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Six previous winners battle for Spine Race victory on brutal Pennine Way course

Britain’s first national trail is the scene for a potential epic showdown as some of the world’s top runners go head to head in this year’s Montane Spine Race.

12 January 2024

Go Outdoors owner JD Sports sees shares fall after profit warning

Shares in the company that owns High Street retailers Go Outdoors, Blacks and Millets dropped 23 per cent on Thursday after it issued a profits warning.

04 January 2024

Happy New Year from the team at grough

The team at grough would like to wish all our readers, friends, and all those in the outdoors community a happy New Year.

01 January 2024

Wasdale rescue leader Penny Kirby among those recognised in New Year Honours

A leader of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has been recognised in the New Year Honours. Penny Kirby has been appointed an MBE in the 2024 awards....

30 December 2023

Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023

Volunteer rescuers whose patch includes the UK’s most visited mountain say they are reaching their limit after revealing they have been called out a record number of times this year.

18 December 2023

Rescuers reveal how new drone technology helped find body of missing Glen Etive walker

Mountain rescuers have revealed how newly developed technology helped find the body of a hillwalker who had been missing in the Glen Coe area for almost seven weeks.

04 November 2023

Aberdyfi rescuers celebrate 50 years of team that began at Outward Bound school

A team of rescuers that can trace its roots back to the 1960s has celebrated its official 50th birthday.

21 October 2023

Patterdale mountain rescuer Chris Lewis dies, 30 months after life-changing fall

A volunteer mountain rescuer who suffered life-changing injuries while on a callout more than two years ago has died.

10 September 2023

Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict

National park bosses in Dartmoor said they will fight a bid to overturn a legal ruling that restored camping rights in the area.

01 September 2023

Open Spaces Society 'dismayed' Dartmoor camping rights will face court challenge

The Open Spaces Society has expressed its dismay at the decision of the Supreme Court to allow a challenge to a ruling on camping on Dartmoor.

11 January 2024

Body of runner Ed Catmur found on Cross Fell after 24-hour search involving 82 rescuers

The body of a fellrunner was found on the highest fell in the Pennines after a huge search lasting 24 hours.

02 January 2024

Injured Ben Wyvis walker airlifted to hospital after 15-hour rescue

An injured walker was airlifted to hospital after a lengthy rescue in wintry conditions on a mountain in Easter Ross.

31 December 2023

Happy Christmas to you all from the team at grough

We’d like to wish all our readers and friends a happy Christmas. Thanks to everyone for following our journey through 2023. We hope you have a pe...

22 December 2023

Ramblers unveil beginners' navigation videos to help walkers get into the outdoors

How confident are you that you can find your way when you head out for a walk? Walking charity the Ramblers said a fifth of people they surveyed sa...

16 November 2023

Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill

The more perceptive outdoor enthusiasts will notice darkness falling earlier from Sunday. British summer time ends at 2am on 29 October, and mounta...

28 October 2023

Police condemn 'act of vandalism' after Sycamore Gap tree felled overnight

One of the most visited and photographed viewpoints on Hadrian’s Wall is no more, after an act of vandalism.

28 September 2023

'Hatchling' runners join racers as Dragon's Back gets underway

Almost 300 runners from 25 nations set out on Monday morning to traverse the length of Wales in one of the world's toughest endurance races.

04 September 2023

Lakeland mountain rescue head will give Wainwright memorial lecture

The head of the umbrella organisation for Cumbria’s mountain rescue teams will deliver this year’s Wainwright memorial lecture.

31 August 2023

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