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Lost walkers rescued from Ben Lomond in worsening weather
A badly equipped group of walkers was rescued after getting lost in worsening weather on Scotland’s most southerly munro.
John Gay recounts his gruelling record 60-mile winter Ramsay Round
Jon Gay became the first to smash the 24-hour record for a winter Ramsay Round, a 60-mile mountain course with more than 8,000m of climbing .
Daniel Smith walks into record books as youngest to complete munro round
A nine-year-old boy walked into the record books this weekend as he summited two Perthshire mountains.
Missing walkers found safe and well after spending night on Ben Vorlich
Two walkers have been found safe and well after spending the night on a Highland mountain. The pair were reported missing at 8pm last night, Saturd...
Highland villagers plan new bridge to link Braemar with Cairngorms peaks
A Highland community has unveiled ambitious plans for a new bridge linking a town with routes to prime walking areas of the Cairngorms.
Walkers' and climbers' minibus will operate during Loch Arkaig road closure
A road alongside a Highland loch will be closed for more than two months, Scotland’s mountaineering body has warned.
Rescuers use smartphone to aid blizzard walkers lost on Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin
Two walkers lost in a blizzard on a Highland mountain were guided to safety by rescuers using smartphone technology.
Climber dies after fall from Ben Nevis's Tower Ridge
A climber has died after falling from a route on Ben Nevis’s North Face. Police were alerted at 11.10am today and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team w...
Avalanche victim Chris Bell's friends raise £10,000 with planned bike race
A friend of one of the four hillwalkers killed in the avalanche in Glencoe at the weekend will take part in a gruelling mountain-biking marathon in his memory.
Questions over rescue as Mark Phillips named as Ben Nevis climber who died
Police have named the climber who was killed in a fall from Ben Nevis earlier this week. Mark Phillips, 51, of Spean Bridge in Lochaber, fell about...
Climber dies after fall from Ben Nevis North Face
A climber has died after falling on Britain’s highest mountain. The man fell about 50m (165ft) from Raeburn’s Buttress on the North Face of Ben...
Ben Vorlich walker rescued after 'broken leg' phone call
A man was airlifted from a Highland mountain after injuring his leg. Police said today’s initial emergency call from the walker on Ben Vorlich in...
Mountain council welcomes planners' rejection of two Highland windfarms
Mountaineers have welcomed a council’s decision to reject plans for two large windfarms in the Highlands.
Police confirm Edinburgh loch body was missing student Sanjay Dhital
Police have confirmed the identity of the man whose body was found by specialist search volunteers in an Edinburgh loch at the weekend.
Body found after mountain rescuers' search for missing student Sanjay Dhital
Specialist rescuers helping police in the search for a missing student have found a body. Members of the Borders Search and Rescue Unit and Tweed V...
Climber who died after fall from Ben Nevis ridge named as Ben St Joseph
Police have named the man who died after falling more than 300ft from Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis. Ben St Joseph, 22, of Essex, fell into Tower Gully ...
Rescue underway for climber after fall on Ben Nevis Tower Ridge
Mountain rescuers have been called out to Britain’s highest mountain after a report that a climber had fallen.
24-year-old woman remains in critical condition after Glencoe avalanche
A woman who was caught in the avalanche on a Glencoe mountain is in a critical condition in hospital.