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Rescued walker Jonathon Ward issues challenge to raise cash for air ambulance

A walker who was rescued after breaking his ankle on England’s highest mountain is urging outdoors enthusiasts to join him in a challenge to raise cash for the air ambulance that helped him.

28 March 2015

Two hypothermic walkers rescued after unplanned night on wintry Y Garn

Two men were airlifted to hospital suffering from hypothermia after having to spend the night on a Snowdonia mountain.

26 March 2015

Mallerstang walker hauled 130ft in stretcher after River Eden fall

A walker had to be hauled 130ft up a river bank in a stretcher after breaking her ankle. Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team members were called to...

25 March 2015

Rescuers searching for missing walker Daniel Bennett find body on Ben Oss

Rescuers searching for a walker missing in the Highlands since Saturday have found a body. The discovery was made in the Ben Oss area by teams hunt...

25 March 2015

Rescuers' winter warning for hillwalkers after four rescued from Helvellyn summit

A rescue team warned hillwalkers that severe winter conditions are still affecting the Lake District summits, after a group had to be rescued from England’s third-highest mountain.

21 March 2015

Climber with injured ankle winched from Dow Crag after fall

A climber was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after injuring her ankle in a fall. The woman was descending Dow Crag yesterday when she fell...

19 March 2015

Third Ben Lomond rescue as walkers get stuck hours after warning issued

A group of walkers was rescued in a seven-hour operation after getting stuck in winter conditions on a ridge where a man died at the weekend.

18 March 2015

Walker stretchered from Kinder Scout after slip leads to ankle injury

A walker suffered a suspected broken ankle on a Peak District hill. Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams were called out shortly after 1.30pm whe...

14 March 2015

Orienteer airlifted from Claife Heights after leg injury

A woman taking part in an orienteering event in the Lake District had to be rescued when she fell and injured her leg.

10 March 2015

Ullswater walkers rescued as dark descends after 5pm start

Two people who set out for a walk at 5pm on a Lake District path had to be rescued when it got dark. The pair set off from Patterdale Youth Hostel ...

28 March 2015

Injured Lake District walker airlifted from Scale Beck path

A walker was rescued after suffering a serious ankle injury on a Lake District footpath. Mountain rescuers were airlifted to a site close to the wo...

26 March 2015

Rescuers warn walkers against taking perilous wintry route down Snowdon railway

Walkers on Wales’s highest mountain have been warned against following railway tracks when leaving the summit.

25 March 2015

Warning as Lochaber rescuers find missing Ben Nevis walker in 'blackspot' corrie

Rescuers have warned that Britain’s highest mountain is still in winter condition after finding a walker who went missing overnight.

24 March 2015

Air ambulance crew treats cyclist after Honister Pass crash

A cyclist was injured after crashing while coming down a Lake District pass. The Great North Air Ambulance was scrambled at 12.50pm from its base n...

20 March 2015

Hillwalkers urged to take care as police reveal second death, on Cruach Ardrain

Police in the Highlands have urged hillwalkers to be properly prepared after revealing that a second walker died on the mountains over the weekend.

18 March 2015

Rescuers' winter warning after walker dies in 1,000ft fall from Ben Lomond

A walker has died after falling 1,000ft from a Scottish mountain. The man fell about 300m from the Ptarmigan ridge on Ben Lomond on Sunday after sl...

17 March 2015

Walker rescued after slip leads to ankle injury above Haweswater

A walker was rescued after slipping and injuring her ankle on a Lake District fell. Penrith Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 4.50pm yester...

11 March 2015

Rescuers use smartphone software to find lost Black Mountains walkers

A pair of walkers who got lost were found by rescuers using a specialised smartphone system. The couple were located by Longtown Mountain Rescue Te...

10 March 2015

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