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Outdoor News

The latest outdoor news updated throughout the day courtesy of grough.co.uk

Lake District walker rescued after injury at Aira Force beauty spot	Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:53
A walker was rescued after injuring himself at a Lakeland beauty spot. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 11.20am today after ambulance staff called for help following the incident involving a 64-year-old man near Aira Force

Walker stretchered from Coast to Coast route after ankle injury	Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:13:44
A walker on the Coast to Coast route was rescued after injuring his ankle. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out today at 11.20am to aid the 63-year-old man, from Derby

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award walker suffers spine injury on Kinder Scout	Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:47:17
A woman on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition suffered a serious injury after falling on the Peak District’s highest hill. The 18-year-old fell down the steep-sided Blackden Brook, on the northern edge of Kinder Scout, injuring her back and coming to rest in a stream

Man rescued from Lakeland fell Great Borne after collapsing	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:43:17
A man was rescued from a fell in the western Lake District after he collapsed near its summit. The 49-year-old was on Great Borne, overlooking Ennerdale, yesterday, when the incident happened

On test: brasher Naturale Trail/Naturale Travel socks	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:25:04
Bamboo seems an odd material to make socks from, but these latest additions to brasher's range keep feet cool and comforable

Jack Hutton-Potts and Vaughan Holme were climbers who died on Anglesey	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:37
An inquest has been opened and adjourned on two climbers whose bodies were recovered from the sea at Gogarth Bay, Anglesey. Jack Hutton-Potts, 23, and Vaughan Holme, 48, were climbing on sea cliffs near North Stack on Saturday but failed to meet friends and the alarm was raised at 10.15pm

Hanwag’s Alta boot offers relief for walkers with bunions	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:32:18
A boot designed around a special 'bunion last' allows extra room for walkers with the condition

Hillrunner Finlay Wild breaks record for Cuillin Traverse on Skye	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:47:29
A Scottish hillrunner has broken the record for one of the biggest mountain challenges in Britain. Lochaber Athletic Club member Finlay Wild completed the Cuillin Traverse on Skye to beat the six-year record held by Es Tressider

Walking Tory MP Rory Stewart will give Wainwright lecture	Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:30:38
A Tory MP will deliver an annual lecture to aficionados of the late guidebook author Alfred Wainwright. Rory Stewart will be on home turf for the Wainwright Memorial Lecture at Rheged near Penrith

On test: Platypus Sprinter XT 35 rucksack	Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:50:47
A host of clever little touches makes this well-thought-out pack a pleasure to use

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