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Outdoor News

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

Aberdeen rescuers seek walkers to raise cash in 17-mile Cairngorms walk	Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:11
Mountain rescuers have issued a challenge to walkers to tackle their annual fundraising trek. The Aberdeen & St John Mountain Rescue Association is seeking outdoors fans prepared to walk the 28km (17-mile) route north of Braemar to help raise cash for the volunteer team

Councillors ‘fail Scotland’ with Sallachy and Glencassley windfarm vote	Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:17
Scottish mountaineers expressed dismay at the decision of councillors not to oppose the building of two windfarms in a national scenic area. Highland Council’s north planning applications committee today followed its officers’ advice and said it would not object to the Sallachy and Glencassley developments

Kenton Cool’s ‘truly epic’ Everest Three Peaks set new record	Mon, 20 May 2013 19:13:37
Record-breaking Everest mountaineer Kenton Cool has posted a new first by summiting what he has termed the Ultimate Three Peaks. The Briton and his climbing companion and friend Sherpa Dorje Gylgen successfully climbed Lhotse, the final mountain in the Everest horseshoe surrounding the Western Cwm

Holme Fell walker airlifted after slip leads to broken ankle	Sun, 19 May 2013 20:10:52
A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself. The woman, from Carlisle and in her 60s, was walking near Ivy Crag on Holme Fell today when she slipped and broke her ankle

Kenton Cool eyes up Three Peaks record after 11th Everest summit	Sun, 19 May 2013 10:40:10
Kenton Cool has reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain for the 11th time. He summited Everest at 2am local time today with his climbing companion and friend Sherpa Dorje Gylgen

Rescuers use sirens and lights to guide lost Carlton Bank walkers	Sat, 18 May 2013 20:59:04
Rescuers guided a group of lost walkers to safety by sounding their vehicle sirens and turning on the blue flashing lights. Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the five men who were lost on moorland on the route of the Coast to Coast Walk

Ullswater walker stretchered from steep ground after ankle injury	Fri, 17 May 2013 18:23:35
A walker was rescued after injuring himself when he slipped. The 65-year-old man was walking with friends in the Ullswater area today when the accident happened

Mountaineers’ shock at Sallachy and Glencassley windfarm plans	Fri, 17 May 2013 15:16:16
Mountaineers have expressed their shock at the prospect of two new windfarms being built in one of Scotland’s national scenic areas. Two separate plans for a total of 48 turbines at least 125m (410ft) height have been submitted for sites in Sutherland

Mountain rescuers build Glencoe shelter in memory of late colleague	Thu, 16 May 2013 23:12:45
A group of mountain rescuers are building a shelter in a Highland glen in memory of a late colleague. Work started on the shelter near the King’s House Hotel in Glencoe at the weekend, with members of Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team and Search and Rescue Dogs Association Scotland creating the base for the memorial

Berghaus introduces lightweight softshell jackets for summer	Thu, 16 May 2013 20:24:07
Three lightweight softshell jackets are designed for active days in warmer conditions

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