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The National Forest's First Youth HostelThe National Forest's First Youth Hostel
11:33am Wed 2 Jul 08
The first youth hostel to be built in the National Forest has picked up a green award.

New Wainwright Bridge openedNew Wainwright Bridge opened
11:15am Wed 2 Jul 08
Blackburn's new £12 million Wainwright Bridge was formally opened on 27th June with local MP Jack Straw there to cut the ribbon.

Wainwright Society raise cash for Mountain RescueWainwright Society raise cash for Mountain Rescue
4:39pm Tue 27 May 08
The Wainwright Society has raised £1500 for the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team following a series of charity walks during the Keswick Mountain Festival.

Fiennes fails on EverestFiennes fails on Everest
4:23pm Tue 27 May 08
Heart problems and vertigo were the factors that made Sir Ranulph Fiennes abandon his most recent effort on Everest.

TGO Challenger in a SPOT of difficultyTGO Challenger in a SPOT of difficulty
1:41pm Mon 12 May 08
A TGO Challenger, who was experiencing severe abdominal pains, was rescued today after a distress beacon was picked-up 4,000 miles away in the States.
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Olympic torch summits EverestOlympic torch summits Everest
4:41pm Thu 8 May 08
Three months before the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Olympic flame has been carried to the summit of the world's tallest mountain.

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The phenomenon of the Brocken Spectre:Photograph taken on Beinn a'Chaorainn in Lochaber. This magnificent phenomenon takes its name from the Brocken, a peak in the Hartz mountains of Germany and occurs when rings of coloured light appear directly opposite the sun when sunlight is reflected by a cloud of uniformly-sized water droplets.
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