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Derbyshire hailed as the home of YHA’s flagship Youth Hostel

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 12:46

Derbyshire has been announced as the home of YHA’s flagship Youth Hostel. To mark the accolade, the new £2 million Youth Hostel, at Losehill Hall in Castleton, was officially opened by Tim Loughton MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, on Tuesday 1st May 2012. Losehill Hall was previously owned and run by the Peak District ...

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Derbyshire hailed as the home of YHA’s flagship Youth Hostel

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 12:46

Kenton Cool thanks Trail readers!

LFTO News Team, 01 May 2012 15:30

Mountaineer extraordinaire Kenton Cool has taken time out of his busy guiding schedule to record a video of thanks to all the Trail readers that supported the Gear for Porters drive. When we launched Gear for Porters in March this year we told you how Kenton – who has climbed Everest nine times – is a keen supporter of Porters’ Progress. "What many ...

High wind rescue on Scafell Pike

LFTO News Team, 05 April 2012 09:52

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out at 11.50 on Wedneday 4th April to go to the assistance of 2 fell walkers who had been blown off their feet by very high winds as they were descending Scafell Pike. They had abandoned their attempt to summit England’s highest mountain due to the wind and were making their way back. The female walker ...

What do you love about our countryside?

LFTO News Team, 26 March 2012 14:46

Launching at the start of English Tourism Week, (10-17 March) ‘Love Our Land’ is a new campaign to inspire both residents and visitors to share what they love about a collection of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the first ‘cultural mapping’ project of its kind, people are being encouraged to get involved by posting what ...

National Geographic honour Nepali adventure pioneers

LFTO News Team, 07 March 2012 13:47

Everest guide Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and extreme kayaker Sano Babu Sunuwar have been named the People’s Choice Adventurers of the Year for 2012 for their climb to Everest’s summit, record-setting paragliding descent and long-distance kayak from Nepal to the Bay of Bengal in India. The two Nepali adventurers were selected from a group of 12 individuals whose extraordinary achievements in ...

Castleton's Losehill Hall re-opens

LFTO News Team, 07 March 2012 13:36

The 40-year legacy of the historic Grade II-listed Losehill Hall, in Castleton, Derbyshire, is set to continue. Following the completion of an extensive £2 million12-month refurbishment project by YHA, Losehill Hall's future as a Youth Hostel is now secure for at least 20 years. Previously run as a learning centre, the Victorian Gothic mansion was purchased from the Peak District ...

How wild is Scotland?

LFTO News Team, 02 February 2012 14:48

No, it's nothing to do with nights out in Glasgow, or Scottish independence. This question relates to the Scotland’s wildness and wild land, where it is and, indeed, if it is actually wild. Scottish Natural Heritage has undertaken a massive project to define and map the wild areas of Scotland. Phase 1 has now been completed and has led to the ...

Mountaineers urged to acquire Winter Skills

LFTO News Team, 12 December 2011 09:29

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) is running a series of 4 Winter Skills courses and 3 Avalanche Awareness courses this winter. These one-day training courses provide a great opportunity to learn new skills, which should enable those new to Scotland’s winter mountains to be more self-reliant and make better judgements when out on the hills. The courses are organised ...

Public urged to reconnect with local landscapes

LFTO News Team, 14 October 2011 11:59

A major new initiative urging people to reconnect with their local landscapes launches today in South East England. ‘Our Land’ unites and celebrates the nine protected landscapes of the region – the first time such a collaboration has been created – in a new central tourism website: www.our-land.co.uk (hosted by responsibletravel.com). The promotion of sustainable tourism businesses that have a ...

Grandad of fell running dies on the hills

LFTO News Team, 07 October 2011 11:13

Bill Smith, the Grandad of fell running, and author of the sport's seminal publication 'Stud Marks on the Summit' died recently in tragic circumstances whilst out on the hills. His body was discovered by walkers submerged in a peat bog on the remote Trough of Bowland last weekend. It is believed that Mr Smith, aged 75, became trapped in the bog as he ran ...

A 4x4 too far?

LFTO News Team, 05 September 2011 09:38

Too be fair, we've probably all thought about it at some time. We love the hills, we love the mountains, we love the scenery, but every so often we wish it wasn't quite such hard work. Snowdon has multiple ascent options depending on the fitness and ability of those making the climb, including, of course, taking the train - an ...

Three Peaks Project Survey

LFTO News Team, 23 August 2011 17:43

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is asking walkers to help them manage the network of paths in the Three Peaks by completing a short survey about walking in the area. The Three Peaks Project was announced in April 2009 and aims to ensure that the area is maintained and improved in the long term by:• generating a sustainable income to help pay ...

Geocachng - it's a blast

LFTO News Team, 06 July 2011 18:30

Geocaching – it’s a harmless enough past-time, isn’t it? Many outdoor pursuits come with an inherent risk and an element of danger, but surely geocaching isn’t one of them? Ask the residents of Wetherby and they might have a slightly different take on the subject, and you can’t really blame them. An innocent spot of geocaching in the North Yorkshire ...

