A man has died after plunging 230ft from a mountain ridge in the Lake District. The alarm was raised at Sharp Edge, Blencathra on Thursday around noon. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team volunteers ...

A man has died in the Lake District after falling 70m from a mountain ridge. Keswick Mountain Rescue said its first callout of the year ended in tragedy after a man died following a fall from ...

Many, myself included, headed for the fells of the Lake District ... from the ridge. His body was airlifted from the scene by a coastguard helicopter. According to Keswick Mountain Rescue there ...

A man has died after falling 70m (230ft) from a “notoriously slippy” Lake District mountain ridge amid snowy conditions. The man, who has not been named, fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra on ...

Helvellyn stands is one of England's highest mountain, standing at 949 metres above sea level in the Lake District in north-west England. It is made up of igneous rocks which were formed 450 ...

Last week two men died after falling from ridges on Helvellyn and Blencathra ... callouts have increased 10 to 20% year-on-year," Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA ...

Walkers on a post-Christmas hike were helped down a fell by mountain rescue team ... "One ascended the ridge whilst the other four drove up the Honister mine track and made their way down to ...

Striding Edge is a classic Grade 1 scramble in the Lake District - and if you’re looking to make your ... “It’s partly the situation of the ridge that makes it a fabulous choice for a first scramble,” ...

The crews had concerns over the severe weather conditions on the summit of Blencathra A man has been airlifted to hospital in a rescue from the summit of a Lake District mountain. The 20-year-old ...