8th August 2019
Walkers Celebrate Fifty Years of the Dales Way
Over 70 walkers joined local author Colin Speakman at the weekend on a six-mile walk on the Dales Way. The walk (from the start of the Dales Way in Ilkley to Bolton Abbey in the…
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1st August 2019
Live Weather and Conditions from Snowdonia Summit Now Available
Live weather and conditions information is now available directly from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa). As part of the AdventureSmart initiative to provide clear information to help hill walkers and mountain users, this project…
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30th July 2019
Lake District National Park Authority Urges People to Reduce their Environmental Impact this Summer
The Lake District National Park Authority is urging people to play their part in helping look after the national park this summer. As the summer holidays kick-off and increasing temperatures have people heading for the…
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29th July 2019
Fight for Likes: the Risk-Taking Guides Stirring up a Social Media Storm
Social media is swamped with daredevil ‘influencers’ performing risky stunts. But when scrambling and climbing guides use these tactics to market themselves, the results can be controversial – even dangerous. Hanna Lindon looks at a…
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29th July 2019
An Interview with Tom Prentice, Author of Skye’s Latest Photo-Rich Guidebook
In creating a modern photo-rich guidebook to Skye’s peaks, Tom Prentice gained an intimate knowledge of the island’s many nooks and crannies. We caught up with him to discuss how The Cuillin & Other Skye…
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25th July 2019
Friends of the Lake District submit Southern Boundary Extension proposal
The proposed extension area shares much of the geology, geomorphology, cultural history and wildlife of the adjacent Lake District. Following a request from a group of parish councils, landscape charity Friends of the Lake District…
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22nd July 2019
‘Yorkshire Day’ celebrated at National Park Centres
Yorkshire Day will be celebrated on Thursday, 1 August at Aysgarth Falls National Park. Bunting will also be up at the three other National Park Centres – in Malham, Hawes and Grassington – as well…
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16th July 2019
Support Rallies Around Welsh Youth Hostel
Legendary mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington CBE calls on public to help save YHA Snowdon Bryn Gwynant. The future of YHA Snowdon Bryn Gwynant in Snowdonia National Park is at risk unless a total of £2…
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9th July 2019
Suilven Path Restoration Work Completed
John Muir Trust ‘hands back’ community mountain to Assynt Foundation at ceremony in Glencanisp Lodge after final phase of work completed It all began back in 2015 when the outdoor clothing retailer Berghaus nominated the…
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9th July 2019
Bothy Watch Initiative Launched as Fires, Anti-social Behaviour and Vandalism Reported at Bothies
Police Scotland have launched ‘Bothy Watch’ – an initiative to raise awareness of the issues surrounding remote bothies across the south of Scotland. Eleven bothies maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association are spread across the…
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2nd July 2019
Review: Merrell Siren 3 GTX
Chiara Bullen tries out the Siren 3 GTX from Merrell, which turns out to be an incredibly nifty, versatile shoe.
