An emergency shelter at the top of Ben Nevis is been turned into a “dumping ground” by selfish tourists who have chucked bottles of pee, alcohol cans and rotting food.
The shelter is used by Lochaber Mountain Rescue to treat casualties as well as offering climbers a safe haven if they’re caught in bad weather.
But instead, a new clip shows what should be a little sanctuary filled with litter, black bags as well as being scrawled with graffiti.
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Walker Iain Cameron took to social media platform X to share the clip from the UK’s highest mountain.
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He wrote: “I despair. The Ben Nevis summit shelter is, as the name suggests, a refuge for people who may require it in an emergency.
“Instead it’s been used as a dumping ground for selfish people who can’t be bothered to take their s**t home.”
The “disgusting” mess was eventually cleared by adventurer and social media influencer Paul Arnott, from Bedfordshire.
The 29-year-old was sheltering from inclement conditions when he encountered “a nightmare” that included a frozen tent, rotten food, and bottles of bodily fluids, the BBC reported.
he said: “I got stuck in pretty bad conditions at the top of the summit, there were 60mph winds, I couldn’t see a thing.
“I went in there and it was absolutely filthy, it was a nightmare, there was rotten food, saturated clothes, bottles of bodily fluids, all sorts of stuff, it was absolutely disgusting.”
He said on TikTok after cleaning up the madness: “It’s a way of giving back to the mountains and the community.”
Paul added that he has so far filled 10 bin liners with rubbish.
(Image: tiktok/@DOWNTHERAPIDS)
In March 2022, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team slammed hillwalking louts who trashed the lifeline facility.
The Lochaber team said: “We’d just like to stress that the summit shelter on Ben Nevis is for emergency use only and not for having lunch inside.
“It’s certainly not a rubbish bin or toilet either, and in its current state we are unable to use it to treat casualties or easily retrieve rescue equipment if required.”
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