Pass the baton and ditch the bobble hat: Ramblers reach 75

As the Ramblers face up to the realities of modern life, we take a look back at the organisation's past as it celebrates 75 years of campaigning.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences.

The highs and lows of our country's top spots

Why? It's the hardest question. The who, what, where, when and even the how can usually be dispatched with a cursory examination of basic facts. But w...

Murmuring, muttering and mood music – a change to the munros is almost upon us

As I write, we’re only 48 hours or so from the first change to the list of munros for quite some time.

Friends together: walkers urged to put something back into Three Peaks

Standing proud in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales national park are three fells that, for centuries, have been the centre of mankind’s curiosity.

Hello marilyn! One up, one down in trio's survey quest

They’re at it again! Not satisfied with promoting a Welsh hill to mountain status and elevating an Arran peak to the list of marilyns, three intrepi...

England's second-oldest national trail celebrates 40 years

Forty years ago, the great and the good gathered in the ruins of a north Yorkshire castle to celebrate the culmination of a successful campaign going back decades.

Crampons: the new hillwalker's fashion accessory?

Equipment, technique, safety. Pretty much everything any of us ever does on a hill relates to all three of these, and they’re inextricably intertwin...

The white stuff: how winter hillwalkers can stay safe

As much of Britain is cloaked in the white stuff, and walkers’ and mountain lovers’ hopes of a decent winter rise, it’s important to revise our approach to tackling the hills as snow and ice cover our usual routes and temperatures drop below freezing.