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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...
Tryfan walker clinging to Adam and Eve among nine ill prepared rescued walkers
Poorly equipped and ill prepared walkers kept mountain rescuers busy over the weekend in Snowdonia. One woman had to be rescued from Tryfan in high...
Injured Cleveland walker rescued after horse riders hear cries for help
An injured walker was rescued after two horse riders heard his cries for help as darkness fell. The man was walking on his own in the Court Green a...
Walker rescued after getting stuck overnight on Ben Nevis summit
A walker was rescued after spending the night on Britain’s highest mountain. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was alerted after reports the walker w...
Lakeland walker rescued after getting stuck near The Bishop on Barf
Rescuers were called out to a Lakeland fell to help a walker stuck on steep ground. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1.15pm on Saturd...
Air ambulance flies to walker with ankle injury on Hadrian's Wall
A woman was treated and rescued by air ambulance staff after she injured her ankle while walking on Hadrian’s Wall.
Man falls 650ft on Ben Nevis as group gets lost in whiteout
Rescuers have gone to the aid of a group on Britain’s highest mountain after one of them fell more than 600 feet.
Peak District walker rescued after breaking ankle in slip near Beeley
A Peak District walker was stretchered to an ambulance after injuring himself when he slipped on a hillside.
'Lucky chap' collapses at feet of rescuers after surviving 650ft Helvellyn fall
A man who collapsed at the feet of rescuers after falling 650ft from England’s third-highest mountain was described as ‘one lucky chap’.
Four rescued after falling 130ft into Ben Nevis 'accident blackspot' corrie
Four walkers were rescued after falling from Britain’s highest mountain when they strayed on to steep ground in a whiteout.
Lost Lake District walkers safe after major search by more than 40 rescuers
A major search for missing walkers on the Lake District fells ended when the group managed to find its own way off the mountains.
Two walkers suffer broken ankles in separate Lakeland falls
Two walkers suffered broken ankles in separate incidents on Lake District fells. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 11.30am today...
Walkers aid man who spent an hour clinging to Mam Tor trig pillar in gales
A man was rescued by two walkers after clinging to a trig pillar on a Peak District in high winds for an hour.
Rescuers' winter warning after Lakeland walkers get in to difficulties on fells
Mountain rescuers have warned walkers that wintry conditions still have a hold on the Lake District tops, after two incidents involving people getting into difficulties on the high fells.
Rescuers' lives 'on the line' as three ill prepared walkers fall 650ft on Ben Nevis
Mountain rescuers put their lives on the line to rescue a group of inexperienced hillwalkers on Britain’s highest mountain after three of the men fell more than 600ft.
How I cheated death after a fall on an icy Lake District mountainside
On Valentine’s Day 2012 Paul Besley went for a winter’s walk on Dow Crag in the Coniston Fells. Heading back to the valley he found his way obs...
Mountain rescuers bring 40 to safety in blizzard after crash blocks Kirkstone Pass
A coachload of Chinese tourists was among 40 people rescued from a Lake District pass after blizzards brought chaos to the road.
Malham Cove walker airlifted after breaking ankle in slip
A walker was airlifted from a Yorkshire Dales hillside after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle.