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Lomond national park prepares for extension of ban on wild camping
A national park authority is to open consultations on plans that would restrict wild camping in many areas along the shores of lochs.
Exhausted walker airlifted from Ben Nevis
A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after getting into difficulties. The woman was walking on Ben Nevis yesterday when she com...
Mountaineers' relief as Scots Government rejects Glenmorie turbines plan
The Scottish Government has turned down controversial plans for a major windfarm on the hills above Bonar Bridge in the Highlands.
Martin Livingstone named as walker whose body was found on Ben Starav
Police have named the walker whose body was found on a mountainside in Glen Etive at the weekend. Martin Livingstone, 55, of Coatbridge, North Lana...
Rescuers searching for missing Ben Starav walker find man's body
Rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Highlands have found a body. Three mountain rescue teams and two search and rescue helicopters took ...
Aberdeen mountain rescuers appeal to ex-members to get in touch
Mountain rescuers are on the lookout for ex-team members as they prepare to celebrate the organisation’s half-century.
Mountaineers urge ministers to reject Talladh-a-Bheithe windfarm plans
Mountaineers are objecting to plans for a 24-turbine windfarm in the shadow of Highland peaks Ben Alder and Schiehallion.
Walker plucked from crags after getting stuck on Ben Nevis
A walker had to be rescued from Britain’s highest mountain after straying on to steep ground when she left the summit.
Mountaineers say windfarm would affect 'extraordinary' Glen Affric
Mountaineers have voiced their opposition to a windfarm development in the Highlands they said would make an extraordinary landscape ordinary.
Watch The Ridge as Danny MacAskill tackles the Cuillin ridge by bike
It’s reckoned by many to be the most difficult scrambling ridge in the UK, and is approached with trepidation by many walkers.
Man's body found by rescuers searching for missing Rùm hillwalker
Rescuers searching for a missing hillwalker on a Hebridean island have found a body. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team joined Coastguard and Police Sco...
Mountaineers urge minister John Swinney to oppose Rannoch windfarm
Mountaineers in Scotland are calling on a Government minister to back opposition to a proposed windfarm in his constituency.
Climbing team hoping for surprise finds in survey of Ben Nevis North Face
Climbers are hoping for some surprise finds in the most detailed botanical survey of cliffs on Britain’s highest mountain.
Lottery fund provides £3m boost to repair Scots national park paths
Lottery players have helped fund a £3m-plus boost to paths in Scotland’s two national parks. The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a grant to ...
Trust says Talladh-a-Bheithe windfarm would undermine new wild land map
A conservation charity is urging residents and visitors to lodge objections to plans for a windfarm which, it said, would fatally undermine a recently agreed wild-land map.
Three art works unveiled as part of Lomond scenic routes project
Three works of art have been unveiled to encourage visitors to appreciate the landscape of Scotland’s first national park.
Aberdeen rescuers plan summer of events to mark 50th anniversary
A mountain rescue team that grew out of a collection of hillwalking club members and Territorial Army volunteers is celebrating its golden anniversary.
Father and two children found after getting lost on Skye walk
A family group who went missing while walking on the Isle of Skye was found safe and well. The 40-year-old man and his two children got lost walkin...