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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Despite being free to access, income revealed as a key barrier to accessing the great British outdoors
New research draws direct correlation between earnings and ability to get outdoors Figures published today by the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) – the national representative body for hillwalkers, climbers and mountaineers – highlights the significant disparity in access to outdoor spaces, shining a light on a range of issues. Just 38% of people said they could…
Lady sustains injuries during tumbling fall from Striding Edge
May 9 After an unusual quiet spell of rescues, volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to their third rescue in as many days, to a lady who had sustained injuries from a tumbling fall from Striding Edge. The lady who had been out walking with friends slipped while traversing Striding…