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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.
Ben Nevis walker missing after two rescued in 'very challenging' conditions
A walker is missing on Ben Nevis in severe conditions, after two others were rescued. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Sunday afternoon...
Lakeland rescuers offer winter gear advice after two incidents
Two Lake District rescue teams have advised walkers they need to carry ice-axes and crampons when heading to the area’s high fells.
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.
Ill equipped hypothermic Dartmoor walker 'very lucky' to be found by rescuers
Rescuers who were called out to find a lost Dartmoor walker said she was very lucky to have been found when she was, as her condition was deteriorating in bad weather.
Two stranded ski mountaineers rescued after night on Glen Coe mountain
Two ski mountaineers were winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after spending the night in sub-zero temperatures on a Glen Coe Mountain.
Search dogs found walker Richard Cockerham alive after 48 hours on Lakeland fells
Rescuers have revealed details of the huge operation to find a walker who was missing on the Lakeland fells for 48 hours in severe weather.