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Challenge walker rescued from Scafell Pike route
A walker taking part in a challenge event was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself in a stumble.
Two British Alpine climbers who died in avalanche named
The Foreign Office has named the two British climbers who died in the Alpine avalanche that killed Mountain Guide Roger Payne.
Three British climbers among dead as Alpine avalanche kills nine
Three British mountaineers have been confirmed among nine dead in a major avalanche in the French Alps.
Floods hamper rescue of four cavers trapped in pothole
Rescuers had to wait for flood water to subside before they could help a party of cavers to safety. The four potholers were reported overdue in Tat...
Highland walker dies after group reports medical problem
A man has died while walking in the north-western Highlands. The 55-year-old was with a group in the Fannichs when fellow walkers reported to polic...
Exhausted walker rescued from fell
An exhausted walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after calling for help. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 6.30pm yesterday, Thurs...
Rescue for West Highland Way walker left in dark after torch packs up
A walker on the West Highland Way was rescued after his torch packed up leaving him disoriented in the dark.
Walker rescued after getting lost on Dales challenge route
A walker was rescued after getting lost on the route of the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge. The 53-year-old woman rang for help today, Tuesday, af...
Woman with head injury rescued from Scafell Pike
Two mountain rescue teams went to the aid of a walker injured on England’s highest mountain. The woman stumbled and fell near the summit of Scafe...
Boy seriously injured in fall from Jack's Rake scramble
A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he fell from a Lakeland scrambling route that recently claimed two lives within five days.
Man airlifted after munro fall leads to head injury
A man was airlifted from a munro after injuring his head in a fall. The man, in his 60s, fell about 15m (49ft) today on Sgùrr Dubh Mòr in the Cui...
Rescue for walker with broken ankle on Lakeland fell
A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after injuring her ankle. The 67-year-old was on Lothwaite, Sale Fell, on Wednesday when she suffered a s...
Two rescues in two days as scramblers get stuck on Snowdonia ridge
A mountain rescue team was called out two days running to help walkers who got into difficulties on a Snowdonia scrambling ridge.
Torch advice after campers shelter family caught in dark on fells
Mountain rescuers are advising walkers and outdoor enthusiasts to carry a torch, after a family was caught out in the darkness.
Two rescue teams carry injured walker from Lakeland fell
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell in an operation involving two mountain rescue teams. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called out yes...
Man brought to safety after getting stuck on Lakeland crag
A man was rescued after getting stuck on a Lakeland crag. The 23-year-old from Cheshire became cragfast on Great Round How at the head of Buttermer...
Man who died on Snowdonia mountain is identified
The man whose body was found on a Snowdonia mountain has been named. Walkers found the remains of Wayne Edward Mitchell on Cadair Idris last month....
Search dog handler finds body in hunt for missing mountaineer
Rescuers searching for a missing man in Snowdonia have found a body. The man was found by a member of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation...