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Scots make history 'with legendary' Ben Nevis climb Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK The news has sent ripples through the climbing fraternity, for whom the climb is regarded as the stuff of legend. After five failed attempts dating back to ... Rescue team's busiest year Cumberland News - Carlisle,England,UK LAKE District mountain rescue volunteers in the Keswick Team have had their busiest ever year. The team, in its 60th anniversary year, received 115 alerts ... Rescue charity wants recruits York Press - York,UK By Press reporter members of Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team will be undertaking a 50-mile walk to raise local awareness of their work. ... Pains and gains of adventure boom BBC News - UK Sixty teams from 22 countries competed in the endurance race which put skills in navigation, cycling, mountaineering and kayaking to the test. ... How canoe bear to sit in traffic when you could be going to work ... Daily Mail - UK But trainee architect Ricardo Assis Rosa has gone a step further and taken to water - canoeing every day between work and home. ... Exciting new course for climbing event Weston & Somerset Mercury - eston-super-Mare,England,UK The free climbing festival will be held in Cheddar Gorge on June 21 and 22 after a successful launch last year. Organiser Cheddar Caves & Gorge has promised ... Outdoor event to beat cancer ic Wales - United Kingdom ... adventure for four-person teams, including gorge walking, abseiling, archery, river crossing and mountain biking, as well as intellectual trials. ... Ban puts explorer's Everest bid at risk Yorkshire Post - Leeds,England,UK Sir Ranulph hopes to raise at least £2.2m for Marie Curie Cancer Care in May by climbing the world's highest mountain, a feat he came within just 500 metres ... Two men trapped in cave complex BBC News - UK Mountain rescue teams said divers will assess the situatuion but the men are not in any immediate danger. Brian Jopling from the West Brecon Cave Rescue ... Andy has mapped out his future GazetteLive - Middlesbrough,UK That was excellent training for the sport and I definitely want to try and get a couple of British mountain bike orienteering titles this year. ... Mountain bikers christen Grizedale course NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK The first permanent trailquest mountain bike orienteering course is designed to test orienteering and bike handling skills as well as strength and stamina. ... Orienteering events to tempt novices Deeside Today - Banchory,Scotland,UK Orienteering in Aberdeenshire's forests will get another boost this year when Forestry Commission Scotland kicks off a new monthly series of beginners ... More than a mountain to conquer as Sir Ranulph returns to high ... Yorkshire Post - Leeds,England,UK But Sir Ran put his own fears to one side and began training for the climb, which was his first expedition in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. ... 100m indoor slope plans for Aviemore Snowboard Club UK - Brighton,England,UK The company behind the award-winning Ice Factor climbing wall in Lochaber already has outline planning permission to develop an indoor and outdoor activity ... Forest launches cycle orienteering courses NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK Mr Syska said: “I live locally to Grizedale Forest and spend a lot of time here mountain biking. The terrain is ideal. “I enjoy competing in mountain biking ... High hopes for mountain safety BBC News - UK Llanberis Mountain Rescue said they would give a real sense of conditions. The Met Office website forecasts are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government ... Suffolk man breaks transatlantic record East Anglian Daily Times - Ipswich,England,UK ... of the Royal Anglians, had been discussing arrangements for a separate crossing when he heard about the Canary Islands to Antigua expedition. ... Croucher’s bid to save lives with etiquette ethos Devon 24 - UK The Alpine Club, founded in 1857, is the world's first mountaineering club and the initiative was set up because of numerous well-documented instances when ... Kinloss rescue team's 'busy year' BBC News - UK RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team has had one of its busiest years for call outs in the last 10 years. The team was called out 39 times last year - up from ...
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