Obituary of Cappamore native Mike Cunningham, mountain runner and endurance athlete.

Mountain climbers are unwittingly risking their lives by setting off on treks without any preparation, rescuers warned today.

THE idea of tracking conjures up images of those old western films, with cowboy John Wayne yelling at Indian scouts to find which route the baddies took in their efforts to escape a silver-starred sheriff and other officers of the law.