Two charity hikers who skipped queues to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa have spoken of their anger at being booed. Jamie Richardson, 32, and Richard Thiedeman, 34, avoided "Alton Towers-like" queues as they hiked different routes up the mountain on Sunday and were met with jeers from those waiting as they tapped the trig point to complete a charity challenge. The pair from Lincolnshire had already climbed Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike as they attempted the Three Peaks challenge, raising money for their friend Thomas Hynes who has motor neurone disease (MND). Richardson said: "There's no policing of it at all, it is purely free will, if you want to queue you can." Over the years, it has been reported that visitors have waited over an hour to reach the trig point, which is 1,085m (3,560ft) high. On social media, some described the scenes of Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, as having a carnival atmosphere over the bank holiday weekend. Richardson and Thiedeman planned to do the challenge in 24 hours and travelled from Lincolnshire to Scotland to hike Ben Nevis, then to England for Scafell Pike before arriving in Wales to hike Yr Wyddfa at 05:00 BST on Sunday. As the pair reached Yr Wyddf
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Two charity hikers who skipped queues to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa have spoken of their anger at being booed. Jamie Richardson, 32, and Richard Thiedeman, 34, avoided "Alton Towers-like" queues as they hiked different routes up the…
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Two charity hikers who skipped queues to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa have spoken of their anger at being booed. Jamie Richardson, 32, and Richard Thiedeman, 34, avoided "Alton Towers-like" queues as they hiked…
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Two charity hikers who skipped queues to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa have spoken of their anger at being booed. Jamie Richardson, 32, and Richard Thiedeman, 34, avoided "Alton Towers-like" queues as they hiked different routes up the…
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