More evidence presented in Gloag access case

The Ramblers’ Association has submitted further written evidence in the case in which Stagecoach tycoon Ann Gloag is seeking to exclude the public from access land.Solicitors acting for the association claim she is asserting her rights but forgetting those of walkers who use access land.

Women only for Causey Pike walk

This news is for women only, so all the male readers of grough can go away and play with their GPSs for a couple of minutes.As part of the Keswick Mountain Festival, Pace the Peaks, a woman-run mountain walk outfit, is organising a female-only walk up Causey Pike – and there’s a free gift for everyone who takes part.Festival organisers said: “If you enjoy walking with other women, this is for you.“Start the day with a trip on the launch across Derwent Water.

Don't rely on mobiles, say rescuers

Lake District fellwalkers should not rely on their mobile phones to get themselves out of trouble.That’s the message from a rescue team who spent an hour searching for a walker on the wrong fell because of a poor phone message.Right: Sharp Edge, scene of the original searchKeswick Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) received a 999 call for assistance about 1.30pm on Tuesday this week, but had no indication of the nature of the casualty’s injury or whereabouts because of a poor signal from the phone.The team tried to estimate the walker’s location by triangulating the signal, working out it probably came from the Threlkeld area or Sharp Edge on nearby Blencathra.

Lake District map course on offer

There’s a chance to brush up your map and compass skills over the Easter break.The Lake District National Park Authority is running an event based  around Grasmere to help you find your way around on the fells.Easter Monday is the date for the gathering, which starts at the Stock Lane car park in the village.The following day, you can join a guided walk around the Keswick area where you can explore landscape and heritage, while on 12 April there a chance to take in a stroll around the 12th century Dacre Church and Dalemain Park.The map and compass day costs £5 to adults and £3 to children.

Munros: two more for the list?

Those smug baggers among grough’s readership who are resting on their Munro laurels may have to get their boots back on.Surveyors have been drafted in to see if two Scottish peaks can be added to the 284 which already qualify as 3,000-footers.Foinaven and Beinn Dearg, both in the North of Scotland, fall tantalisingly short of the magic metric equivalent of being 914.4m high.

Scots Ramblers' president hit by third tragedy

The newly elected president of the Ramblers’ Association in Scotland has suffered a third family tragedy.Dennis Canavan, the former Labour MP turned Independent, lost his 41-year-old son Mark to motor neurone disease, less than three months after the death of his 35-year-old son, also called Dennis, from a brain tumour.In 1989, Mr Canavan’s son Paul died at the age of 16 from skin cancer.  Mr Canavan, the MSP for Falkirk West, will fly to Australia for the funeral of Mark who lived there with his wife Sandra and five-year-old son Tommy.

Paddlers' massive 'no' to Lake District charges

Paddlers and sailors have given a massive thumbs-down to the Lakeland authority’s plans to charge for use of the national park’s lakes.

Norway ski survivor: 'We weren't ill-equipped'

A father whose son died beside him on a Norwegian cross-country ski-ing trip has denied claims his group was ill-equipped.Right: the Hardangervidda plateau.

New curbs for vehicles on Lakeland pass

Off-road vehicle users face more restrictions on a Lake District route that is popular with walkers and cyclists.Left: the route up Longsleddale, with the Gatescarth Pass at its headGatescarth Pass leads from Longsleddale to Mardale Head in the East of the national park.