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Climber rescued after breaking ankle in Malham Cove fall

A climber was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales crag after falling 10ft and breaking his ankle. The 19-year-old was tackling a route on Malham Cove on...

20 March 2016

Body of missing walker Herpreet Bilkhu found on Ben More

Rescuers have found the body of a missing hillwalker on a southern Highlands munro. Edinburgh man Herpreet Bilkhu was reported missing after going ...

20 March 2016

Seriously injured Lakeland walker rescued after cries for help heard

A man was airlifted to hospital after being knocked unconscious when he fell up to 100ft from a Lake District fell.

17 March 2016

Rescuers called to injured Helvellyn walker above closed Dunmail Raise road

Rescuers were called out for the first time this year to the western slopes of Helvellyn, above a road closed when part of it was washed away by floods.

13 March 2016

Rescuers' winter warning after 'extremely lucky' man survives Striding Edge fall

Rescuers warned the Lake District’s mountains are still in the grip of winter after being called out to England’s third-highest mountain for the second time in 24 hours.

11 March 2016

Man's body found near summit of Ben Lomond

A man’s body has been recovered from Scotland’s most southerly munro. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police on Saturday after the d...

09 March 2016

Cairngorm rescuers faced 'wild conditions' in overnight search for missing gamekeeper

Rescuers were faced with searching 200 sq km of the Cairngorms in blizzard conditions overnight after a gamekeeper was reported missing.

03 March 2016

'Take a torch' plea by rescuers after walkers get lost on Scafell Pike

Rescuers reminded walkers to pack a torch when they head for the hills, after two walkers were led to safety after getting lost on the slopes of England’s highest mountain.

01 March 2016

Injured Lakeland paraglider Dave Tighe meets rescuers who saved his life

A man who cheated death when he crashed into a Lake District fell while paragliding returned to Cumbria to meet his rescuers.

28 February 2016

Man airlifted after suffering head injuries in fall at Cow and Calf, Ilkley

A man was airlifted from a West Yorkshire beauty spot after falling and injuring himself. The 52-year-old was scrambling on rocks at the Cow and Ca...

20 March 2016

Critically injured man airlifted to hospital after 650ft Helvellyn fall

A severely injured man was airlifted from England’s third-highest mountain after falling 650ft. The 32-year-old, from the South of England, fell ...

19 March 2016

Lost Bleaklow walker found after seven-hour night-time search

A man was brought to safety from the Peak District’s second-highest hill after a seven-hour night-time search involving three mountain rescue teams.

15 March 2016

Hypothermic walker rescued after collapsing on Ingleborough

A walker was rescued from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after collapsing near its summit. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called ...

13 March 2016

Man rescued after being found 'frozen but alive' after night on Helvellyn

A man was rescued after being found ‘frozen but alive’ by a walker after spending the night on England’s third-highest mountain.

10 March 2016

Aberglaslyn rescue team leader finds body of his son Josh Llwyd-Hopcroft after search

The leader of a mountain rescue team discovered his own son’s body following a search by his colleagues when the young man was reported missing.

08 March 2016

Police helicopter joins search as injured man rescued from South Pennine moor

A walker was rescued from the South Pennine moors after injuring his leg. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called out at 7.50pm on Tuesday ...

02 March 2016

Mountain rescuer comes across injured woman while walking dogs on Barrow

An injured walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after a rescue team member came across her while walking her dogs.

29 February 2016

Lakeland walker airlifted to hospital after breaking leg on Lingmoor Fell

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after breaking his leg in a fall. The 57-year-old Kendal man was walking on Lingmoor Fell today, S...

27 February 2016