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To kick off his summer series on UK active breaks, Kevin Rushby takes a guided walk across treacherous Morecambe Bay, scales a famous rock needle in Cumbria and dives into Wastwater

He made the first attempts on K2 and Kanchenjunga, and was a visionary rock climber, but today he is known as an occultist and sex fiend.

<strong>Other lives:</strong> Boatbuilder who designed and built motor launches and cabin cruisers, spending his life working around Windermere

Many projects are under way to highlight and uncover more about the history and heritage of the Lake District.

People will have the opportunity to see the South Lakes in days gone past in an archive film night later this month.

A book showcasing the beauty of our county is to be released

In pictures: How much has the Lake District really changed over the years? The UK’s most visited National Park celebrates its 70th anniversary this week: these photos show how the area has changed 6 May 2021 • 12:03pm Crummock Water in 1929 was still a thought-provoking view Credit: Getty On May 9 The Lake District National Park will celebrate its 70th anniversary – in 1951 the area, which had long been championed by the likes of poet William Wordsworth and author Beatrice Potter, officia...

A long time ago a club for women keen on climbing in the Alps was founded as, we understand, a sub-division or annexe of the Lyceum Club in London. The usual experience of men who have climbed much rock with women is that a woman of any experience, climbing second on a rope, is usually quicker and neater than the average man in that position, and that their efficiency as leaders is not yet fully tested – which is not to say that it is rather low, but simply, that in mixed parties they have...