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Walkers invited to walk the extra mile as route grows
Scotland’s most popular long-distance trial gains in stature this weekend, with walkers facing a greater challenge.
Fiennes fined after post-marathon car smash
Eccentric explorer and Everest summiteer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been fined £1,000 after crashing his car after taking part in the High Peak Marathon earlier this year.
Crying wolf: lupine plans dropped from Alladale zoo bid
Wolves and lynx will not be seen in the Scottish Highlands in the foreseeable future. The species are not listed on the Alladale Estate’s latest ...
Way of the Roses cycle route will link rival counties
Peace will be the order of the day between two formerly warring counties with the launch of a new cycle route.
Walker and runner injured in two Lake District fell incidents
A walker was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after breaking her leg in a fall. The woman slipped while on Striding Edge on Helvel...
Hinkes tops Helvellyn to complete county tops record
Mountaineer Alan Hinkes has completed his record-breaking round of the shire-county tops of England. He topped out on Helvellyn, the highest point ...
Comfort for Ullswater death man who 'died in place he loved'
The family of the man who died on Ullswater has thanked rescuers for their efforts. Mark Bryant was described by his partner as ‘a loving and car...
Mountain rescuers welcome hoax call verdict
Mountain rescuers have welcomed a court’s verdict on a journalist who made hoax calls at the height of last year’s Cumbrian floods.
Great North Swim put off amid safety concerns
The Great North Swim, which was to have taken place this weekend in the Lake District, has been postponed.
Woman airlifted after fell tumble
A walker was airlifted to hospital after a fall on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the woman’s plight at 2.5...
Rebuilt Dales bridge opens for walkers
An exhibition bridge has been opened in the Yorkshire Dales after being transported stone by stone to its new site.
Will Welsh peak be promoted to metric super league?
Wales could have a new ‘super mountain’ after a group of amateur hill sleuths turned their attention to a Snowdonia peak.
Quad-death outdoors-store accused refuse inquest questions
Two men accused of taking part in a £40,000 burglary at a Cardiff outdoor retailer refused to give evidence at an inquest into the deaths of two other men killed when their quad was hit by a train nearby.
Rescuers' call for walkers on revived Offa's challenge
A long-distance challenge walk has been revived to help raise funds for mountain rescuers. The Offa’s Dyke charity walk was last run in 2005, but...
Couple airlifted after walker taken ill on fell
Two walkers were airlifted to hospital after one of them became ill after climbing a Lakeland fell. The Australian visitors had taken the Ullswater...
Chemicals 'may have led to algae build-up' on Windermere
A conservation charity said the use of chemicals in washing detergents may be partly responsible for the growth of poisonous algae that led to the postponement of a major wild-swimming event.
MacLeod admits: I almost pulled out of The Big Climb
Climber Dave MacLeod has revealed he considered pulling out of his televised climb on Sròn Uladail last week because of the pain of his injured ankle.
Journalist guilty of mountain rescue hoax calls
A journalist has been found guilty of making hoax calls to mountain rescuers at the height of the Cumbrian floods in November last year.