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Fancy making daily winter ascents of Helvellyn? This could be the job for you
National park bosses in the Lake District are on the lookout for a new recruit to make daily ascents of England’s third-highest mountain.
Rescuer finds body of Marcin Bialas six months after he fell from Ben Nevis
Rescuers have recovered the body of a man who fell from Ben Nevis in January. A Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team member located Marcin Bialas’s body...
Experts offer advice to hillwalkers with dogs for four-legged friends' wellbeing
Experts are offering advice to hillwalkers who take their dogs on to Scotland’s mountains. Mountaineering Scotland has set up online information ...
Three walkers still missing as police reveal body of Gibson brothers' dog found
Police have revealed the body of the dog belonging to two brothers who went missing in Strathcarron has been found.
Hillwalker missing after fall on Lochaber munro Beinn a' Chaorainn
Rescuers are searching for a hillwalker who has been reported missing in Lochaber. Police were alerted at 3.50pm on Sunday after the man was report...
We join Lake District felltop assessor Zac Poulton to brush up our winter skills
Fancy brushing up your winter mountain skills with an expert? We took to the hill with one of the Lake District's felltop assessors...
Three injured climbers taken to hospital after Ben Nevis avalanche
Three climbers were rescued after being injured in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain. Police Scotland said officers received a report of...
Meet the men who climb a Lake District mountain every winter day – for your safety
Two men will spend this winter making the ascent of England's third highest mountain every day, including Christmas Day, to provide real-life reports of felltop conditions.
Warning to May Day walkers heading for the Highlands: it's still winter on the hills
Mountain experts are warning walkers heading for the Highlands to be prepared for winter conditions. Exceptionally cold weather has led to many Sco...
Winter onset heralds start of Lakeland felltop assessors' daily Helvellyn ascents
The first day of December marks the start of meteorological winter and it also means shifts begin for one of the country’s most unusual seasonal jobs.
Rescuers refuse callout to 'wet' Ben Nevis walker
Rescuers refused to go to the aid of a man who called for help after getting wet on Ben Nevis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said the man, who had ...
Man dies in fall on Sgùrr Thuilm as rescuers find body of missing walker Jim Stalker
A man has died in a fall on a munro in the Scottish Highlands. And rescuers have found the body of a walker who had been missing for almost two wee...
Climber enlists public's help to rescue dogs stranded on Helvellyn for two days
Climbers have rescued two dogs that were stuck for two day in a precarious position high on England’s third tallest mountain in freezing conditions.
Teams searching Lochnagar for missing walker find body
Teams searching for a missing walker in the Cairngorms have found a body. Police Scotland said the discovery was made on Lochnagar about noon on Su...
New searches by rescuers fail to find Ben Nevis walker who fell from summit
Searches by rescuers on Ben Nevis have failed to find the missing walker who is believed to have fallen from the summit on Sunday when a cornice collapsed.
The outdoors in 2016: take a look back at a year of amazing events
A wild start to 2016 set the tone for the following 12 months with record-breaking rescue numbers, climbing achievements and astonishing challenges, making it a year to remember.
Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders survive pee-bottle mix-up in first ascent of Sersank
Two seasoned mountaineers have described the travails of successfully summiting an unclimbed Himalayan peak, including a mix-up between drinking- and pee-bottles.
Cairn Gorm climber dies after falling 600ft in Coire an t-Sneachda
A climber has died after falling almost 600ft from the top of a climb on Cairn Gorm. The 32-year-old man was exiting the cornice of the route on Al...