Highway to the Yorkshire Dales closed

LFTO News Team, 23 June 2011 11:55

Just a reminder that one of the main gateways to the Yorkshire Dales is currently closed while engineers try to sort out ongoing landslip problems. The A59 will be shut at Blubberhouses (that nice bit through the hills between Harrogate and Skipton) until Sunday, 10th July. A lengthy diversion is in place taking you south via Otley and Ilkley on ...

Should Alfred Wainwright's original works stay in Cumbria?

LFTO News Team, 04 February 2010 11:52

The private papers of author and fellwalker Alfred Wainwright are on sale for £100,000. Cumbria County Council wants to buy the works, which include photographs, drawings and slides, to make them available to researchers. The council has made a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund and needs people to write in support of the campaign - The Wainwright Society is already giving ...

Avatar movie inspires mountain name change

LFTO News Team, 29 January 2010 09:43

Flying mountains in the blockbuster movie Avatar have inspired Chinese officials to rename one of its mountains. The officials say the fictional Hallellujah Mountains are based on stunning ranges in the Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province. Although the real mountains don't actually fly (that would be ridiculous!) the giant pillars do have many of the magical qualities of those featured in the film. One of these pillars ...

Who fancies walking 84km and bivvying for two nights?

LFTO News Team, 28 January 2010 10:59

There's still time to take part in this winter challenge. The 84km Bivvy Challenge gives you the chance to walk, run or cycle as far as you think you can manage in 48 hours. You'll have to wildcamp for two nights and organisers want you to document your experience with words, photos or film footage. Those who return with the best stories ...

Tackle Ben Nevis six ways in six days

LFTO News Team, 26 January 2010 17:20

Two climbers are repeating the feat of legendary mountaineers Jimmy Marshall and Robin Smith. In 1960 Marshall and Smith climbed six first winter ascents up Ben Nevis, including the mini Alpine-route Orion Face Direct (V5) and Point Five Gully (V5). Now, exactly 50 years on, climbers Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner will attempt exactly the same feat. And with barely enough time ...

Chris Bonington talks of climbing companionship

LFTO News Team, 18 January 2010 15:38

In 50 years of mountaineering Sir Chris Bonington has developed a special climbing friendship. Pertemba Sherpa has accompanied Sir Chris up many of the world's great mountains, most famously on the 1975 Everest South West Face Expedition. And the two of them will give a lecture at the Brewery Arts Centre, in Kendal, talking about their friendship and their toughest expeditions. The lecture will ...

WARNING: High avalanche threat this weekend

LFTO News Team, 15 January 2010 14:32

Well we've seen more than our fair share of snow over the last month and now it's thaw time. Jeremy Ashcroft, our mountaineering editor, says this brings with it a whole new set of risks on the hills. "There's a lot of unconsolidated snow around," he says. "The snow pack has been very unstable but now temperatures are rising it ...

New power lines to cut through the Cairngorms

LFTO News Team, 07 January 2010 14:08

Outdoor groups are fuming at a decision by the Scottish Parliament to permit an overhead power line being built straight down the centre of Scotland. The line will run from Beauly, near Inverness, to Denny, near Falkirk, and will be visible from many mountains in the Highlands. The pylons will be up to 200ft high and will transmit renewable energy south ...

Are the SAIS's new avalanche reports easier to follow?

LFTO News Team, 22 December 2009 14:23

The SportScotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) has decided its old info service wasn't clear enough. So it has just created a new format featuring a colour coded chart so the vital information jumps out from the screen. Last year the info was given only in word form and the SAIS realised that website users needed to carefully sift through each report to obtain the relevant ...

Should Lakes and Dales expansion go to public vote?

LFTO News Team, 17 December 2009 14:32

Cumbrian politicians seem to think so. Lib Dem MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron says those who live in the region should get the right to vote and his Tory opponent Gareth McKeever agrees. The proposal is for the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District to join. The Dales extension would feature the northern Howgills and the Lakes extension would ...

Fancy becoming an outdoor pursuits leader in the States?

LFTO News Team, 08 December 2009 15:18

Summer camps in America are on the look-out for British outdoors enthusiasts to lead activities this summer. Summer Camp USA says it has received lots of requests from its camps for outdoor pursuits counsellors who would spend nine weeks working with children between the ages of six and 16. Anna Crew, Director of Summer Camp USA, says: "Camp Directors are ...

November was our wettest on record...

LFTO News Team, 03 December 2009 10:18

This may not come as a surprise to anyone who's braved the hills over the last few weeks. But rainfall in the Lake District has been more than three times the average over the course of the month. Snowdonia and south-west Scotland also received huge quantities of rain making it the wettest November Britain has known since records began. Yet ...