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Navy Search and Rescue unit claims four new records

HMS Gannet, the Royal Navy’s helicopter search and rescue unit in Prestwick, undertook a record-breaking 447 call-outs in 2009.

Study confirms benefits of hillwalking on mental health

Research carried out by the University of Essex on behalf of the mental health charity Julian Housing Support Trust has offered further evidence that getting into the great outdoors in beneficial to your mental health.

Have you signed up yet?

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland has issued a plea to hillwalkers who have yet to sign up to the Scottish hilltracks petition recently set up by MSPs Peter Peacock and Sarah Boyack.

Gear

21 years of innovation

British outdoor brand Keela celebrates its 21st birthday today and to celebrate it is offering sets of ESP technology gear to 21 lucky winners.

Hi-Tec joins forces with The National Trust

Outdoor footwear brand Hi-Tec has announced that it is joining forces with The National Trust to launch a brand new family of walking boots with minimal environmental impact.

Walks

Abbotsbury to Charmouth

Earlier this year, the Jurassic coast suffered another major landslip – between Lyme Regis and Charmouth. Not that it made any difference to walkers on the South West Coast Path since the route had already been diverted inland due to an earlier slip.

Aran Fawddwy & Glasgwm

Some tops are harder won than others. So went my thinking as I stared up at the craggy wall. Flirting with its leftmost limit, I picked out my intended trail ascending in brutal switchbacks from the valley floor.