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Hypothermic Scafell Pike walker improves after getting to lower ground

A walker who suffered hypothermia while tackling England’s highest mountain was told by rescuers to make her way to lower ground to get out of gale-force winds.

26 October 2014

Climber airlifted after suffering serious injuries in fall at Goblin Combe

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on a Somerset crag. Avon and Somerset Search and Rescue was called o...

20 October 2014

Rescuers called to two Helvellyn walkers 'stuck' in wind

Two men called for help after they reported being ‘stuck’ in high winds on a Lake District fell. The pair rang 999 from Lower Man, an outlier o...

19 October 2014

Fellow walkers help man from Plover Hill after slip leads to broken ankle

A walker was helped from a Yorkshire Dales fell by his companions after he slipped and broke his ankle.

16 October 2014

Second trek to Pasture Bottom for rescuers after walker's knee injury

Mountain rescuers ended up on a trek to Pasture Bottom for the second time in two days after a walker fell and twisted his knee.

12 October 2014

Collapsed Yorkshire Three Peaks walker airlifted from Ingleborough

A walker was airlifted from the slopes of one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after collapsing. The 42-year-old man was tackling the 39km (24-mile) ch...

11 October 2014

Walker rescued after breaking leg on shore of Buttermere

A walker was rescued after breaking her leg on a Lakeland path. The woman, in her 30s, was walking on the path around the shore of Buttermere today...

08 October 2014

Injured climber airlifted after 50ft fall on Twistleton Scars in Yorkshire Dales

A climber was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself when he fell 50ft from a crag in the Yorkshire Dales.

05 October 2014

Injured caver stretchered from Goyden Pot in three-hour rescue

A caver was rescued from a North Yorkshire pothole after falling and injuring herself. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was called out abou...

03 October 2014

Swirl How walker airlifted to hospital after injuring knee

An injured walker was airlifted to hospital after falling in the Lake District. The man, from Staffordshire, fell while descending from Swirl How y...

25 October 2014

Peak District climbers injured in falls at Stanage and Stoney Middleton

Two climbers were injured in falls in the Peak District this weekend. A man from London fell from a route on Stanage Edge on Saturday. Edale Mou...

19 October 2014

Walker from Amersham Ramblers dies in 50ft Dorset cliff fall

A walker has died after falling 50ft down a cliff while on a Ramblers’ trip on the south coast of England.

17 October 2014

Walker with broken ankle airlifted from The Whangie

A walker was airlifted from a peak in the Kilpatrick Hills after suffering a broken ankle. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 3.35pm ...

13 October 2014

Six dog handlers join rescue after Pasture Bottom slip leads to ankle injury

A group of search dog handlers training in the Lake District joined rescuers who went to the aid of a walker who injured her ankle.

11 October 2014

Lomond team rescues stuck walker clinging to tree on Ben Venue

A walker was rescued from a ledge on a Trossachs mountain where he was clinging to a tree, after his calls for help were heard.

10 October 2014

Praise for Tryfan walker who clambered down gully to help injured boyfriend

Rescuers praised a young woman who made her way down a slippery gully to raise the alarm after her boyfriend was seriously injured in a fall on a Snowdonia mountain.

05 October 2014

Man in bike leathers rescued after getting stuck on Snowdonia crag

A walker following handwritten notes had to be rescued after getting into difficulties on a Snowdonia mountainside.

03 October 2014

Injured Tryfan walkers leave trail of blood before rescue

Two injured walkers were rescued after they left a trail of blood down a Snowdonia mountainside. The pair lost their way making their way down Tryf...

02 October 2014

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