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Body of Highlands walker found after search in Killilan area
A hillwalker’s body has been found after a search in the western Highlands. Police said a Coastguard helicopter located the 56-year-old’s body ...
Lakeland walker airlifted after suffering ankle injury in Langstrath
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District valley after injuring his ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 3.30pm on Thursday to t...
Cragfast Ben Nevis climbers brought to safety in 'epic' 18-hour rescue
Rescuers brought two climbers to safety from Ben Nevis’s North Face after they got stuck. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team described the 18-hour ope...
Two walkers die in fall on Scotland's most northerly munro Ben Hope
Two walkers have died in a fall on Scotland’s most northerly munro. Assynt Mountain Rescue Team was called out to Ben Hope in Sutherland on Tuesd...
Ingleborough pair rescued after getting lost in dark on first hillwalking trip
A couple had to be rescued after getting lost on their first hillwalking expedition. The man and woman were caught out by the dark on Souther Scale...
Rescue crew uses full winch length to pluck injured climber from Cairn Gorm
A rescue helicopter had to use the full length of its winch to rescue an injured climber after a fall in the Cairngorms.
Whernside walkers await rescue in group shelter after slip leads to ankle injury
A walker was rescued from the flanks of Whernside in the Yorkshire Dales after suffering a suspected broken ankle in a slip.
Mountain rescuers in eight-hour operation after glider crashes on The Cheviot
Mountain rescuers were called out after a glider crashed on The Cheviot on the Scotland-England border.
Rising stream water forces Highland walkers to spend night on mountain
Two walkers had to spend the night on the hill after getting trapped by rising water in a Highland stream.
Two Lakeland walkers rescued after getting lost on Helvellyn range
Two Lakeland walkers were led to safety after getting lost as night began to fall. The couple called for help on Monday after finding themselves on...
Lakeland walker airlifted after suffering injury on Grisedale Pike
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring an ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was joined by colleagues from the Cockermout...
Mountaineering mourns Andy Nisbet and Steve Perry who died in Ben Hope fall
The mountaineering community is mourning the loss of two of its accomplished members who died in a fall on Ben Hope.
Bowland Pennine rescuers' four callouts include search for lost fellwalkers
Two lost walkers were rescued from a fell in the Forest of Bowland. The operation to find the pair was one of four callouts in five days for the Bo...
Walker rescued from snowy Arthur's Seat after breaking leg
Mountain rescuers were called out to help a walker who broke his leg while walking on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
Injured climber airlifted from Snowdon after falling 75ft in avalanche
A climber was airlifted to hospital after breaking an ankle when he was caught in an avalanche on Wales’s highest mountain.
Sheepish Borrowdale casualty rescued after getting stuck on Goat Crag
Mountain rescuers were called to aid a sheepish casualty stuck on Goat Crag in the Lake District. A farmer requested the help of Keswick Mountain R...
Pen-y-ghent walker rescued after slip on ice leads to ankle injury
A walker was rescued after slipping on ice and injuring himself on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. The 40-year-old man was descending from Pen-y-...
Walkers guided to safety after getting lost in fog on Cadair Idris
Two walkers were guided to safety from Cadair Idris after getting lost in hill fog. The pair called for help on Thursday from the Snowdonia peak af...