Our FiPL Monitoring Officer Andrea took a Winter Skills Course up Helvellyn with our Fell Top Assessors, learning about winter walking and safety.
While many people are looking for today’s Black Friday deals, the Lake District’s three Fell Top Assessors are hoping for some of the white stuff.
The Lake District National Park welcomes two fresh faces to its Fell Top Assessor team. Paddy and Jim are the latest recruits to the team summitting Helvellyn over winter to provide important weather updates for walkers.
Jon Bennett, now in his 12th season as a National Park Fell Top Assessor will during this year hit the heady heights of his 600th assent of Helvellyn.
Following the significant structural damage caused by Storm Desmond to the Lake District National Park Ullswater centre at Glenridding, it is reopening with a fresh, modern look and an added new facility.
Wes Hunter has been announced as the Lake District’s newest Fell Top Assessor. Wes was brought up in the area, attended school in Keswick and considers the Northern fells to be his old stomping ground. He’s super excited to be back in the area and taking up his new role with the National Park.
The Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessors are celebrating 30 years of the Weatherline service as their season begins today.
Two new recruits join the Fell Top Assessor team climbing the Lake District peak every day until Easter
As the Lake District National Park’s fell top assessors return this week to make their daily trek up Helvellyn, this winter they will share even more top tips using #summitsafely to help walkers stay safe on the fells.
The search is on for two new members of the Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessor team.Between December and April the team take it in turns to ascend one of England’s highest peaks, Helvellyn, to take weather readings and assess winter walking and climbing conditions.
Explore Ullswater - the second largest lake in England surrounded by stunning mountain scenery. Information on things to do around Ullswater, where to stay and walks. Glenridding is a popular starting point for walkers and climbers going up Helvellyn, England's third highest mountain.
The Lake District National Park is currently recruiting for a new Fell Top Assessor to join its expert team. Applications are being invited from mountain professionals who want to provide first-hand, boots on the ground weather updates and safety advice for fell-walkers during the winter months.
The Lake District National Park’s Fell Top Assessor team return today for the 2020 winter season. They might just have one of the most socially distanced roles in the UK. Long before this year’s coronavirus pandemic the Fell Top Assessors have been used to working in solitary conditions to keep walkers safe on the fells.
It was a frosty start as the Lake District National Park Authority’s Fell Top Assessor season launched this morning with a temperature of minus 4 degrees.
After 16 years and 778 summits of Helvellyn, Lake District National Park Authority Fell Top Assessor Jon Bennett today retires from this unique and special role.
Day long winter skills courses to learn mountain safety with ice axe and crampons with the Lake District fell top assessors on Helvellyn.
Mountaineer Zac Poulton is swapping the Himalayas for the Lake District in a new role aimed at keeping walkers safe on the Cumbrian fells.
The Lake District National Park Authority’s Fell Top Assessors are celebrating 35 years of the Weatherline service, supported by the Mountain Rescue service to kick off this year’s Fell Top season.
The Lake District’s three Fell Top Assessors met today for the one and only time this winter for the 2021 season launch.
Graham Watson is Cumbria’s John Muir Award Manager. He is hosted and supported in the role by the Lake District National Park Authority, enabling both residents and visitors to enjoy, learn about and care for the environment around them. Here he talks about some of the work he’s been doing over the past year.
If you’re a fan of roaming the Lake District’s unique and sometimes testing fells in all weathers then this could be the job for you.
Snow has been spotted on the fells over the past week which not only heralds the start of winter but also the season launch of the Lake District National Park’s Weatherline service.
Get the latest online weather forecast for the Lake District plus hints on what to pack for all weathers when visiting the Lakes.
Miles without stiles route 47 - Wray Castle to Outgate and Low Loanthwaite.
Volunteer walk leader Neil describes a walk up Catstycam
