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Climbers rescued in marathon night-time operation
Three climbers were rescued from a Snowdonia crag in an operation lasting more than 11 hours after their leader injured himself in a fall.
Grateful injured walker's partner buys rescuers a round
Mountain rescuers were treated to a round of drinks by the grateful partner of a rescued woman. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team enjoyed the unexpec...
Cragfast walkers rescued from Lakeland fell
Two walkers had to be rescued after straying on to steep ground on England’s third highest mountain.
Airlift after walker breaks leg in Dales fall
A walker was airlifted from a fell in the Yorkshire Dales after suffering a suspected broken leg in a slip.
Walker winched from falls after slip leads to broken ankle
A walker was winched from a national park beauty spot after slipping and breaking her ankle. The 72-year-old Australian woman, described as an expe...
Fellwalker's knee injury leads to night rescue
A walker was rescued after injuring himself on a Lakeland fell. The 17-year-old suffered a dislocated knee while walking on the fells above Butterm...
Night-time rescue for lost Coast to Coast walker
A walker attempting the Coast to Coast route had to be rescued last night after getting lost in the Lake District.
Mountain biker rescued after woodland tumble
A mountain biker was rescued from woodland after injuring his head and hip in a fall. Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team was called about 9.10pm yesterd...
Injured climber and walker airlifted after falls
A climber was airlifted from a ridge after falling on Britain’s highest mountain. The woman was on Observatory Ridge on Ben Nevis’s north face ...
Walkers treated after Dales fell rescues
A walker was rescued from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after suffering a knee injury in a fall. The 16-year-old boy slipped into a ditch above ...
Ben Lomond proposal pair's night ends in rescue drama
A romantic evening’s walk on the top of Scotland’s most southerly munro had a dramatic ending. Ryan Miller and Rachel Czurlanis had walked to t...
Two walkers airlifted after separate falls
Two walkers were airlifted to hospital after they were injured in separate incidents just 300m apart.
Rescuers find body of missing hillwalker
A retired headteacher has died while hillwalking in the Highlands. Police were alerted at 10.30pm last night, Monday, when William Johnston was rep...
Tired climbers tell mountain rescuers: 'Come and get us'
Mountain rescuers have criticised two women who told volunteers to ‘come and get them’ when they decided they were too tired to continue.
Duke's Award pair trek four miles to get help for ill walker
A group of teenagers taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was praised for its actions after one of the party was taken ill.
Two dozen children rescued after boy falls 100ft
A party of schoolchildren was rescued from a hillside after one of them had to be airlifted to hospital when he fell 30m (100ft).
Walker suffers head injury in Lakeland tumble
A walker was flown to hospital after suffering a head injury when she tripped. The 52-year-old Carlisle woman was with friends when she fell on to ...
Injured walker airlifted after 100ft fall
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a Lakeland path. The 57-year-old woman from Essex tumbled about 30m (100ft) from a rock outcr...