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Ben Nevis climber David Warden home to continue recovery

A Perthshire climber who survived a terrifying 1,000ft fall from Ben Nevis has returned home from hospital after a week. (...)


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'He's been through hell and back' — wife says climber David Warden doing well after Ben Nevis accident

An experienced Perthshire climber who cheated death in a fall from Scotland's highest peak has been recovering in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. (...)


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Stanley man David Warden named as survivor of Ben Nevis accident

A climber who survived plunging 1,000 feet down a gully on Ben Nevis while his companion died has been named as ice climber David Warden (46), from Stanley. (...)


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'Inspirational' — Dundee men moved to tears by Romania charity Carpathian Aid

Six men were "reduced to tears" when they had to leave the Romanian children they were helping and return to Dundee. (...)


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Eight-year-old Jacob Gibb climbs Ben Nevis to help young cousins

Jacob put his holiday time in Perthshire to good use by scaling Scotland's highest peak for charity. (...)


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West Highland College UHI rewards 'indomitable spirit' of Dundee student Sian Carlin

A young climber from Dundee with an "indomitable spirit" who survived a long fall from the north face of Ben Nevis has been named the West Highland College UHI student of the year. (...)


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John Muir Trust will accept no slip-ups in fight against littering on Ben Nevis

Members of staff from conservation charity the John Muir Trust are taking to the slopes of Ben Nevis dressed as bananas to ask people to take their litter off the mountain. (...)


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Two Andys beat the worst of the Scottish summer on summit-to-sea challenge

Scotland's summer delivered its best and worst to a pair of adventurers on a weekend Highland challenge. (...)


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The two Andys find summit to trump last year's fund-raising efforts

A pair of intrepid fund-raisers have devised their own Route 66 from the roof of Scotland to its North Sea shore in a unique charity challenge. (...)


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Intrepid enthusiasts take Model T Ford up Ben Nevis — in bits

The trouble with centenaries is that the weather can often spoil the festivities, writes Garry Fraser. (...)


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Cameron Warner hoping 'year of nonsense' will inspire cystic fibrosis sufferers

A Dunfermline man is looking forward to the birth of his first child, just four days after he is due to finish a Land's End to John O' Groats cycle challenge. (...)


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Laing Croll's fund-raising walk for Forfar minor injuries unit

Forfar teenager Laing Croll has donated £425 to the minor injuries and illness unit at the town's Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre after a two-part challenge through some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery. (...)


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Ben Nevis bikini climber presents cash to cystic fibrosis unit

A Dundee woman who scaled Ben Nevis in her bikini has presented a cheque for over £3000 to the ward that nursed her brother as he battled cystic fibrosis. (...)


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Dundee Mountain Film Festival peaks with expert climbers

French climbing legend Catherine Destivelle leads the line-up at this year's Dundee Mountain Film Festival. (...)


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Business leaders and pupils hear Jamie Andrew's inspirational story

A Scottish mountaineer who had all his limbs amputated after an ill-fated expedition to the French Alps has delivered inspirational talks at events in Dundee and Kirkcaldy. (...)


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'Nature tourism' worth £1.4 billion to Scottish economy

The huge worth of 'nature tourism' has been underlined as a new report revealed it contributes £1.4 billion a year to Scotland's economy. (...)


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Arbroath women's Great Wall trek close to £7000 target

Two women are nearing their target of raising £7000 for Down's Syndrome Scotland after completing a five-day trek along stretches of the Great Wall of China not normally on the tourist trail. (...)


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Jim Leishman leads fund-raising munro climb

Some 25 people made it to the summit Beinn Na Lap in the western Highlands to raise funds for the Mary Leishman Foundation. (...)


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PKAVS team's Mount Etna trek can be viewed online

Supporters will now be able to watch online as a brave group of charity workers scale Europe's most active volcano. (...)


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RM Condor WAGAMADS climb Ben Nevis for marines' fund

A 21-strong group of RM Condor WAGAMADS — the wives, girlfriends, mums and dads of serving Royal Marines — were joined by four members of the unit for an ascent of Ben Nevis in aid of the Royal Marines Benevolent Fund. (...)


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