New Petzl headtorch first to feature reactive lighting
~Thursday 19th January 2012 ~
French gear manufacturer Petzl has unveiled its new headtorch featuring its reactive lighting technology.
The company said the NAO features two LED beams that automatically adjust depending on what the user is doing, with minimal manual adjustment.
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French gear manufacturer Petzl has unveiled its new headtorch featuring its reactive lighting technology.
The company said the NAO features two LED beams that automatically adjust depending on what the user is doing, with minimal manual adjustment.
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Avalanche forecasts now available on free text service
~ Wednesday 18th July 2012 ~
Walkers, climbers and mountaineers heading for Scotland’s mountains this winter can now get regular avalanche information sent direct to their mobile phones.
The sportscotland Avalanche Information Service, which posts daily information about snowpack conditions & avalanche risk, has expanded its service with a free text forecast facility.
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Walkers, climbers and mountaineers heading for Scotland’s mountains this winter can now get regular avalanche information sent direct to their mobile phones.
The sportscotland Avalanche Information Service, which posts daily information about snowpack conditions & avalanche risk, has expanded its service with a free text forecast facility.
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Walkers stretchered from fells after suffering broken legs
~ Tuesday 17th January 2012 ~
A walker was rescued after slipping and breaking her leg near England’s highest waterfall.
The woman, in her 60s, was with her husband when she fell near the foot of Cautley Spout in Cumbria.
Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team was alerted after the incident on Saturday and went to the walker’s aid.
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A walker was rescued after slipping and breaking her leg near England’s highest waterfall.
The woman, in her 60s, was with her husband when she fell near the foot of Cautley Spout in Cumbria.
Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team was alerted after the incident on Saturday and went to the walker’s aid.
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German power firm loses Round One of Allt Duine windfarm battle
~ Tuesday 17th January 2012 ~
Opponents of a proposed windfarm in the Highlands welcomed a local council’s rejection of the plans.
Members of the Highland Council’s south planning application committee went against their officer’s recommendation to approve the Allt Duine development, in the Monadhliath Mountains.
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Opponents of a proposed windfarm in the Highlands welcomed a local council’s rejection of the plans.
Members of the Highland Council’s south planning application committee went against their officer’s recommendation to approve the Allt Duine development, in the Monadhliath Mountains.
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Mountain rescuer's tribute to ex-team member killed in climbing accident
~ Tuesday 17th January 2012 ~
A mountain rescuer paid tribute to a former colleague who died in a climbing accident.
Michael Machell, a one-time member of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, was killed in the incident in California at the weekend. The 23-year-old was a former student at the Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria, where he graduated with a first-class honours.
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A mountain rescuer paid tribute to a former colleague who died in a climbing accident.
Michael Machell, a one-time member of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, was killed in the incident in California at the weekend. The 23-year-old was a former student at the Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria, where he graduated with a first-class honours.
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McNeish joins outdoors trade body in quest for new members
~ Monday 16th January 2012 ~
Broadcaster and journalist Cameron McNeish has joined the board of a trade body with a brief to encourage outdoor professionals to join.
Mr McNeish will champion the independent outdoor professional group within the Outdoor Industries Association.
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Broadcaster and journalist Cameron McNeish has joined the board of a trade body with a brief to encourage outdoor professionals to join.
Mr McNeish will champion the independent outdoor professional group within the Outdoor Industries Association.
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Windfarm planning bosses urged to boot up to visit Highland site
~ Monday 16th January 2012 ~
Outdoor campaigners have criticised councillors who plan to make a site visit to a controversial windfarm site – by going to a railway more than 10 miles away.
The John Muir Trust urged Highland Council members to pull on their boots and walk on the actual site of the proposed Allt Duine windfarm in the Monadhliath Mountains.
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Outdoor campaigners have criticised councillors who plan to make a site visit to a controversial windfarm site – by going to a railway more than 10 miles away.
The John Muir Trust urged Highland Council members to pull on their boots and walk on the actual site of the proposed Allt Duine windfarm in the Monadhliath Mountains.
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Injured walker and mountain biker rescued in separate incidents
~ Monday 16th January 2012 ~
A man was airlifted from a hill after injuring his leg in a slip.
The 69-year-old was descending Dumgoyne in the Campsie Fells north of Glasgow when he injured himself.
Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at about 2.40pm yesterday, Sunday, by police and members went to the aid of the walker.
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A man was airlifted from a hill after injuring his leg in a slip.
The 69-year-old was descending Dumgoyne in the Campsie Fells north of Glasgow when he injured himself.
Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at about 2.40pm yesterday, Sunday, by police and members went to the aid of the walker.
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Woman rescued after slip leads to injury
~ Sunday 15th January 2012 ~
A woman was rescued from a Cumbrian hillside after injuring herself in a slip. The 73-year-old slipped on frozen turf while walking near Staveley.
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A woman was rescued from a Cumbrian hillside after injuring herself in a slip. The 73-year-old slipped on frozen turf while walking near Staveley.
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CIC Hut will reopen fully tomorrow after storm damage repairs
~ Sunday 15th January 2012 ~
A climbing hut under Ben Nevis’s north face will reopen tomorrow after repairs to the building needed when recent hurricane-force winds blew off part of the roof. The Charles Inglis Clark memorial hut, known to mountaineers as the CIC hut, will be fully open again following work by volunteers to put the shelter back in order.
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A climbing hut under Ben Nevis’s north face will reopen tomorrow after repairs to the building needed when recent hurricane-force winds blew off part of the roof. The Charles Inglis Clark memorial hut, known to mountaineers as the CIC hut, will be fully open again following work by volunteers to put the shelter back in order.
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Injured man airlifted after Nevis fall
~ Sunday 15th January 2012 ~
A man was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after falling 60m. The 57-year-old fell about 200ft on Ben Nevis yesterday, Saturday.
Police at Fort William were alerted about 11am and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team went to the man’s aid.
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A man was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after falling 60m. The 57-year-old fell about 200ft on Ben Nevis yesterday, Saturday.
Police at Fort William were alerted about 11am and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team went to the man’s aid.
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Climbing stars join weekend Outdoors Show programme
~ Friday 13th January 2012 ~
The Outdoors Show continues in full swing over the weekend with appearances from celebrity mountaineers Bonita Norris and Richard Parks.
The show, at the ExCel centre in London’s Docklands, also features a giant zip wire and an indoor ‘ice climbing’ wall using artificial ice.
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The Outdoors Show continues in full swing over the weekend with appearances from celebrity mountaineers Bonita Norris and Richard Parks.
The show, at the ExCel centre in London’s Docklands, also features a giant zip wire and an indoor ‘ice climbing’ wall using artificial ice.
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Repairs complete on flood-damaged path below Wainwright's favourite fell
~Friday 13th January 2012 ~
A footpath leading to the late Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell has been repaired after it was damaged by a landslide during the 2009 Cumbria floods.
The surface of the bridleway between Gatesgarth and Scarth Gap was washed away and walkers and mountain bikers tackling the route have had to find a way round the 30m gap in the path.
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A footpath leading to the late Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell has been repaired after it was damaged by a landslide during the 2009 Cumbria floods.
The surface of the bridleway between Gatesgarth and Scarth Gap was washed away and walkers and mountain bikers tackling the route have had to find a way round the 30m gap in the path.
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Man airlifted after 300ft Cairngorms fall
~ Thursday 12th January 2012 ~
A climber is in intensive care after falling 300ft from a Highland mountain. The 19-year-old was airlifted to hospital after the incident in the Cairngorms yesterday.
Police were alerted about 12.20pm yesterday after the student, originally from the West Midlands but currently studying in Fort William, fell 90m from the Great Slab in Coire an Lochain in Cairn Gorm’s northern corries.
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A climber is in intensive care after falling 300ft from a Highland mountain. The 19-year-old was airlifted to hospital after the incident in the Cairngorms yesterday.
Police were alerted about 12.20pm yesterday after the student, originally from the West Midlands but currently studying in Fort William, fell 90m from the Great Slab in Coire an Lochain in Cairn Gorm’s northern corries.
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Boat grant will save trust workers' nine-mile walk to remote estate
~ Wednesday 11th January 2012 ~
Conservation workers on a remote estate will be spared a regular nine-mile walk thanks to a charity grant that will help them buy a boat to reach the property.
Workers and volunteers on the John Muir Trust’s Li & Coire Dhorrcail on the Knoydart peninsula on the west coast of Scotland will use the £6,265 to provide a boat and moorings at Arnisdale.
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Conservation workers on a remote estate will be spared a regular nine-mile walk thanks to a charity grant that will help them buy a boat to reach the property.
Workers and volunteers on the John Muir Trust’s Li & Coire Dhorrcail on the Knoydart peninsula on the west coast of Scotland will use the £6,265 to provide a boat and moorings at Arnisdale.
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Personal locator beacons launch as Ofcom allows use for first time
~ Wednesday 11th January 2012 ~
Outdoor enthusiasts will for the first time be able to use personal locator beacons to send distress signals from the UK’s remote areas to an international satellite system.
New regulations come into force tomorrow, Thursday, allowing the use of PLBs on land in the UK.
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Outdoor enthusiasts will for the first time be able to use personal locator beacons to send distress signals from the UK’s remote areas to an international satellite system.
New regulations come into force tomorrow, Thursday, allowing the use of PLBs on land in the UK.
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Lakeland walkers rescued after suffering leg injuries
~ Sunday 08th January 2012 ~
Two walkers were rescued after suffering injuries in separate incidents on Lakeland fells.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to help a 35-year-old man who slipped on wet and muddy grass while coming down Hallin Fell near Howtown.
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Two walkers were rescued after suffering injuries in separate incidents on Lakeland fells.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to help a 35-year-old man who slipped on wet and muddy grass while coming down Hallin Fell near Howtown.
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Mountain search fails to find missing walker
~ Friday 06th January 2012 ~
A major search involving five mountain rescue team took place after a walker was reported missing.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a search after the man told the owners of a Penrith guesthouse, where he was staying, he was going for a walk on the Dodds on Wednesday.
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A major search involving five mountain rescue team took place after a walker was reported missing.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a search after the man told the owners of a Penrith guesthouse, where he was staying, he was going for a walk on the Dodds on Wednesday.
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Police: 'complacent' hillwalker in blizzard put others' lives at risk
~ Thursday 05th January 2012 ~
A senior police officer said today anyone going ill equipped on to the Scottish hills is playing with people’s lives.
Chief Inspector Kevin Findlater of Central Scotland Police urged walkers and climbers to be prepared for all weather after a man was caught in a whiteout for 10 hours on a Perthshire Mountain.
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A senior police officer said today anyone going ill equipped on to the Scottish hills is playing with people’s lives.
Chief Inspector Kevin Findlater of Central Scotland Police urged walkers and climbers to be prepared for all weather after a man was caught in a whiteout for 10 hours on a Perthshire Mountain.
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Injured walkers rescued in two incidents
~ Tuesday 03rd January 2012 ~
A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring herself.
Members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the walker after she suffered ankle injuries while walking on the lower slopes of the Old Man of Coniston yesterday, Monday.
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A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring herself.
Members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the walker after she suffered ankle injuries while walking on the lower slopes of the Old Man of Coniston yesterday, Monday.
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Trust condemns Holyrood's seasonal 'burying' of windfarm decision
~ Sunday 01st January 2012 ~
A conservation charity has condemned the Scottish Government for 'burying’ bad news of another windfarm during the festive season.
The John Muir Trust said the approval of an extension to the development on south Lewis will bring further destruction to one of the UK’s best wild-land areas.
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A conservation charity has condemned the Scottish Government for 'burying’ bad news of another windfarm during the festive season.
The John Muir Trust said the approval of an extension to the development on south Lewis will bring further destruction to one of the UK’s best wild-land areas.
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