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Duke of Edinburgh's Award youth airlifted from Greenup Edge after injury

A teenager was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring himself. The 17-year-old youth was taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award e...

16 April 2016

Borrowdale walker suffers serious injuries in fall from Nitting Haws crag

A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after fall from a crag. The 23-year-old woman was walking with a family group on Nitting Haws in Bor...

13 April 2016

Kenneth Hands named as Snowdon walker who died in fall from Crib Goch

A man who died after falling from a ridge in Snowdonia has been named. Kenneth Steven Hands, of Oldbury in the West Midlands, came off Crib Goch on...

12 April 2016

Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after breaking ankle in Dovedale slip

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after breaking his ankle. The 62-year-old was walking with his wife when he slipped in Dovedale ...

12 April 2016

Rescuers free girl from Runscar Cave after she became jammed underground

A young caver had to be rescued after getting stuck in a Yorkshire Dales system. The 12-year-old girl became physically stuck while trying to get o...

11 April 2016

Here's a great half-price offer on grough route to mark our 10th birthday!

Grough is 10 years old! Our domain name was first registered in April 2006 and shortly after this we started posting stories and features on our on...

11 April 2016

Peak District marks Charlotte Brontë date with open weekend at North Lees Hall

A national park is preparing to mark a literary milestone by opening up a historic house. North Lees Hall in the Peak District will open its doors ...

10 April 2016

Alarm as 'small group' lost on Brecon Beacons turns out to be 43 Belgian children

Mountain rescuers who turned out to help a small group lost in the Brecon Beacons got more than they bargained for.

09 April 2016

Walker stretchered from Newlands fellside after ankle injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Thursday to aid the 6...

07 April 2016

Police flag down rescuers' vehicle to hand over lost Ingleborough walkers

Rescuers were flagged down by police after finding a pair of walkers from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks.

14 April 2016

Week-long celebrations will mark John Muir Way's second anniversary

Walkers are being invited to pull on their boots to mark the second anniversary of a long-distance trail.

12 April 2016

Friends of Lake District Black Combe walk will highlight planned pylon route

A conservation charity will lead a walk over a Lake District fell to highlight its opposition to a planned major power line.

12 April 2016

Two Duke of Edinburgh's Award groups rescued after getting lost on Bleaklow

Two groups of young walkers from the same school were rescued after getting lost in wintry weather on the Peak District’s second-highest hill.

12 April 2016

Police formally identify Rùm body as kayaker Jason Chung Wai-Ho

Police have formally identified the man whose body was found on the Isle of Rùm last month. Officers confirmed the dead man was kayaker Jason Chun...

11 April 2016

Snowdon walker dies after falling 'significant distance' from Crib Goch

A walker has died after falling from a ridge in Snowdonia. The man, in his 30s, was with two others attempting to descend Crib Goch on Saturday whe...

11 April 2016

Patterdale team rescues lost couple twice, on fell and in car park

A couple had to be rescued twice by a Lake District team – once on the fells and again in the car park.

10 April 2016

Lakeland walker suffers serious injuries in 100ft fall on Robinson

A walker was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling more than 100ft on a Lake District mountain.

08 April 2016

Rescuers' slate mine warning after Old Man of Coniston walker injured

Rescuers have warned of the dangers of entering disused slate mines in the Lake District after a man was seriously injured when he fell while exploring underground.

07 April 2016

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