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Walker with broken ankle airlifted from Ben Nevis

A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after breaking her ankle in a slip. The woman called for help about 4pm yesterday after th...

22 September 2013

Two Offa's Dyke walkers rescued after straying on to Black Darren cliffs

Two walkers on a long-distance trail had to be rescued after straying on to cliffs when they got lost.

20 September 2013

Brecon Beacons caver rescued from Llangattock after underground injury

A woman was airlifted from a south Wales hillside after injuring herself on a caving trip. The 51-year-old, from Wiltshire, was with a group in cav...

19 September 2013

Thirty rescuers in operation to bring lost Kinder Scout walkers to safety

A group of walkers was rescued from the Peak District’s highest hill in an operation involving more than 30 volunteers.

17 September 2013

Walker airlifted from Snowdon after breaking ankle

A walker was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after suffering a suspected broken ankle in a fall.

16 September 2013

Runner rescued after getting lost on 100km Lake District challenge

A competitor on a Lakeland challenge had to be rescued after getting lost on the Helvellyn range. The man called for help while taking part in a 10...

15 September 2013

Pair of walkers rescued after getting separated on Loadpot Hill

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.55pm today to help the pai...

12 September 2013

Walker airlifted to hospital after 100ft fall on Stonethwaite Fell

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft on a Lakeland fell. The 70-year-old was walking on the path near Dock Tarn, above Stonethwai...

11 September 2013

Heart-attack walker and injured mountain biker rescued by Coniston team

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering a suspected heart attack. The man became ill while walking near Uskdale Gap on Hol...

10 September 2013

Sheffield Pike walker rescued after twisting knee in mud

A teenager was rescued from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. The 17-year-old from Cheshire was walking near Sheffield Pike when she got...

21 September 2013

Helicopter 'taxi' for Snowdonia rescuers after bike race blocks roads

Mountain rescuers had to be airlifted out of their base to help in an operation after local roads were closed because of the Tour of Britain cycle race.

19 September 2013

Walker airlifted from fell on High Street after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after injuring herself. The 62-year-old from Peterborough was walking on High Street today whe...

18 September 2013

Lake District walker rescued after breaking leg on High Rigg

A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after breaking his leg. The 70-year-old, from Australia, was walking with his brother on High Rigg, ...

17 September 2013

British climber dies in 2,000ft fall from Mount Sefton in New Zealand

A Briton has died after falling more than 2,000ft on a New Zealand mountain. English climber’s Robert Buckley's body was recovered from Mount Sef...

15 September 2013

Team leader rescues lost Scafell Pike Three Peakers from his front room

A group of lost Three Peaks Challengers was rescued by a team leader – from his front room. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by police ...

14 September 2013

Man dies after collapsing on Snowdon path

A man has died after collapsing on Wales’s highest mountain. Emergency services were alerted this afternoon after the man was reported to be unco...

12 September 2013

Blencathra walker survives 130ft fall with minor injuries

A walker escaped with minor injuries after falling 130ft (40m) down a Lake District Mountain. His companion had to be rescued after getting stuck o...

10 September 2013

Lost Scafell Pike walkers' failures lead to 'frustrating' six-hour rescue

A Lake District mountain rescue team has described how a catalogue of failures by group tackling England’s highest mountain led to a frustrating night on what it said was an avoidable mission.

09 September 2013

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