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Half-price rail trips on offer to mountaineering body members
Members of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland are being offered the chance to travel to winter climbing and walking destinations at half price.
Winter sunshine guides offer escape from autumn gloom
As autumnal gloom and early darkness envelop Britain, and the Met Office dashes hopes of widespread early snowfall, walkers could be forgiven for letting their thoughts wander to sunnier destinations.
Family rescued after hillside slip leads to injury
Rescuers went to the aid of a family on the hills overlooking Loch Lomond after the mother slipped and injured her leg.
TV film will show off-roaders' national park clash
More details of an upcoming television series looking at controversies in Britain’s national parks were released today.
Challenge organisers' cash will help munro footpath work
Organisers of a mountain adventure challenge have given a cash boost to help repair paths on the peak where the event took place.
Lomond authority denies camping ban will be extended
A national park boss has denied claims a camping ban will be imposed on further areas after bylaws came into force this year that leave outdoor enthusiasts facing a £500 fine if they pitch their tents .
Volunteers set to rebuild historic mountain shelter
A lifesaving shelter in a remote part of the Highlands will be rebuilt this weekend by volunteers. The Fords of Avon Refuge stands at a footpath cr...
Police searching for missing Highland camper find body
Police searching for a man last seen at a makeshift camp in the Highlands have found a body. Divers from the Central Scotland Police underwater sea...
Concern as Government plans to ditch adventure licensing body
The coalition Government plans to scrap the body set up to license children's adventurous activities.
Scots' wish-list includes end to birds-of-prey persecution
Scots want to see an end to the persecution of birds of prey. The finding was one of the top five things the public wants in a survey that revealed...
Sir Jimmy Savile, unlikely champion of the outdoors
As the life of eccentric television personality Sir Jimmy Savile is pored over by the British media, few will realise the outdoors world has lost a friend and supporter.
Cononish gold mine gets the go-ahead from planners
A controversial plan to reopen a goldmine in a Highlands national park was given the go-ahead today. The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Par...
National park boss recommends goldmine go-ahead
A national park boss has recommended the reopening of a goldmine in the Highlands despite it being against the park authority’s landscape policy.
Monday winds could touch hurricane-force on mountain tops, Met Office warns
Hillwalkers are being warned of storm-force winds tomorrow, with gusts of 100mph (160kph) hitting Highland peaks.
Mountain shelter back in service after volunteers' restoration
A historic mountain shelter is now ship-shape again after a weekend of work by volunteers to restore the remote refuge.
Highland body formally identified as missing camper
The body found in the southern Highlands on Tuesday has been identified as that of missing man David Donnelly.
Police appeal for sightings of Highland wild camper
Police are appealing for walkers’ and outdoors enthusiasts’ help to try to find a man who went missing after wild camping in the southern Highlands.
Marines help blind Scott's charity Nevis ascent
A blind walker was helped to the top of Britain’s highest mountain by a group of Royal Marines. Scott Cunningham and his guide dog Travis were as...
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