Concerns about lasting damage after influx of people, many of whom maybe ill-prepared to scale mountain
A conservation charity is urging visitors to “respect” one of the UK’s most beloved mountains amid growing concerns that a sharp increase in the number of walkers is causing lasting damage and too many people are trying to climb the peak without preparing properly.
The Snowdonia Society said Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa in Welsh – was being blighted by footpath erosion, littering and careless wild camping. The charity also said mountain rescue teams were having to save people who try to climb the 1,085-metre (3,560ft) peak in north Wales without the right equipment.
