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Rescuers blown off feet by gusts after walkers call for help from Kinder Scout
Rescuers were blown off their feet in high winds when they went to the aid of two walkers in difficulties on the Peak District’s highest hill.
Two groups of walkers rescued in worsening weather by Northumberland teams
Two groups of walkers were rescued after getting into difficulties in bad weather in the north Pennines at the weekend.
Keswick rescuers called out three times in one day to injured walkers and cyclist
Lake District rescuers were called out three times on Saturday to aid injured walkers and a mountain biker.
Ogwen team uses specialist app after What3words places stuck pair four miles away
Rescuers used a specialised smartphone system to locate two walkers stuck in a Snowdonia gully after the What3words system placed them in a quarry four miles away.
'Flagging' Yorkshire Three Peaks walker helped by group who then took wrong path
A walker who got into difficulties attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks was helped by another group undertaking the challenge – who subsequently got lost.
Rescuers turn detective to find lost Lake Vyrnwy walkers
Rescuers had to use detective work to find two walkers lost with a poor phone signal above a lake in north Wales.
Rescuers stretcher injured Lakeland walker to door of holiday cottage
Rescuers stretchered a walker to the door of her holiday accommodation after she injured herself on a Lakeland fell.
Blencathra walker rescued after injury on last leg of descent
A walker was rescued after injuring herself near the end of a descent of a Lake District mountain. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out abou...
Aberdyfi rescuers say ill prepared charity walkers transfer burden to teams
Rescuers in Snowdonia pleaded with charity walkers not to transfer their financial burden to the volunteer teams, which are themselves charities.
Teen reunited with parents after becoming separated while walking on Dale Head
A teenager was safely reunited with his parents after becoming separated in poor visibility on a Lake District fell.
Stuck charity walkers on Cadair Idris place burden on charity rescue team
A team that went to the aid of charity walkers in Snowdonia pointed out that callouts place an extra burden on rescuers who are themselves a charity.
Three Lakeland walkers rescued from Clough Head after losing path in low cloud
Three walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after getting into difficulties in low cloud. The group summited Clough Head and intended to d...
Lost Cadair Idris walkers' descent 'could have become serious incident'
A group of walkers lost on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia risked a more serious incident when they followed a gully on their descent.
Walkers rescued from Helvellyn after getting lost in mist
Three walkers were brought to safety after getting lost in bad visibility on England’s third-highest mountain.
Injured Yorkshire Three Peaks walker found by police at home 60 miles away
Rescuers searching for a mystery injured walker in the Yorkshire Dales were informed by police in the early hours that the woman was safe at home, 60 miles away.
Lost Lakeland walkers' What3words message 'put them outside the UK'
Rescuers pointed out the limitations of the What3words application after a group of walkers called for help when they got lost on the Lakeland fells.
Lost Lake District walkers offered shelter in wild camper's tent
Two lost walkers were offered emergency shelter by a wild camper in the central fells of the Lake District.
Police rescuer urges Scottish hillgoers to go properly equipped
Some hillgoers are taking to Scotland’s mountains without adequate equipment and skills, a police rescuer said.