The crowds at the top of Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales, are now so huge that seasoned hikers and climbers are simply walking past them. Is everyone just making a mountain out of a molehill? This isn’t new. You’re right. The press has been reporting on the queue to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa in north Wales (known in English as Snowdon) since 2013. I have never understood that. Really? Yr Wyddfa is an important national landmark, in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. It’s bound to attract crowds – so people should expect to queue! British people are so weird … It isn’t just British people. In 2019, people queued for so long to reach the summit of Mount Everest that some of them actually died. If you want to climb a mountain in 2026, expect to join a line. You still haven’t explained why this is suddenly newsworthy. No, I haven’t, and for good reason. What I’m about to tell you will shake you to your very core. You might want to brace yourself. This sounds awful. It’s worse than awful. Get this: people have started skipping the queue. WHAAAT?! I know, and I’m sorry. People just aren’t having it any more. Social media has been flooded with
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 26, 2026
The crowds at the top of Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales, are now so huge that seasoned hikers and climbers are simply walking past them. Is everyone just making a mountain out of a molehill? This isn’t new. You’re right. The…
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The crowds at the top of Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales, are now so huge that seasoned hikers and climbers are simply walking past them. Is everyone just making a mountain out of a molehill? This isn’t new.…
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The crowds at the top of Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales, are now so huge that seasoned hikers and climbers are simply walking past them. Is everyone just making a mountain out of a molehill? This isnât new. Youâre right. The…
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