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Now this all depends on your point of view. If you enjoy working in the great outdoors then read on. If warm weather or working indoors is more your thing, stop now and never return.

We know of two gentlemen, a Mr Jon Bennett and Jason Taylor who share the responsibility of collecting weather reports for Weatherline. Okay, so far, there is nothing special to talk about.

Now, for those of you who don’t know, Weatherline is a weather service for the Lake District. Celebrating it’s 35th birthday this year (2010) it helps 12 million or so tourists and locals plan their day by warning them about the unpredictable weather this wondrous National Park receives.

This invaluable service has no-doubt saved countless lives by warning people to stay of the fells. As beautiful as they are, they can be incredibly dangerous when the bad weather comes down.

Again, you might be thinking “that’s nice, but what’s so interesting about that?”

It is the shared task of these walkers to climb Helvellyn DAILY.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Mountain. Hellvellyn is the third highest peak in England. At 3117 feet or 950 metres it has several steep paths to its summit all of which are hard graft. Last year they fought snow drifts, avalanche risks, and wind chill temperatures dropping to -16.

Now I fully appreciate that this may not sound like a terrific job to most folk.  However, the Outdoor store loves walking and just get outside.

Gentlemen we at the Outdoor Store salute you.

If you are you are planning to do some winter walking or are out and about this winter, check out our Winter Walking guide.

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