Telegraph Reports On Ultimate Outdoor Job

Remember our short about the vacancy for a felltop assessor on Helvellyn? Well, it's hit the Telegraph now with an in-depth story titled 'Wanted: A climber set on reaching peak of his profession' hitting Saturday's editions of the paper.

The article focuses on the outgoing assessor Nick Chetwood, 57, who is apparently already 'feeling a bit jealous' of his successor, who will have to climb the 3,118ft every day regardless of conditions and will be paid around £7 per hour.

"It may be the same mountain, but every day is completely different. The enjoyment for me was being up in the mountains, and being alone there. I also got a buzz from helping people who had got lost or injured." He told the Telegraph after three winters in the job.

Chetwood has left to become an £18,000 signalman on the Settle to Carlisle railway. Meanwhile his colleague Pete Collins is quoted as saying: "I still can't believe that I got the job. A few years ago I was spending a fortune to come up to the Lake District to go climbing. Now I get paid to do it. Whoever gets the new job will be very lucky indeed."

It's not a picnic though, the job can be difficult and dangerous. See the full story at www.telegraph.co.uk.