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Two rescues for Keswick team as walkers injured in separate incidents

Two walkers were rescued in separate incidents in the Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at about 12.20pm yesterday when a 64-...

28 October 2012

Scafell Pike walkers rescued after getting lost in dark

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark on England’s highest mountain. The pair called for help yesterday about 7.45pm and Wasdal...

26 October 2012

Climber airlifted after getting knee stuck on Pillar Rock route

A climber was winched from a Lake District fell after injuring himself when his knee got stuck. A father and son spent an hour extricating the youn...

25 October 2012

Woman dies after 330ft fall from Crib y Ddysgl in Snowdonia

A woman has died in a fall from a mountain in Snowdonia. The 26-year-old was fatally injured in the incident on Garnedd Ugain on Wednesday. Poli...

24 October 2012

Teacher stretchered from Hallin Fell after ankle injury

A woman was rescued from a Lake District fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 23-year-old teacher from Carlisle was with an outdoor p...

23 October 2012

Two Ben Nevis climbers airlifted in separate incidents

Two climbers were rescued in separate incidents on Britain’s highest mountain. A cragfast climber was winched from the Douglas Boulder on Ben Nev...

21 October 2012

Injured Windy Gap speed flier airlifted after Sty Head crash

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering serious injuries in a speed-flying accident.

21 October 2012

Overdue Glen Cannich hiker told by walkers: 'They're searching for you'

A missing man was found safe and well after a group of walkers came across him and said a search was underway for him.

15 October 2012

Lost Cairngorms walker found after surviving night on mountain

A walker who was lost overnight on Britain’s second-highest mountain was found unharmed by rescuers as overnight gales and torrential rain approached the area.

12 October 2012

Lost family rescued from Twmpa 'lucky to be alive'

Mountain rescuers said a family found in atrocious conditions on a south Wales mountain after a six-hour search are lucky to be alive.

26 October 2012

Crib y Ddysgl death-fall woman named as Anna Campiche

The woman who died after falling from a Snowdonia mountain has been named as Anna Campiche. Ms Campiche, 26, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, was ...

25 October 2012

Helicopter crewman takes to hill to rescue walkers lost with only a smartphone

A crew member from a Royal Navy rescue helicopter walked 600ft up a Scottish mountain to rescue three walkers trying to navigate in thick cloud with only a smartphone.

25 October 2012

Mountain rescuers recover body from River Tweed after major search

A rescue team helped retrieve the body of a missing man from a river in the Scottish Borders. Border Search and Rescue Unit joined the search for t...

24 October 2012

Couple rescued after getting stuck on Tryfan

A couple had to be rescued after getting into difficulties on a Snowdonia mountain. The pair, from the Wirral, strayed on to steep, rockclimbing gr...

22 October 2012

Patterdale mountain rescuers aid walker taken ill on Lakeland route

A walker had to be rescued after becoming unwell during a Lake District outing. The 83-year-old man was on a route between Glenridding and Howtown ...

21 October 2012

Injured mountain biker airlifted after Gisburn Forest crash

A mountain biker was rescued after suffering head injuries in a crash at a Lancashire forest. The 29-year-old also dislocated his shoulder in the i...

20 October 2012

Hypothermic potholer rescued from Old Ing Cave in Yorkshire Dales

A caver was treated for hypothermia after being rescued from a Yorkshire Dales system. The 45-year-old was on a through trip from Old Ing Cave to D...

14 October 2012

Fellrunner Darren Holloway dies after collapsing in Fairfield Horseshoe race

A fellrunner died after collapsing in a Lakeland race, despite the efforts of mountain rescuers. Darren Holloway, 42, was taking part in the Ian Ho...

09 October 2012

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