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Walker airlifted from Tryfan after injuring himself in fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself in a fall on a Snowdonia mountain. The man was part of a group of two couples and a frien...

23 November 2020

Rescuers' daylight hours warning after lost walker guided from Lakeland fell

Rescuers in the Lake District reminded hill-goers to take account of shortening daylight hours after a walker had to be guided to safety as night fell.

29 October 2020

Lakeland walker stretchered from Hallin Fell after injuring leg

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District hillside after injuring herself. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out shortly after 1pm on ...

27 October 2020

Blencathra walker seriously injured in fall from Sharp Edge

A man was seriously injured when he fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra. He was ascending the ridge on Wednesday with his son on Wednesday when he s...

22 October 2020

Rescuers' weather warning to hillgoers after Lakeland walker spends night on fells

Rescuers in the Lake District are warning hillgoers of cooler conditions after a walker spent the night on the fells.

27 September 2020

Walker dies after falling on Snowdon

A walker has died after falling on Wales’s highest mountain. North Wales Police received several calls from people on the Pyg Track on Snowdon on...

12 September 2020

Lakeland walker winched to safety after getting stuck on mountainside

A walker was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after getting stuck on steep ground on a Lake District fell.

30 August 2020

Storm-hit mountain biker guided from Lakeland fells after overnight camp

A mountain biker had to be helped to safety from a Lake District fell as Storm Francis swept the area.

25 August 2020

Lakeland walker injured after being blown off feet as Storm Ellen lashes fells

A woman was rescued in an operation lasting four hours after she was blown off her feet while walking on a Lake District fell.

22 August 2020

Walker stuck on An Teallach rescued in nine-hour night operation

A walker stuck on a mountain ridge in the north-west Highlands was rescued in an operation lasting almost nine hours.

15 November 2020

Walker rescued after spending night on Wester Ross mountains

A walker was rescued after going missing in north-west Scotland. The woman was reported overdue after heading out for an expedition to tackle the f...

27 October 2020

Capsized Derwent Water kayakers use phone light to guide rescuers

A group of paddlers who got into difficulties in the Lake District attracted rescuers’ attention with the light from a phone.

23 October 2020

Man dies after collapsing on Lake District mountain

A man has died after collapsing on a Lake District mountainside. The 61-year-old was descending the path on Carl Side on Skiddaw on Sunday when he ...

29 September 2020

Lakeland walker airlifted to hospital after tumbling down mountainside

A walker was airlifted to hospital after tumbling more than 160ft down a Lake District fellside. The 54-year-old was on the Hanging Stone ridge of ...

18 September 2020

Walker Harry Harvey, safe after three nights on Dales fells: I had kit and training

The 80-year-old walker who was found safe and well after spending three nights on the Yorkshire Dales fells said he had had three good nights wild camping.

08 September 2020

Injured man lowered 500m down Tryfan gully before being airlifted to hospital

An injured walker was lowered 500m in a stretcher in a complex rescue before being airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain.

28 August 2020

Aberdyfi rescuers say ill prepared charity walkers transfer burden to teams

Rescuers in Snowdonia pleaded with charity walkers not to transfer their financial burden to the volunteer teams, which are themselves charities.

23 August 2020

Three Lake District teams in seven-hour rescue of injured Scafell Pike walker

Rescuers from three teams combined in a 7½-hour operation to rescue an injured walker in the Lake District.

20 August 2020

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