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Bowland paraglider suffers serious injuries after being dragged 300m by chute

A paraglider was seriously injured in an incident on a popular fellside in the Forest of Bowland. The 41-year-old was taking part in a tandem fligh...

13 August 2018

Two children among group rescued from Snowdonia cliff in five-hour operation

Two children were among four people rescued from a precarious position when they got stuck on a Snowdonia cliff.

03 August 2018

Rescuers' plea after Killin team spends hours searching for lost Ben Lui walkers

Rescuers have pleaded with hillgoers to take a map and compass after a protracted search for four walkers lost on a Highland peak.

02 August 2018

Two Bleaklow walkers rescued after getting lost in failing light

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost as night fell on the Peak District’s second-highest hill.

01 August 2018

Blencathra walker rescued after getting stuck on Sharp Edge as heatwave ends

A walker was rescued from a Lake District ridge after getting stuck as strong winds and heavy showers lashed the mountain after the prolonged heatwave.

28 July 2018

Lakeland walker injured in fall near Sty Head stretcher box

A walker was helped from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself in a fall. The 62-year-old suffered a possible broken wrist and injured knee in the...

27 July 2018

Snowdon walker Steve Johnston dies in fall from Crib Goch

A walker has died after falling from a ridge on Wales’s highest mountain. Steve Johnston of London fell from Crib Goch on Snowdon on Saturday. ...

24 July 2018

Man dies in 260ft fall from Steeple during Lakeland challenge

A man has died after falling from a ridge on a Lake District fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out in the early hours of Sunday aft...

16 July 2018

Rescuers urge caution after swimmer dies in plunge into Lakeland quarry

Rescuers have warned of the dangers of wild swimming after a man died in a disused Lake District quarry.

11 July 2018

Aberdyfi team in eight-hour operation to rescue dad and daughter stuck on rockface

A man and his daughter were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after getting stuck on a scrambling route.

06 August 2018

Rescuers put training skills into practice as walkers get stuck on Carrock Fell

A father and son were rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on a Lake District hillside. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the inci...

03 August 2018

Mountain rescuers use boat to reach Derwent Water island after baby's fall

Mountain rescuers used an inflatable boat to reach a three-month-old baby who had fallen from bed while on a Lake District island.

01 August 2018

Helvellyn walker dies in fall from Striding Edge

A walker has died after falling from Striding Edge on England’s third-highest mountain. The 71-year-old man suffered fatal injuries in the incide...

29 July 2018

Injured Scafell walker winched from Broad Stand after 65ft tumble

An injured walker was winched from England’s second highest mountain and another rescued after getting stuck.

28 July 2018

Blencathra walker rescued after getting stuck on Hall's Fell Ridge

A walker was rescued after getting stuck on a Lake District ridge. The 32-year-old man became cragfast while descending Hall’s Fell Ridge on Blen...

24 July 2018

Top climber Alan Hinkes helps keep up injured Lake District walker's spirits

A Lake District walker who had the misfortune to injure himself had the good fortune to be kept company by one of Britain’s top mountaineers while he waited for help.

16 July 2018