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Flip! Experts warn new clothing trend could be fatal attraction for your compass
Mountain experts have identified a new hazard for hillgoers, after analysis of a recent rescue in the Highlands.
Hillwalker missing after fall on Lochaber munro Beinn a' Chaorainn
Rescuers are searching for a hillwalker who has been reported missing in Lochaber. Police were alerted at 3.50pm on Sunday after the man was report...
Lakeland walker rescued after injuring ankle on Styhead path
A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. The 55-year-old was walking with a group of friends on the Sty Head path abo...
Rescuers find body of walker Alan Gibson as search continues for his brother Neil
Rescuers searching for two missing brothers who went missing in the Highlands have found a body. Police Scotland said the man has been formally ide...
Helmet saves rescuer from serious injury after incident on Tryfan
A rescuer was saved from serious head injury by his helmet after sliding down a Snowdonia mountainside at the conclusion of an operation to rescue three stranded walkers.
'Remarkably lucky' runner trampled by cows in Cumbria thanks air ambulance crew
A trail runner has told of his ‘remarkably lucky’ survival after he was trampled by cows. Michael Conroy Harris was with his dog at Garrigill i...
Helvellyn climber injured after falling 500ft trying to help stranded walker
A climber was seriously injured when he fell 500ft after going to the aid of a walker who fell on Helvellyn.
Search helicopter finds Glen Tilt walkers but man still missing on Lochnagar
Rescuers have mounted a major search for a walker who has gone missing in the Cairngorms. Braemar and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Teams conducted sear...
New searches by rescuers fail to find Ben Nevis walker who fell from summit
Searches by rescuers on Ben Nevis have failed to find the missing walker who is believed to have fallen from the summit on Sunday when a cornice collapsed.
Lost Blencathra walkers' lack of compass 'could have had serious consequences'
A group of badly equipped walkers was guided to safety by phone after getting lost on Blencathra in the Lake District.
Searches fail to find walker Neil Gibson as rescuers brave high avalanche risk
Searches by rescue teams over the weekend have failed to find a missing walker and his dog in the Highlands.
Rescuers battle nine hours to save walker stranded with frozen feet on Cairngorms peak
Rescuers battled for nine hours to bring to safety a walker stranded in a blizzard on a Highlands munro.
Lost pair survive night in snow hole on Cairngorms plateau
Two ski tourers survived a night on the Cairngorms plateau after they dug a snow hole for shelter. The pair were airlifted to safety on Wednesday a...
Winter warning from rescuers after search dog Isla finds lost Scafell Pike walkers
Two walkers were found in the early hours of Sunday by a search dog after getting lost on England’s highest mountain.
John Lea named as walker whose body was found on Lochnagar
Police have named the 65-year-old hillwalker whose body was found on Lochnagar on Sunday. John Lea, who lived in the Aberdeen area, was reported mi...
Teams searching Lochnagar for missing walker find body
Teams searching for a missing walker in the Cairngorms have found a body. Police Scotland said the discovery was made on Lochnagar about noon on Su...
Couple and five-year-old son airlifted from Y Garn after getting lost
A couple and their five-year-old child were airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after getting lost in the dark.
Rescuers suspend Ben Nevis missing walker search due to 'very challenging' conditions
Rescuers have had to suspend the operation to find a missing walker on Ben Nevis because of ‘very challenging’ conditions.