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Exhausted walker rescued from Pennine Way on Bleaklow
A walker was rescued from the Pennine Way in the Peak District after succumbing to dehydration and fatigue.
Calder Valley rescuers' plea after £600-worth of gear stolen from volunteer
A rescue team is appealing for the public’s help after gear worth £600 was stolen from one of its volunteer members.
Wainwright fans seek first-hand accounts of encounters with late author
Did you ever come across a familiar-looking taciturn bespectacled fellwalker on your travels? Aficionados of the late guidebook author Alfred Wainw...
Sharp rise in rescuers' callouts to mountain bikers prompts danger plea
Rescuers are urging mountain bikers to be aware of the dangers of their sport after a significant increase in callouts to accidents involving off-road cyclists in recent years.
Peak District confirms off-roaders ban on Chapel Gate and the Roych
National park bosses have confirmed a permanent ban on off-roaders using two routes in the Peak District.
Five miles to go as Pavel Paloncy heads for record victory in The Spine
Czech ultrarunner Pavel Paloncy is just a few miles from victory in one of Britain’s most gruelling races.
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.
Peak District pioneer ranger Ken Drabble dies aged 79
A Peak District outdoors pioneer who helped set up mountain rescue in the national park has died. Ken Drabble, the park’s retired chief ranger, p...
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...
Rescue team launches fundraising page to replace member's stolen gear
A rescue team has launched a fundraising appeal to help one of its members who had £600 of gear stolen.
Pennine Way walker rescued after becoming ill near Wessenden
A walker was rescued from the Pennine Way after he became ill. Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Monday when the man, in his mid-...
Review: The West Yorkshire Moors by Christopher Goddard
A hand-drawn guidebook for walkers heading for the open access areas of the South Pennines claims to be 'more detailed than Wainwright'.
Pennines will become giant art form to mark Yorkshire Tour de France visit
Areas of the Pennine hills will be transformed into huge art forms to celebrate the visit of the Tour de France to Yorkshire.
Rescuers aid exhausted The Spine runner after Mikaeel Kular search
Members of a Scottish mountain rescue team went to the aid of a runner in difficulties in the closing stages of an ultrarunning event dubbed ‘the most brutal race’.
Edale Youth Hostel closes for £¼m refurbishment
A youth hostel at the start of England’s oldest national trail is to close temporarily for a £¼m refurbishment.
More than 70 start The Spine, 'most brutal' race along full Pennine Way
One of the UK’s toughest races got underway this morning. The Spine Race follows the full length of the Pennine Way, with first runners expected ...
Mike France pledges to 'control destiny' as new head of mountain rescuers
The man who has been in charge of fundraising for volunteer mountain rescuers in England and Wales will take over as head of the organisation.
Mountain biker suffers broken leg in Gisburn Forest fall
A mountain biker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg at a popular Lancashire site. The 28-year-old man came off his bike on the Shee...