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Climber and scrambler airlifted from Tryfan in separate incidents

A climber and walker were rescued from the same Snowdonia mountain in two separate incidents today. Rescuers were called to Tryfan today when a cli...

15 November 2014

Rescuers praise injured walker who used plastic sheet to slide off hillside

Rescuers have praised an injured walker who slid on a plastic sheet to get herself off a fell. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.30pm...

02 November 2014

Lake District rescuers forced to crawl in high winds to reach injured walker

Mountain rescuers had to crawl in high winds to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. The woman injured her leg while walking near Red Tarn...

26 October 2014

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

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

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

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

Police name Malham Cove death-fall walker as David Longbottom

Police have named the walker who fell to his death from Malham Cove earlier this week. David Longbottom was killed in the fall at the 80m (260ft) l...

07 November 2014

Six callouts for new Edale mountain rescue recruits during testing weekend

New members of a mountain rescue team had a baptism of fire, with six rescues interrupting their planned final training assessment.

29 October 2014

Group finds injured Dales walker after two-hour wait in phone dead-zone

An injured walker on the Pennine Way was discovered by fellow hikers after sitting on the fell for two hours.

26 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

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

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

Lost Scafell Pike walker found after light spotted by returning rescuers

A walker lost after going for a trip on England’s highest mountain was found after his light was spotted by rescuers.

29 September 2014

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