Rescuers say: 'Get mountain savvy'

Mountain rescuers say it’s time to educate fellwalkers after a series of call-outs to people who have got lost.Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) has logged 62 incidents which involved taking to the fells this year, many of which did not involve injury or accident.

Rescuers called out twice to Snowdonia mountain

Rescuers in north Wales were kept busy this week with two separate incidents on Tryfan.The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) was called on Monday to a party of four mountaineers cragfast on the eastern side of the 915m (3,002ft) peak. The team used ropes to lower the two men and two women to safety from the Knight’s Move pitch of the hard-very-difficult rated Grooved Ârete.

Park bodies get green-lane powers

National park authorities can now take action to tackle problems caused by off-road vehicles on green lanes.Previously, only highway authorities – usually county councils – could issue orders, which often led to delays and further damage to country routes.

Prestatyn celebrates welcome for walkers

Prestatyn this weekend celebrated its status as the first town in Wales to gain the Walkers Are Welcome accolade.A walkers’ day, including guided rambles, workshops and stalls was opened by Roger Thomas, chief executive of the Countryside Council for Wales and was address by the Ramblers’ Association chairman Kate Ashbrook.Hebden Bridge in the West Yorkshire Pennines was the first to gain the award, followed by Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway and now the principality’s walking-friendly resort.

Trespass company snaps up Nevisport business

Failed retailer Nevisport has been bought by a subsidiary of the company which owns the Trespass brand.Liquidators KPMG say 80 jobs have been saved by the takeover, which will see six Nevisport stores remaining open.

Court unable to sentence Three Peaks Challenger who fell asleep at the wheel

A Three Peaks Challenge walker who caused a crash when he fell asleep at the wheel of his car may escape his sentence.Ben Nevis, which Campbell had summited before his crashNeil Campbell, of Kelty, Fife, caused serious injuries to a Cumbrian woman when he collided with the car she was in, after he had summited two of the three mountains in the event.Campbell was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, suspended for a year, after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.

Wainwright fans welcome 1,000th member

The Wainwright Society has enrolled its thousandth member.The organisation, formed to study and promote the works of The Grumpy Old Fellwalker Alfred Wainwright, announced the milestone at its memorial lecture at the weekend.Margaret Blowey of Cheshire received a boxed set of Wainwright’s Lakeland Sketchbook series at the event at Rheged, near Penrith.

Boy dies after Snowdon fall

A schoolboy died after a fall from a ridge in Snowdonia yesterday.The 11-year-old, from Liverpool, fell 60m from Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon horseshoe.

Three walkers rescued from Tryfan

Three walkers were lowered to safety by rescuers who found them clinging to a Snowdonia rock face.The trio – two women from Hendon, north London and a man from Bedford – were cragfast on Tryfan’s western face.