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Mountain rescue leader gets MBE This Is Lancashire - Blackburn,England,UK By Rob Devey BOLTON Mountain Rescue team leader Garry Rhodes has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's honours list. Mr Rhodes, aged 50, ... Junior British climbing team for 2008 British Mountaineering Council - England,UK If you were not selected this time there will be other opportunities for you in the future, so please keep climbing and we look forward to seeing you at ... Adrian conquers Everest, North Pole and now South Pole this is hampshire.net - Winchester,England,UK Reaching their destination after 46 days of blinding white snow and ice, broken boots, frostbite and altitude sickness Adrian and his fellow expedition ... Dunwoody targets South Pole for a 44th birthday treat Daily Mail - UK ... the third member of the team, 37-year-old chartered surveyor James Fox, was airlifted out of the Interchange Shackleton Expedition on Christmas Eve. ... Descendants hoping to finish trek BBC News - UK The new expedition, taking place exactly 100 years after the original, is being led by Lt Col Henry Worsley. Col Worsley, 46, from Hereford, is related to ... Students are rescued from Snowdon BBC News - UK The four-and-a-half hour rescue operation had involved the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. There was thick cloud throughout and the three walkers were ... Sheffield student kayak thrills The Star - UK Tom, who has been kayaking since he was 14, was chosen after applying for the challenge, organised by the British Universities Kayak Expedition, ... Marathon UK coast walkers in N.Wales Daily Post - Llandudno Junction,UK Hiking enthusiasts are on target to raise £50000 for charity with a 5000-mile coastal walk around Britain. Paul Barber, 48, and his partner Wendy Bathard, ... Spiderman arrested after climbing 20-storey building without ropes Daily Mail - UK The 45-year-old yelled "greenhouse gases are climbing and so am I," as he clambered up the building. He has climbed over 70 giant structures around the ... Hook's titanic challenge sunk Sunday Life - UK Outdoor pursuits fanatic Hook was devastated that the race - which had involved 18 months of preparation and training - had ended "in the blink of an eye". ... Sustrans lands £50m handout Guardian Unlimited - UK A network of cycling and walking tracks that already wriggles across 12000 miles of Britain today scooped a £50m "people's'" lottery prize — the biggest ... Climber lost on peak The Cornishman - Truro,England,UK "Pete was forced to wait a period of several days before he was safely able to return to base camp, where the alarm was raised and a search and rescue ... Investors needed to save Scotland's oldest ski centre Scotsman - United Kingdom ... Mountain or the gondola at Nevis Range - its nearest ski rival some 35 miles away - which has also attracted major international mountain biking ... Camping canoeists spark £6000 air search Scotsman - United Kingdom TWO canoeists who triggered a major search in "terrible" weather conditions after failing to tell their landlady they planned to camp out overnight were ... 19km bike ride will be the longest purpose-built trail in the Lakes Cumberland News - Carlisle,England,UK "Thousands of people who visit the forest go mountain biking but up to now there has been no purpose built bike trail. This new trail will therefore be a ... A feast for the festival Lochaber News - Inverness,Scotland,UK "We are also delighted to be welcoming a superb line-up of guests from the worlds of mountaineering, biking and paddling including Jo Gambi, Kenton Cool, ... Caver dies just 15 minutes from safety Buxton Advertiser - Buxton,England,UK Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation were called to Giants Hole by police at 9pm on Sunday after a group of five cavers ran into difficulties on the last leg ... 'Yeti prints' found near Everest BBC News, UK - By Charles Haviland A US TV presenter says he and his team have found a series of footprints in the Everest region of Nepal resembling descriptions of the ... Equipment advice news have you checked your axes and ... British Mountaineering Council - England,UK The loads put on them during winter and alpine climbing, especially modern mixed climbing are considerable. Over time fatigue cracks can develop in the ... Only the daring need apply Times Online - UK The expedition might be a trip to the Scottish Highlands to look at the impact of the shifting Gulf Stream on wildlife; a voyage to the Arctic to assess the ... |
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