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One climber dies and another badly injured in Nevis fall

One person has died and another was seriously injured today in a climbing accident on Britain’s highest mountain.

19 February 2012

Walkers call for help after getting stuck in wintry conditions

A group of walkers called out mountain rescuers today after getting stuck in wintry conditions on a felltop.

18 February 2012

Birthday rescue for mum as family takes wrong turn in mist

A birthday stroll up a Lakeland fell took a turn for the worse when a family got lost and headed in the wrong direction.

17 February 2012

Lost walker rescued after GPS batteries fail

A man was rescued after getting lost on a hillside when his GPS battery went flat. The 48-year-old from Chester set out from Capel Curig in Snowdon...

14 February 2012

Airlift for injured climber in 'precarious' gully

A climber was rescued from south Wales’s highest mountain after falling and injuring himself. Rescue services were alerted at about 1.30pm yester...

12 February 2012

Walker airlifted after injury halts mountain descent

A woman was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after an injury left her unable to reach the valley. The 18-year-old was with a large walking group...

07 February 2012

Rescuer's knowledge puts teams on right track after wrong mobile fix

A couple were tracked down after a rescuer’s local knowledge located them miles from where their mobile phone told them they were.

05 February 2012

Cragfast scrambler rescued from Lakeland edge

A woman had to be rescued from a Lake District fell after getting cragfast near a notorious accident blackspot.

04 February 2012

Walker airlifted after winter course injury

A walker was airlifted from a hillside after injuring himself while on a winter mountaineering course.

30 January 2012

Injured man airlifted from mountain as nine rescued in poor weather

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a ridge and injuring his head. The man was with a party of five from York who got into diffic...

18 February 2012

Boat rescue for campers after canoe capsize

A mountain rescue team used its boat to reach three paddlers stranded on islands after their canoe capsized.

18 February 2012

Walker suffers serious injuries in mountain fall

A walker was airlifted from a fell after suffering serious injuries in a fall. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 4.05pm yesterday, and 1...

15 February 2012

Winter climber airlifted after fall injuries

A climber was rescued from a Highland munro after falling 120 ft and suffering injuries yesterday. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was aided by the N...

13 February 2012

Two injured after being swept 1,000ft by avalanche

Two men were injured after an avalanche swept them 1,000ft down a mountainside. The mountaineers, who were roped together, were caught in the avala...

07 February 2012

Major rescue after night runners find exhausted walker

An exhausted walker was rescued from a Peak District fell after being found by two passing runners. The 74-year-old was discovered by the fellrunne...

05 February 2012

Walkers set fire to map to guide rescue helicopter

A pair of walkers set fire to their map to attract attention from a police helicopter searching for them.

05 February 2012

Walker airlifted from Lakeland fell after leg injury

A walker was airlifted from a fell after injuring her leg. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 1.30pm yesterday, Friday, afte...

04 February 2012

Walkers discover hypothermic man on fell

A man was airlifted from a fell after collapsing. The walker was found at dusk yesterday, Saturday, by a group of five other walkers at Three Tarns...

29 January 2012

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