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BlackBerry helps rescuers find lost walker
Mountain rescuers used a BlackBerry smartphone to help them find a walker who was lost on a Lakeland fell.
Missing walker was on the bus home
Members of a Lakeland mountain rescue team spent two hours searching for a missing walker who was found safe and well – on a bus.
Walker dies after gill fall
A walker has died after falling into a gill in Cumbria. The 61-year-old man was with his wife and a friend when he slipped from a narrow path above...
Walkers treated after Dales fell rescues
A walker was rescued from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after suffering a knee injury in a fall. The 16-year-old boy slipped into a ditch above ...
Airlift after walker breaks leg in Dales fall
A walker was airlifted from a fell in the Yorkshire Dales after suffering a suspected broken leg in a slip.
Walker winched from falls after slip leads to broken ankle
A walker was winched from a national park beauty spot after slipping and breaking her ankle. The 72-year-old Australian woman, described as an expe...
Night-time rescue for lost Coast to Coast walker
A walker attempting the Coast to Coast route had to be rescued last night after getting lost in the Lake District.
Injured climber and walker airlifted after falls
A climber was airlifted from a ridge after falling on Britain’s highest mountain. The woman was on Observatory Ridge on Ben Nevis’s north face ...
Woman airlifted after breaking ankle on Lakeland fell
A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself in a fall. The 67-year-old woman from Warwickshire was coming off High Crag when...
Missing hillwalker found safe and well
A keen hillwalker who had been missing from his home since Tuesday has been found safe and well. Richard Lyon had not been seen since he left for w...
Family pays tribute to mental-health boss who died in walking fall
The family of a fellwalker who died after falling into a Cumbrian gill said he inspired affection in everyone who knew him.
Injured walker airlifted after fellside slip
A walker was airlifted from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after slipping and breaking her wrist. The 65-year-old fell off the path at Force Gill...
Grateful injured walker's partner buys rescuers a round
Mountain rescuers were treated to a round of drinks by the grateful partner of a rescued woman. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team enjoyed the unexpec...
Rescuers find body of missing hillwalker
A retired headteacher has died while hillwalking in the Highlands. Police were alerted at 10.30pm last night, Monday, when William Johnston was rep...
Fellwalker's knee injury leads to night rescue
A walker was rescued after injuring himself on a Lakeland fell. The 17-year-old suffered a dislocated knee while walking on the fells above Butterm...
Walker suffers head injury in Lakeland tumble
A walker was flown to hospital after suffering a head injury when she tripped. The 52-year-old Carlisle woman was with friends when she fell on to ...
Injured walker airlifted after 100ft fall
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a Lakeland path. The 57-year-old woman from Essex tumbled about 30m (100ft) from a rock outcr...
Moorland trails follow haunts of notorious highwayman
Walkers and mountain bikers have the chance to travel on moorland tracks once stalked by a dangerous highwayman.