Helvellyn Summit Reports Return

The Lake District's Weatherline Fell Top Assessment reports are back for the winter and there's an opening for a new assessor to climb Helvellyn on a daily basis and report on conditions on the mountain. Plus the service has a new phone number.


Weatherline has been in existence for 34 years now and is available both on the web and by phone. The service carries not only the Met Office's detailed Lake District mountain weather forecast, but also a unique daily report from the summit of Helvellyn detailing conditions underfoot and advising on clothing and equipment.

The reports are compiled by two Fell Top Assessors who climb the mountain daily over the winter months and make both subjective assessments of the conditions and take detailed measurements of conditions on the summit including temperature, wind chill and wind speed.

New Assessor Needed

The assessors work seven days on and seven days off and are experienced mountaineers. The good news, for someone out there, is that Weatherline has a vacancy for a new Fell Top Assessor with a closing date of Friday 11 December, 2009.

How To Get Weatherline

You can find the Weatherline report on the web with twice daily updates at www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/weatherline alternatively you can get the report by phone on 0844 846 2444.

The Fell Top job details are at www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/job-39