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Girl with graze airlifted from mountain

A helicopter was called to a Snowdonia mountain yesterday to airlift a young walker who turned out to have a grazed knee.

21 July 2009

Mountain council courses will help walkers find their way

Scotland’s representative body for mountaineers is offering cut-price courses to help novice walkers find their way.

20 July 2009

Wainwright date for Yorkshire literature gathering

The exploits of Lancashire’s best known fellwalker will be played out in the shadow of Yorkshire’s Ilkley Moor in the autumn.

20 July 2009

Woman rescued after Lakeland fall

A woman was rescued today after falling and breaking her leg on a Lakeland fell. The 61-year-old Polish walker slipped while descending from Red Ta...

19 July 2009

Second ridge walker's death prompts safety calls

A man has died while tackling a Highlands ridge, just a month after a man perished at the same site in Glencoe.

19 July 2009

Climber airlifted after Lakeland fall

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering back and pelvis injuries in a fall in Buttermere.

18 July 2009

Climber suffers injury from falling rock on newly reopened crag

A climber had to be stretchered from a crag that only officially reopened the previous day. The woman was hit by a rock dislodged by another climbe...

13 July 2009

Man fined after snow message sparks major rescue alert

A mountaineer who sparked a Highland rescue operation when he marked the word ‘help’ in snow has been fined by a Scottish court.

11 July 2009

Jamming will affect Weald walkers' signals

Gadget-lovers will have to revert to map and compass for a while as the Ministry of Defence conducts a jamming exercise near the High Weald later this year.

08 July 2009

Walker dies after being trampled by cows

A woman has been trampled to death by cows while walking her dogs. The incident happened on Saturday in a field at St Fagans, Cardiff, while the 63...

20 July 2009

Collapsed Snowdon runner named

The fellrunner who died in a mountain race at the weekend has been named. Mark Lear, 45, of Pentir, Bangor, collapsed during the International Snow...

20 July 2009

Surveyors have new mountain cafe mapped

Snowdon’s new summit cafe will appear on maps from September after Ordnance Survey staff mapped the building.

19 July 2009

Runner dies following airlift from Snowdon race

A runner died while racing to the mountain’s summit in the annual International Snowdon Race yesterday.

19 July 2009

Mini-skirted woman safe after moorland search

The search for a young woman thought to be missing on the West Yorkshire moors has been stepped down after she was reported safe and well.

18 July 2009

Police in moorland hunt for woman in fishnet stockings

Walkers are being asked to be on the lookout for a young woman seen out on the Yorkshire moors in a mini skirt and fishnet stockings.

18 July 2009

Woman stretchered from Lakeland fell

A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell today after slipping and breaking her ankle. Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were ...

11 July 2009

Outdoor activities galore as Cliffhanger opens

One of England’s biggest outdoor festivals kicks off tomorrow as the two-day Cliffhanger event brings together a plethora of activities for lovers of the outdoors.

10 July 2009

Court award for walker trampled by cattle

A court has ordered a farmer to pay £¼ million compensation to a walker who was left severely injured when cows trampled her on his land.

07 July 2009

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