Warning to hikers over selfies at Trinnacle rocks
2023-09-04
MOUNTAIN rescue teams are urging hikers not to attempt selfies on the popular Trinnacle rock formation on Saddleworth Moor.Continue Reading
Want to be paid to spend eight hours exposed to Scotland’s midges? Then Smidge wants you
2023-08-18
INSECT repellent manufacturers APS Biocontrol are looking for people who are prepared tolerate eight hours in the outdoors surrounded by midges.Continue Reading
Three rescued as Helvellyn weather thwarts wild campers
2023-08-14
KESWICK Mountain Rescue Team had to assist a small group of hikers who attempted to wild camp on Helvellyn over the weekend.Continue Reading
Snowdonia calling time on banana skins
2023-08-01
SNOWDONIA National Park Authority has set up a ‘bananacam’ to demonstrate how long organic waste takes to break down at altitude.Continue Reading
Wild camping IS allowed on Dartmoor, says Court of Appeal
2023-07-31
WILD camping on Dartmoor has been ruled as legal by top judges on the Court of Appeal.Continue Reading
Chris walks the UK! Ex para finishes 19,000-mile adventure after six years
2023-07-29
AN ex-paratrooper who has raised more than £350,000 for charity has today completed an epic six-year walk around Britain’s coastline.Continue Reading
Ordnance Survey and the Ramblers pick out the nation’s top 10 favourite walking routes
2023-07-15
To mark a partnership with Ramblers UK, Ordnance Survey has compiled a list of the top 10 walks in the UK.Continue Reading
Scientists in Scotland say weather conditions could create ‘a perfect storm’ of midges
2023-06-20
A “mega second generation” of midges could be about to plague the Scottish Highlands, according to one of the country’s leading midge expert.Continue Reading
Junko Tabei – the first woman to conquer Mount Everest
2023-05-16
ON this day in 1975, Junko Tabei defied Japanese social conventions by becoming the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.Continue Reading
One YouTuber fined, and arrest warrant issued for co-host over illegal trout fishing
2023-04-23
An outdoors YouTuber has been fined $6,000 after one of his videos was used as evidence of illegal fishing in a Canadian national park.Continue Reading