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'Learn to navigate' advice after rescuers sent to wrong Lakeland mountain to aid walkers
A Lake District rescue team extolled the advantages of being able to navigate after it was sent to the wrong mountain to aid two walkers with dogs.
Walker suffering heart attack among six bank-holiday callouts for Ogwen team
Several walkers, climbers and a man suffering from a suspected heart attack were among those rescued over a busy bank holiday weekend by a team in Snowdonia.
Ogwen Valley rescuers called to two separate groups of walkers stuck on Tryfan
Rescuers who were called out to help a group of walkers stuck on a Snowdonia mountain were alerted to a second party in trouble on the same peak.
Major 13-hour Dartmoor search called off after lost walkers located at bus station
A major search on Dartmoor lasting more than 13 hours was called off when rescuers learnt the two lost walkers at the centre of the operation had been picked up from a bus station.
Wasdale team risks being swept away in swollen stream during Scafell Pike rescue
Mountain rescuers risked being swept away in torrential mountain stream when they were called out to help a family group on the slopes of England’s highest mountain.
North-East rescue teams responded to a dozen incidents in July
Two volunteer rescue teams in north-eastern England responded to a dozen incidents in July. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and N...
'Missing' Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers create headache for rescue team
Missing walkers tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge caused headaches for rescuers at the weekend.
Ten-hour rescue of lost woman among five Saturday callouts for Ogwen Valley team
Rescuers in the Ogwen Valley in north Wales were involved in a 10-hour operation to bring a 73-year-old woman and her son to safety after they got lost on the Glyderau range.
Injured, lost and stuck walkers keep Cockermouth rescuers busy with three callouts
A walker on the Coast to Coast route was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. The visitor from Western Australia hurt her an...
Walkers invited to take Cheviot Challenge to help Northumberland rescuers
A major fundraiser for a mountain rescue team will take place this weekend. The Cheviot Challenge will be staged for the 36th time to help provide ...
Déjà vu for Keswick rescuers as pair get stuck on Barf ‘Wainwright route’
A Lake District rescue team was called out to a regular blackspot, just a week after it advised walkers to use an alternative route.
Ignore Wainwright's Barf route, plead rescuers, after third incident of stuck walkers
A rescue team urged hillwalkers to ignore a route described by author Alfred Wainwright, after the third incident this year involving people getting stuck at the site.
'Are we in trouble'? Wayward Scout group rescued from Cairngorms bothy
A group of Scouts was airlifted from a remote bothy after being reported missing in the Cairngorms. The Inverness Coastguard helicopter located the...
Three teams in operation to bring hypothermic Helvellyn walkers to safety
Three mountain rescue teams were called out to bring a group of walkers to safety from England’s third-highest mountain after they were discovered suffering from hypothermia on its summit.
Cadair Idris walkers call for help after getting lost in cloud
A mountain rescue team was called out after a two walkers got lost in low cloud on a Snowdonia mountain.
Rescuers remind walkers of Sharp Edge difficulties after father and son get stuck
Rescuers issued a reminder of the difficulties facing anyone tackling Sharp Edge in the wet, after a father and son were rescued from the ridge.
Rescuers guide lost Cadair Idris walkers using stile grid reference plaque
Rescuers talked a group of lost Snowdonia walkers to safety after confirming their position with a grid-reference disc attached to a stile.
Cheviots and Lakeland walkers rescued after succumbing to heat
Two walkers taking part in a charity event in the Cheviots were rescued after suffering heat exhaustion.
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