Work has begun on construction of the first additional ‘seasonal’ search and rescue helicopter base at Oban. A second one ...

Mountain rescue team members have paid tribute to their former chair and vice-president, who died earlier this month. John ...

Rescuers battled torrential rain and winds reaching 80mph to reach an injured walker on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1.40pm on Friday as Storm Amy swept ...

The umbrella body for mountain rescuers south of the border has elected its first chief executive from outside the teams that make up its membership. Businessman and manager Andy Buchan will take over ...

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell after he collapsed and lost consciousness. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly after 1.50pm on Saturday to the incident. A father and his ...

A walker suffered serious injuries when he fell more than 300ft from Helvellyn. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident by Cumbria police about 4.55pm on Saturday. The team said ...

I must admit I can be in a bit of a zombie state before I have my morning caffeine fix, and that applies even when I’m breathing in the fresh mountain air at camp. One of my pet hates is that sachet ...

Rescuers searching for a walker reported missing in Glen Shiel have found his body. Kintail Mountain Rescue Team said Richard Dawson’s body was found high on the slopes of the Five Sisters of Kintail ...

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: ...

A group of wild campers was rescued from a Lake District fell during an overnight thunderstorm. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about midnight on Sunday to go to the aid of three people on ...

Supreme Court judges have unanimously backed Dartmoor National Park Authority in its case to allow backpacking camping on commons in the area. The judges dismissed an appeal by Alexander and Diana ...

Endurance runner Tom Hollins has set a new record for a self-supported round of the Wainwright fells. The Montane athlete successfully summited his final peak in a time of 8 days 9hrs 44mins, easily ...