It is filthy and it does smell of urine, has loads of human and dog waste, and is full of litter! And it's getting worse as the years go on.
Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is believed to be the busiest mountain in the United Kingdom with around half a million people reaching the summit every year. Whilst the vast majority of visitors are enamored by the beauty of the 1,085-metre peak, not everyone enjoys their experience.
On the review website Tripadvisor, Wales' highest mountain has a five-star rating with around 98% of users rating Yr Wyddfa as either 'excellent' or 'very good'. There has been some negative feedback however, with 21 people leaving a 'terrible' rating as well as some often puzzling reviews.
From complaints about the smell, lack of toilets and even how "exhausting" the ascent is - not everyone has positive memories of their visit to Eryri's highest peak. You can read some of the often amusing feedback below.
New York-based Tripadvisor user Adhsz W complained: "There are no lavatories for all those who climb up and trek back. People seem to relieve themselves out in the open giving a whiff of urine smell everywhere in this hillside."
Richard A said: "Every rock you go behind smells of wee or has human excrement behind it, I walked behind a building at the top to find some poor woman taking a dump. Lots of visitors here so it’s building up into a veritable sewage fest."
One review was especially puzzling given the fact that the person in question was seemingly aware they were going up a mountain. Kizaaa said: "I did the Pyg track there and back and found the ascent horrific - so exhausting. Rubbish views of ugly rocks and a couple lakes sometimes would never do it again."
Visitors complaining about the lack of toilet facilities will be delighted to hear that Hafod Eryri, the cafe at the summit of Yr Wyddfa, will soon be reopening for the first time since 2019. The building will re-open its doors on May 13.
It is filthy up that mountain, just filthy
ReplyDeleteA place to avoid at all costs
ReplyDeleteIt is filthy up there, but where else can the thousands of people go to the toilet?
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