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Ben Nevis avalanche victim’s family visits site as team pleads for search for ice-axes	Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:37:24
Rescuers have taken relatives of one of the men who died in the avalanche on Ben Nevis last week to the site of the incident. Some of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were also joined by a member of the Swiss Alpine Club who was a friend of the four climbers involved in the avalanche

Floods hit Yorkshire Three Peaks route as rescuers warn: don’t attempt challenge	Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:29:26
Heavy rain in the Yorkshire Dales has left many routes flooded. The Cave Rescue Organisation had this advice for anyone considering the Three Peaks Challenge: don’t!

Peak District manager Lorna Fisher plans 1,658-mile cycle ride through all 15 national parks	Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:40:50
A Peak District manager is gearing up for a mammoth cycle ride to mark the 70th anniversary of the passing of legislation that led to the setting up of national parks. Lorna Fisher’s 1,658-mile trip will take in all 15 UK national parks during two weeks in April

Ben Nevis deaths prompt mountaineering experts’ plea to use weather reports	Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:56:43
Mountain experts have added their voice to pleas for outdoor enthusiasts in the Highlands to obtain weather information before heading out. Mountaineering Scotland said hillgoers need to plan carefully and not be fixated on completing a particular route

Cairngorms dog Ben plucked from perilous ledge after being spotted by helicopter crew	Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:50:51
A dog stranded on a precarious Cairngorms mountain ledge in severe weather had a lucky break when he was spotted by a rescue helicopter crew on a training mission. Ben, a King Charles spaniel-bichon fries cross, had been missing for 48 hours as Storm Gareth lashed the Highlands

Police say climbers who died on Ben Nevis were French and Swiss	Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:51:39
Police said two of the men who died on Ben Nevis on Tuesday were French, and a third came from Switzerland. A fourth climber, a 30-year-old Swiss national, remains in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Outdoor fans invited to bag a munro in memory of Sir Hugh	Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:03:13
Outdoor fans are being invited to take part in a munrobagging challenge with a difference, to mark the centenary of the death of the man who gave his name to the 3,000ft mountains. Hillwalkers, runners and climbers are being asked to summit one of Scotland’s munros within the next 12 months

Third climber dies after Ben Nevis avalanche	Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:03:19
A third climber has died after an avalanche on Ben Nevis. Police said the two people injured in the incident on the North Face on Tuesday had been recovered from the mountain, but one has died

Helicopter airlifts stone for Whernside footpath repairs in Yorkshire Dales	Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:37:09
A helicopter has been used to airlift stone on to the flanks of Yorkshire’s highest mountain to repair a popular footpath. The materials will be used to upgrade part of the route between the summit of Whernside and Bruntscar, which is used by about 60,000 walkers each year, including those tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Two die and two are injured in Ben Nevis avalanche	Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:29:24
Two people have died after an avalanche on Ben Nevis. Police said a rescue operation is still underway and that two other people have been injured.

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