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A man has died after falling from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the northern Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident about 1.40pm on Saturday. A team spokesperson said: ...
Thieves have vandalised a volunteer rescuers’ donation box and stolen its contents. The box, belonging to Penrith Mountain ...
Adventurer Alex Staniforth has completed his charity challenge to summit all of England and Wales’s mountains. The ...
A good waterproof jacket is one of the essential pieces of kit if you’re heading for the hills in winter. UK weather is unpredictable and during our prolonged testing of the jackets in this review we ...
An insulated jacket is a winter essential if you’re heading for the hills or the open countryside. It will keep you warm when the temperature drops and could be a lifesaver in protecting you from the ...
First, it’s useful to explain what we mean by a three- to four-season boot. We’ve seen from time to time this term used to mean a boot that suitable for use in full winter conditions, as well as ...
Shares in the company that owns High Street retailers Go Outdoors, Blacks and Millets dropped 23 per cent on Thursday after it issued a profits warning. JD Sports said milder weather and consumers ...
A walker has died after being found collapsed on a mountain in Eryri. A group of six walkers found the man, in his 60s, alone and unresponsive on Cadair Idris on Tuesday. The members of the public ...
A caver has died after falling in Diccan Pot in the Yorkshire Dales. The Cave Rescue Organisation was alerted shortly before 12.30pm on Sunday to the incident near Selside. A team spokesperson said ...
A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself in a fall on Blencathra. The woman fell between 5m and 7m on a rocky section of Hall’s Fell Ridge on Thursday. The walker’s partner called for ...
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found by walkers near the Pennine Way in 2004. North Yorkshire Police said a 61-year-old man has been arrested on ...
Rescuers were called out to help a solo walker who became stranded on Striding Edge on Helvellyn in the dark. Police alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team about 5pm on Tuesday after receiving a call ...