Yr Wyddfa queue-jumpers spark 'get in line like everyone else' debate (This Mountain is now an Embarrassment!)

 

This mountain is now a cheap, tacky and dirty place to visit. People queue like they are waiting for a ride at a fairground!

However people should wait in line, that is good Etiquette, that us British people follow.

North Wales Live readers have been discussing the charity walkers who bypassed the summit queue and were heckled by fellow hikers, with contributors citing tradition, safety and basic courtesy.

Lincolnshire hospitality manager Richard Thiedeman arrived at the 3,560ft summit of Yr Wyddfa on 24th May - but subsequently encountered jeers from queuing climbers when he didn't follow the unofficial 'etiquette' of waiting his turn to touch the summit marker and capture a photograph.

The caption accompanying the 34-year-old's TikTok clip reads: "Climbed Snowdon via Y Lliwedd - Watkins Path to raise money for a friend's funeral... and instead of being cheered, I was booed for not queuing up."

Richard, who is fundraising for a send-off for his friend suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), had even worn a T-shirt displaying the words, "I am hiking to raise money for a funeral!" However, this didn't stop crowds from booing and jeering as he reached the top and side-stepped the extensive queue.

One reader, PedroD comments: "It is civil and respectful to queue, allowing those who've arrived ahead of you, their spot for a panoramic view at the top ie not endangering fellows by over crowding the circle around the triangulation pillar. Not to afford such respect is gross bad manners and deserves a very loud chastisement from those civilised people waiting their turn."

Murunbuch quotes: " 'Another user questioned: So you think you are above others?' Well, he obviously was when he was on the summit.

Cannonballdaze supports the crowd's reaction: "The booing was justified - get in the queue like everyone else."

Roselin adds: "Never queued for a summit, ever (nor for the seat on Friars Crag), but I can see that it was the sense of special entitlement that irritated others. Queueing, taking fair turns, is very much a traditional British value."

Dante6830 writes: "So booing a man who was doing something for a dying friend, the reason why was on his t-shirt for all to see, didn't sound civil and respectful to me, the same civil and respectful crowd who leave loads of rubbish and human waste on the mountain. Do me a favour."

Llin says: "Many people climb Yr Wyddfa for good causes. If everybody doing this felt it was their right to jump the queue, it would be pandemonium. When in Rome comes to mind."

Lagollewjones53 remarks: "Saddos! What's with the obsession these tourists have for a queue, safety in numbers? The same when you see 60 of them standing outside the chippy in Criccieth, 15 mins before it opens in the rain! No, see a queue, go stand in it. I avoid queues."

Taterdamalion adds: "Individuals ascending Snowdon ought to be required to pay a fee for the privilege and for the maintenance of the area. Inspectors should be present to verify tickets as needed and apprehend anyone who fails to adhere strictly to the regulations."

Farmernotpharma disagrees: "Behave, you should never have to pay to walk up wild places. Yr Wyddfa is free to all."

While over on our Facebook page, Andrea L reflects: "Decades ago you'd share your picture area with a dozen others. If it was quiet you could loiter a bit. Busy, you'd tap the summit and have a snap simultaneously with a few others at the same time, and then quickly move on."

Danielle S states: "They're on timed challenges a lot of the time, just get out of the ruddy way and let them pass."

From....https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/yr-wyddfa-queue-jumpers-spark-34051068