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Injured walker airlifted after Striding Edge fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital today after falling from Striding Edge. The 17-year-old man was winched from the scene by and RAF helicopter aft...

11 October 2008

PM to meet mountain luminaries in No 10 shindig

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet some of the leading lights of mountaineering tomorrow when he hosts a reception to celebrate the movement.

07 October 2008

Snowdon death police chief 'died of exposure'

A police chief found dead on Snowdon in March died from exposure after taking a drug and alcohol, a coroner ruled.

06 October 2008

Lakes rescuers aid fallen walker

Two mountain rescue teams went to the aid of a stricken walker in the Lake District today. The woman, from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, suffered a sus...

05 October 2008

Joy as alpine species surives on munro

Ten years ago, one solitary example of a rare alpine plant graced a Scottish munro. Today, the Highland Saxifrage is still one of the most threaten...

03 October 2008

Scots instructors will get wild-camping training

Scotland’s outdoor instructors will be trained to reduce their impact on the wild in a series of sessions starting tomorrow.

02 October 2008

Rescued cave teenagers set for climbing trip

A group of teenagers was today looking forward to going climbing after being rescued from a flooded cave yesterday.

01 October 2008

Widow survives night on Scottish mountain

A woman who survived a night on a Scottish mountain was said by rescuers to be lucky to be alive. The 73-year-old, from Ayrshire, walked into a hea...

30 September 2008

On the Edges: Peak rescuers respond to five calls

A Peak District rescue team was in action five times over the weekend. The rescues, four of which were on Saturday, took Edale Mountain Rescue Team...

29 September 2008

Mountaineers miss out on PM meeting as Brown tackles crisis

Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s summit meeting to solve the world’s financial crisis meant disappointment for Britain’s top mountaineers who had hoped to greet the premier in person.

09 October 2008

Footpath appeal raises 40 grand in 40 days

An appeal to raise cash for footpath repairs has raised more than £40,000 in 40 days. The Sole Trading appeal, set up by the National Trust for Sc...

07 October 2008

Seventy rescuers in action as floods trap cavers

Seventy volunteers spent the night on major rescue operations in the Yorkshire Dales as flood water trapped cavers underground.

05 October 2008

Three Peakers save Snowdon man they 'thought was pile of rubbish'

Three walkers tackling the Three Peaks Challenge have won the praise of a mountain rescue team. The three went to the aid of an unconscious man at ...

04 October 2008

Blacks issues profit warning as sales plummet

Outdoors retail group Blacks plunged deeper into the red in the first half of this year. Losses are forecast to increase to £4.5m from £600,000 i...

03 October 2008

Bruce and Tess lead the way for young Peak walkers

Forget Thomas the Tank Engine and Bertie; young walkers in the Peak District can now get around with help from Bruce the Bus and Tess the Train.

01 October 2008

Teenage cavers rescued after being trapped by rising water

Police have praised a caver who raised the alarm after realising a party was trapped underground by rising water in the Yorkshire Dales.

30 September 2008

Women rescued after two separate falls

A woman was helped from a Cumbrian fell after falling and injuring her ankle at the weekend. The walker, from Croglin, near Carlisle, slipped while...

29 September 2008

Walking trail set up to heart of squirrel reserve

Walkers in the Yorkshire Dales are being offered the chance of a close-up view of a threatened species.

29 September 2008

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