Lost Cadair Idris walkers use grid reference plaques to guide rescuers

A scheme that placed markers bearing grid references at points in a national park is credited with aiding the rescue of three lost walkers.

Cragfast walkers rescued from Harrison Stickle

A pair of walkers had to be rescued after getting stuck on one of the Langdale Pikes. Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 2.5...

Three rescued from Lingmell in 13-hour 'difficult' night-time rescue

Three walkers were rescued in an overnight operation lasting 13 hours and which involved two teams and two search dogs.

Mountain rescuer: 'GPS phones only any use for urban walks'

A mountain rescue expert has told hillwalkers GPS mobile phones are only fit for urban walking, and anyone heading for the hills should learn to use a map and compass.

Rescuers warned after Coast to Coast group rescued twice in two days

Mountain rescuers today issued a warning – to colleagues along the Coast to Coast Walk route – after a hapless group had to be rescued twice in two days.

Pair rescued after getting stuck on Lakeland fell

A couple had to be rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on a Lake District route. The pair were walking on the fells above Borrowdale yester...

Rescuers in night search for lost walkers who found their own way to safety

A mountain rescue team spent almost 10 hours searching for a lost pair of walkers on England’s highest peak who eventually rang to say they had reached safety and were miles away from the scene.

Police say ill prepared hillwalkers are putting lives at risk as 18 rescued

Ill prepared hillwalkers relying on smartphones to navigate on Highland mountains are putting lives at risk, police said.

Rescuers pushed to limit in second nine-hour 'avoidable' incident

A rescue helicopter crew had to push themselves to the limit to airlift two walkers from a Lakeland fell after a nine-hour search involving 40 volunteer mountain rescuers from three teams.