WalkLakes Blog

If you get into trouble in the hills and need to contact the emergency services for help then sometimes you can find yourself in the situation where you can just about get a signal but it's not enough to make a call. That's where emergencySMS comes in.  read more ...

Although the days are gradually getting longer the nights are still very cold and dark. Despite the obvious nature of the night-time the local Mountain Rescue Teams are regularly called out to people caught out without a torch and unable to continue. Without a very bright moon there are no sources of light, no street lamps, no car headlights, nothing to see where you are putting your feet, or see a hand in front of your face. The depth of the darkness cannot be over-estimated. A head torch is essential for getting off the fells.  read more ...

We have a page on our site Mountain Safety Videos from the Met Office which features a number of videos narrated by Sian Lloyd on aspects of walking in the hills. This one in particular is appropriate for the time of year on "Planning for Winter Conditions".  read more ...

A self-confessed mountain man has clinched a top job recording weather on daily treks up a Lake District summit. Graham Uney was selected from 100 applicants for the role of fell top assessor on 950 metre Helvellyn, a bizarre, high-level lifesaving post which we reported on last month.  read more ...

This weekend the Langdale and Amblesite MRT had a call out which caught our eye. The report of it says in part:  read more ...