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Collapsed Spine Race runner stretchered from remote Border Ridge hill
A competitor in the Montane Spine Race was stretchered from a remote hill after collapsing. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and c...
Spine Race runner stretchered from fells after being found at High Cup Nick
A competitor in the Montane Spine Race had to be stretchered from the fells after becoming disoriented in the dark.
Montane Spine Challenger runners face 80mph winds at start of Pennine Way race
Runners face forecast winds of up to 80mph as they begin a winter challenge up the Pennine Way. Almost 100 competitors are expected to make the sta...
Three teams and rescue helicopter in search for lost High Cup Nick walkers
Three teams and a rescue helicopter were involved in a search for two walkers who got lost in the dark in the north Pennines.
Winter comes to Lakeland as three felltop assessors gear up for a new season
The Lake District's felltop assessors will begin their daily ascents of Helvellyn this week; we spoke to 'new boy' Wes Hunter to get his thoughts on his new 'dream job'.
Athlete Gwynn Stokes plans to run 804 miles from Cape Wrath to Edale in 14 days
An ultrarunner plans to attempt an 804-mile route in record time to establish a new challenge trail. Gwynn Stokes, a member of Durham Fell Runners,...
Group effort leads to restoration of Wild Boar Fell summit shelter in Yorkshire Dales
A landmark on the summit of a Yorkshire Dales hill has been rebuilt in a collaboration between the national park authority, a Rotary club and a local craftsman.
Aficionados republish Wainwright's first book, A Pennine Journey
A new edition of a seminal work by the author and illustrator Alfred Wainwright has been published by the society formed to promote study of his work.
Woman rescued from Lancashire river after leaping into water to save dog
A woman was rescued after she injured her back jumping into a Lancashire river to save her dog. The 27-year-old entered the River Lune at Caton whe...
Fastest Briton Sabrina Verjee takes women's trophy in Spine Race
Sabrina Verjee has taken the women’s trophy in the Montane Spine Race. The runner reached the finish at Kirk Yetholm in a total time of 108hrs 7m...
Race for Spine Race lead hots up as temperatures set to plunge
The race for the lead of the Montane Spine Race is hotting up as runners face freezing temperatures and 70mph gusts.
Busy start to 2020 with four callouts for Bowland Pennine rescuers
A Lancashire rescue team was called out four times in five days as the new decade began. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Thursd...
Rescuers battle 50mph winds and blizzards to reach stranded Cross Fell walker
A walker on the highest hill in the Pennines was rescued after getting stranded in blizzard conditions.
Report recommends night under stars for every child in England's special landscapes
Every school child should be given the chance to spend a ‘night under the stars’ in one of England’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Fellrunner Joss Naylor returns to mountains to complete unfinished business
A fellrunning legend returned to the Lakeland mountains at the weekend to address unfinished business.
Sabrina Verjee completes women's Spine Race double with Fusion win
Sabrina Verjee has won the Montane Spine Fusion endurance race, the first woman outright winner of the event.
Adventurer Paul Rose seeks out Yorkshire Dales' hidden gems for new BBC series
Explorer and presenter Paul Rose returns to television screens this month with a short series on the Yorkshire Dales.
Firefighters in operation to control major wildfire on Ilkley Moor
A major wildfire has devastated a large area of Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire. At the height of the blaze, about 70 firefighters were at the scene ...