So who would do a job like this?

Large numbers of people are involved in making Fix the Fells a success, from those giving financial support and donating to the project, to the hundreds of volunteers who give up their free time to help protect the landscape.  But an important and often more anonymous group are the experienced and skilled path workers, out labouring in the most remote corners of the fells in all conditions.  Fix the Fells uses a combination of full time upland path repair teams, and a small number of specialist local contractors.

Some Essential Requirements for the job:

  • Stamina – it’s often a long walk to work from the car park carrying tools

  • Endurance – the fixers often do a week's work in four days to reduce time lost when walking to remote sites

  • A good memory – if you forget your lunch you can’t nip out to the local shop

  • Strength – each bag of stone for pitching weighs around a tonne. That’s a lot of rock!

  • An artistic eye – landscaping is a crucial part of any successful repair job

  • Communication skills – there may be hundreds of curious walkers and cyclists going past as you work, or you may not see a soul all day and have to entertain your team.

Fix the Fells helps develop skills for path workers and volunteers, and staff have developed new techniques for path repair.

Find out more about the fixers and what they do: