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Lochaber rescuers' 'lives at risk' in epic 10-hour rescue on Beinn Eibhinn
Mountain rescuers have described how they faced horrendous conditions in the search for a fallen climber in the Highlands.
Walkers and climbers warned main Borrowdale road will close for six weeks
One of the main roads used by walkers and mountaineers heading for the Lake District’s central fells will be closed for six weeks for emergency repairs.
MP Dan Jarvis joins 200 runners in 23-mile Peak race for mountain rescuers
A Member of Parliament was among 200 runners who took to the Peak District hills to support a mountain rescue team.
The great outdoors in 2013: our look back at the events of the year
'Sheepwrecked fells', a porcupine, octupus and bottled vole: the outdoors can be a surprising place...
Rescued Buckden Pike dog Wufra on mend after leg operation
The injured dog that was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales fell has had an operation on his broken leg. There were fears that the severely malnourishe...
Three callouts for Patterdale rescuers as runners injured in slips
Three runners in a Lake District challenge were rescued after falling and injuring themselves. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out three...
Latrigg walker collapses and dies despite attempts to save him
A man died after collapsing on a Lake District fell. A passing walker tried to keep the 59-year-old man alive by performing cardio-pulmonary resusc...
Rescued Buckden Pike dog Wulfra improving but still weak, says carer
The emaciated dog found close to death by mountain rescuers a week ago is making progress, his carer said.
Plea for cash to help badly injured dog rescued from Buckden Pike
The woman who is looking after the emaciated dog rescued from a Yorkshire Dales fell is appealing for animal lovers to help stump up to pay for his treatment.
Two teams in night rescue of walkers lost on the Cheviots
Two walkers were rescued from a hill high on the Scottish Borders in a night-time rescue involving volunteer teams from each side of the border.
BBC Dragons unimpressed by Aurora Tyas's Pop&Go Knickers
An innovative outdoors entrepreneur failed to impress television’s dragons with her novel underwear.
Marcus Scotney wins the Spine Challenger as runners continue main race
Marcus Scotney has won a gruelling two-day race-within-a-race run over the southern part of the Pennine Way.
'Larger than life' mountain rescuer Stewart Hulse dies, aged 78
A ‘larger than life’ former mountain rescue leader has died. Stewart Hulse was a founder of the Ambleside Fell Rescue Team and later went on to...
Peak District walker airlifted from moor after breaking leg
A walker was airlifted from remote Peak District moorland after he broke his leg. The man, in his 50s, fell awkwardly while crossing the stream in ...
Three children rescued from Jack's Rake after family gets stuck on scramble
A family had to be rescued after getting stuck on a Lake District scrambling route that has been the scene of two recent deaths.
Mountain rescuer injured in high winds during 'avoidable' Grisedale callout
A mountain rescue team member was injured after being blown over by high winds during the rescue of a group of teenagers in the Lake District.
Eight-hour night rescue for Scafell Pike walkers lost at 'remotest spot'
Two men and their dog were rescued from one of the Lake District’s remotest spots in an eight-hour operation involving two volunteer teams and an RAF helicopter.
Yorkshire Dales rescue team stretchers dog from Buckden Pike
A volunteer rescue team has saved a dog from near-certain death after a walker spotted it on a Yorkshire Dales fell.