A woman who had fallen on Scafell Pike in the Lake District, England’s highest mountain, required assistance from the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT). This incident marked the team’s 40th call-out of the year, occurring on Sunday, April 23 at […]
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Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, is a challenging climb that attracts thousands of hikers every year. However, not everyone has found it to be a pleasant experience, and some of the negative reviews are downright hilarious. One
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Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, attracts thousands of visitors each year. However, not all of them leave with positive impressions of the mountain. Negative reviews of Ben Nevis have been popping up online, with some visitors citing
The BMC and YHA are partnering to launch Hills 2 Oceans litter picking hubs at several of their key hostels across England and Wales. The aim is to encourage the hill walking and climbing community to remove waste from mountains
Postiive impact hiking. The evolution of leave no trace hikes Read More »
On Monday 17th April, Coniston Mountain rescue got a call from Cumbria police about a missing walker on the Yewdale Fells in the Lake District. The call came through at 6:18pm from a group of friends who had lost contact
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On Sunday 16th April Cave Rescue Organisation received a call saying a man had fallen into a pothole in the Yorkshire Dales. It turns out he was trying to take a photograph of a large pothole and fell in. The
A man fell 60ft and needed rescuing after taking to take a photo of Hull Pot Read More »
Keswick Mountain Rescue was called out to aid a woman who had injured her ankle while descending the rocky path of Cat Gill on Walla Crag. On Friday 14th of April, the Keswick Mountain rescue team was called out to
Injured woman saved by Mountain rescue in the Lake District Read More »
Early Friday afternoon, mountain rescue teams were called out to Pendle Hill following reports that a walker had fallen unconscious. After a call from the police, the team was mobilised around 1pm. Volunteers from the Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue
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As we reported on a few days ago the Save Dartmoor Backpack Camping campaign which has been fundraising to raise £100k to fight the decision to ban wild camping in Dartmoor. Earlier today, they told us they have decided to
Dartmoor National Park decided to appeal the court’s decision on Wild camping Read More »
Two walkers came into difficulty on the Old Man of Coniston as winter conditions returned. The Coniston rescue team was called out to help the walkers. The team was called out at 13:16 on Wednesday 12th April after reports of
Woman rescued from Old Man of Coniston as snow conditions returned Read More »