Mountain rescues in the Lake District were called to help hikers who were caught out as wintry conditions returned to the fells. At about 6:25pm on Wednesday 12th April, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to a couple in difficulties […]
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Wild Camper were left furious after a tent was found up the side of a mountain in Scotland. Michael Scott had been hiking near Glencoe in Scotland when he came across what looked like an abandoned tent. Michael said in
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While we have over 7,000 campsites across the UK and some of the most breathtaking scenery, the trend has been for people to head into the hills and camp off grid. Sometimes known as ‘Wild Camping’ or ‘stealth camping’ as
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Police Scotland Highland and Islands officers are appealing for information to trace a 26-year-old man who has been missing on Ben Nevis since Tuesday, 11 April, 2023. Zekun Zhang was last seen around 1pm near the summit of Carn Mor
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A walker has died in a fall on a Peak District hillside on Saturday 8th April. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Saturday by an ambulance crew to the incident above Speedwell Cavern near Castleton. The team said the
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Mountain rescuers received a “number of calls” from walkers who were worried about a group who had taken magic mushrooms and fallen ill. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team received a “number of calls” on Saturday (April 8th) afternoon from other outdoor
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The Brecon Beacons Mountain rescue team was called out in the 21st April to the reports of a missing person. During the search the missing person was located safely and the team was stood down. The team tweeted “Many thanks
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An injured man has been brough to safety in an operation involving what volunteers said was the longest stretcher carry in British cave rescue history. The 46-year-old experienced caver was brought to the surface at Ogof Ffynnon Ddu on Monday
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A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after a medical emergency. Rescuers said the man developed what they described as a sudden and potentially serious medical condition while ascending Walla Crag with another man. Rescuers stretcher the walker
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Walkers’ campaigners are urging the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to stump up cash for path repairs as winter approaches. The Ramblers said emergency funding for remedial work on footpaths is vital to enable members of the public to enjoy the health
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