walkers

Night rescue for walkers stuck on crag on Raven Tor, Coniston

Two walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after getting stuck on steep ground. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 3.15pm yest...

27 January 2013

Rescuers' 'technical black magic' helps find lost pair in Kentmere snowstorm

Two walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell in a six-hour operation as night fell and a snowstorm enveloped the mountain.

14 January 2013

Snowdonia national park workers transform muddy Capel Curig path

A boggy Snowdonia path has been transformed after four months of work by national park workers. The route above Bryn Tyrch Uchaf in Capel Curig was...

08 January 2013

Missing High Street walkers found after search by two Lakes rescue teams

Two mountain rescue teams mounted a search for a couple and their dog missing on a Lakeland fell. The Penrith team asked for help from the Patterda...

06 January 2013

Injured Ewden Valley walker airlifted in 'exceptionally difficult' rescue

A walker was winched from a ravine in the eastern Peak District in a rescue described as ‘exceptionally difficult’.

03 January 2013

Two rescued after taking wrong turn on retreat from Tryfan ridge

Two men were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after one of them aggravated an existing injury and they were forced to retreat from their scramble.

17 December 2012

Snow warning from rescuers after couple get stuck on Scafell Pike

A Lake District rescue team warned that the summit of England’s highest mountain is covered in hard snow and winter gear is advisable.

04 December 2012

'Fortunate' dad and son plucked from icy Sharp Edge after getting stuck

A father and son who got stuck on a Lake District knife-ridge were described as ‘fortunate’ by rescuers.

24 November 2012

Stranded Wasdale Screes walkers use camera flash to guide rescuers

A family stuck on a Lakeland fellside used their camera’s flash to guide rescuers to them. The three called for help after they got caught out on...

19 November 2012

Rescuers use smartphone to aid blizzard walkers lost on Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin

Two walkers lost in a blizzard on a Highland mountain were guided to safety by rescuers using smartphone technology.

27 January 2013

Edale team's plea to walkers to carry torch after Win Hill rescue

Mountain rescuers have reminded walkers to pack a torch when they head for the hills after a family called for help after getting lost in the dark.

09 January 2013

Lost Pen y Fan walkers rescued after five-hour search

A couple lost in mist on south Wales’s highest mountain were rescued after a five-hour search. The Maltese couple called for help when they could...

07 January 2013

Three callouts in four hours for Ogwen Valley team as mist covers Glyderau

A Snowdonia mountain rescue team was called out three times in less than four hours to help lost and missing people.

05 January 2013

Carry torch, say rescuers, after Scandale Pass pair get lost in dark

Rescuers urged walkers to carry a torch when they take to the hills, after a couple called for help when night fell.

02 January 2013

Injured Fleetwith Pike walker airlifted in first of two Lakeland rescues for team

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell in one of two callouts in the same day for a mountain rescue team.

09 December 2012

Buachaille Etive Mòr trio rescued in nick of time as freeze grounds helicopter

Three walkers were winched from a Highland peak with minutes to spare before bad weather grounded the rescue helicopter.

03 December 2012

Three rescues in three days for Ogwen team as heavy rain and winds lash area

Rescuers had to battle flooded tunnels and gridlocked roads to reach an injured walker in Snowdonia. Members of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organi...

25 November 2012

Two walkers found after surviving night in bad weather on Ben More

Two walkers who spent the night on a Highland munro after going missing were found unharmed today. The pair were with a group of walkers on Ben Mor...

18 November 2012

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