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The boss of outdoors brand Páramo has paid tribute to the nun whose Colombian charitable institution produces its clothing. Sister Esther Castaño Mejia died earlier this month, aged 94

A walker was airlifted from Helvellyn after suffering a suspected heart attack. The man began experiencing chest pains while scrambling on Striding Edge on Thursday

Women working in a Colombian clothing factory have become partner-owners in the Páramo company. The setting up of an employee ownership trust means 150 workers at the Miquelina facility in Bogotá have a stake in the brand

Inspirational athlete and adventurer Karen Darke has received a top mountain award. The Inverness-based Paralympian has been named as the 15th recipient of the Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture

A quadriplegic adventurer will set out at the weekend on a quest to reach the summits of 12 British mountains. Ed Jackson will be joined in his 12 Peaks of Christmas challenge by fellow climber Ross Stirling

Publisher Cicerone has paid tribute to one of its top writers, Kev Reynolds, who has died aged 78. Mr Reynolds established himself as an expert on walkers’ routes in Europe and further afield, as well as the countryside of southern England, where he lived for much of his life

Hes the Nepalese man who hadnt set foot on a mountain until nine years ago; then he set his eyes on possibly the toughest high-altitude record

Newcomers were victorious in the Three Peaks Race, which was staged for the first time in 18 months. Garry Greenhow took first place and Rose Mather was fastest in the event, which involves completing a 37.4km (23.24-mile) course with 1,609m of ascent and descent over Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales

Runners will return to a historic Yorkshire Dales challenge on Saturday when the Three Peaks Race resumes after a break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘marathon with mountains’ was last staged in 2019 and this year has been postponed from its usual April date

Endurance athlete Sabrina Verjee has hit the Lake District fells in a renewed effort to set a fastest time for completing the Wainwrights. The Cumbria-based veterinary surgeon began her quest shortly after 7am on Friday