rescue
Walker stretchered from Howgills in 'wild' weather after leg injury
Two mountain rescue teams braved conditions described as wild to reach a walker who injured her leg on the Howgill Fells.
Stanage climber airlifted after breaking leg in 3ft bouldering fall
A climber bouldering at a popular Peak District site had to be airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg in a fall over just three feet.
Team uses biscuits in rescue of dog stuck for a week on Snowdonia crag
A dog was plucked from a crag by rescuers after spending a week stuck on a Snowdonia mountainside. Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team was called out ...
Callouts put paid to Ogwen Valley rescuers' plans for Leo Houlding talk
Mountain rescuers had to abandon their plans to listen to a talk by top climber Leo Houlding after lost walkers called for help.
South Pennines walker with broken leg stretchered from Meltham path
A walker was stretchered from a path after slipping and breaking his leg while walking in the South Pennines.
Lake District walker suffers leg and back injury in Lanty's Tarn fall
A walker was rescued after falling and injuring herself on a Lake District fell. The woman, in her 50s, was walking near Lanty’s Tarn above Glenr...
Visitor stretchered from White Scar Cave after breaking ankle
A visitor to a Yorkshire Dales show cave had to be rescued after breaking her ankle underground. The 43-year-old woman hit her head on a low roof i...
Shouts for help prompt Tryfan rescuers' callout
Mountain rescuers were called out twice to a Snowdonia mountain after climbers and scramblers got into difficulties.
Major rescue for 17 photographers missing underground in north Wales
A major rescue operation was mounted for a group of 17 photographers who went missing undergound in north Wales.
Paraglider seriously injured in crash on Old Man of Coniston
A paraglider was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering serious injuries in a crash on the mountainside.
Great Dodd walker in night-time rescue after torch fails
A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after her headtorch failed in the dark. The 52-year-old was walking on Great Dodd at the northern end of ...
Ogwen Valley rescuers aid injured walker and cragfast scrambler
A busy weekend for a Snowdonia mountain rescue team was capped by two rescues, of an injured walker and a man stuck on a scrambling route.
Lost Hay Stacks walker guided to safety after smartphone pinpoints position
A walker was guided to safety after getting lost on a Lake District mountain. The 60-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire rang for h...
Snowdonia walker airlifted from ledge after straying on to Idwal Slabs crag
A walker was rescued from a rocky ledge after straying on to climbing crags while coming down a Snowdonia mountain.
Injured walker stretchered from Red Pike in six-hour rescue
A walker with an injured leg was stretchered from a Lake District fell in a rescue involving two volunteer teams and lasting almost six hours.
Praise for rescuers from husband of woman airlifted after Buttermere fall
The husband of a woman who was airlifted from a Lake District path after suffering suspected spinal injuries has praised rescuers who came to her aid.
Seven search dogs join rescuers in hunt for overdue Ullswater walker
Seven search dogs and handlers joined a search for a missing walker in the Lake District. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 6pm ...
Cairngorms climber dies after Coire an t-Sneachda fall
A mountaineer has died after a fall in the Cairngorms. The man fell from Fingers Ridge in Coire an t-Sneachda on Cairn Gorm yesterday. Police we...