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Rescuers find body after Nevis avalanche

Rescuers searching Ben Nevis’s north face after a reported avalanche have found a body. A member of the public reported at 10.45 this morning tha...

Avalanche rose makes risks clear to winter mountaineers

It’s out with the old and in with the new as Scotland’s avalanche service launches for the new winter season with a much improved look.

Nevis Model-T event could happen as trust softens stance

Britain’s highest mountain could yet see the re-enactment of one of its most bizarre events after conservationists softened their stance.

Heather's video points to Scots mountain blackspots

Scotland’s hillwalking safety supremo features in a short video detailing the four main accident blackspots for walkers and climbers as winter conditions take hold.

Bag Crianlarich's twin peaks in one day

The giant twin peaks of Crianlarich, Ben More and Stob Binnein, are a great destination which, on a clear day, will give a fabulous vista of the Highland mountains..

Walkers rescued after torch signals spotted

Two women were rescued last night after flashing a distress signal with a torch. The walkers became benighted in the Steall area of Glen Nevis. The...

Loch body 'not connected' to missing walker

Police in the Highlands say a body found on the shore of a Skye loch is not connected to the disappearance of a walker on the island.

Search will resume for missing Skye walker

A search will resume at the weekend for an 83-year-old walker who has been missing for a week. Clifford Wannop was on holiday in the Sleat area on ...

Avalanche service appoints new chief

International mountain guide Mark Diggins has been appointed the co-ordinator of the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service.

Climber injured as avalanches hit Highlands

A climber has been injured after being caught in an avalanche on a Highland mountain. The man, who has not been named, was with another climber on ...

Rescue boss in push for Fort William mountain helicopter

Scotland could have its own civilian mountain rescue helicopter if a campaign is successful. John Grieve, leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Tea...

GPS dogs help sniff out mountain wildlife

A ranger working in the Scottish Highlands is combining animal instinct and the latest technology to help preserve wildlife.

What's that Skip? Struth, a moorland marsupial!

Moorland walkers may get a surprise after separate sightings of a rare example of wildlife. Wallabies have been spotted in both the South Pennines ...

Police name man found on Skye loch

Police have named the man whose body was found on the shore of a sea loch on Skye. Iain Rodger, 66, of Kilchoan, Acharacle, went missing while snor...

New Nevis cairns plot safe course from summit

Walkers on the summit of Britain’s highest mountain can now follow a line of cairns to lead them safely to and from its peak.

Major search fails to find missing 83-year-old walker

A major search by rescuers and police failed to find a walker who has been missing for more than a week.

Cairngorm railway 'struggled from the start'

The Cairngorm funicular, opposed by many walkers and conservationists at its inception, went ahead despite a weak business case, evident even before construction started.