 April 2014

Walker rescued after getting stuck on Pillar Rock

A walker had to be rescued from a Lake District fell after getting stuck on an exposed crag. The 51-year-old, who was walking on his own on Pillar,...

18 April 2014

Injured walker rescued in 'epic' eight-hour operation on Bow Fell

Two helicopters were involved in the rescue of an injured walker on a Lake District mountain. Three mountain rescue teams went to the aid of the ma...

14 April 2014

Hypothermic mountain biker airlifted from Dollywagon Pike

A mountain biker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after suffering from hypothermia. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about...

12 April 2014