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Walkers encouraged to give some love back to paths and trails as figures boom, with 24 million people walking at least twice a month, causing footpath repair costs to escalate
A new Mend Our Mountains campaign from the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) provides a route for outdoor-goers to help protect and restore some of the UK’s best-loved landscapes. Walking for leisure is one of the UK’s fastest-growing activities, with the latest data from Sport England revealing that 24 million of us now walk at least…
Cragfast Angletarn Beck
April 2, 2023 14:30 On Sunday 02/04/23 at around 1430hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received their second call-out on this sunny day. This call-out involved a family of four who had become stuck in rough ground by the side of Angle Tarn Beck. They had attempted to scramble up the side of the beck to…
Cragfast Place Fell
April 2, 2023 On Sunday 02/04/23 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted with regard to a walker who had become trapped on the western side of Place Fell. The walker had attempted to scramble up the cliff-face and had become stuck. The location was not far from Side Farm and the first land rover…