This should go without saying, but Ben Nevis land manager Alison Austin is saying it anyway: Don’t leave trash on Ben Nevis. Scotland’s highest mountain sees 160,000 visitors each year, many of whom tend to leave unwanted items behind.
Real3Peaks Challenge, a mountain cleanup campaign, is also asking hikers to refrain from leaving anything behind, including their banana peels. According to Richard Pyne, writing on the project’s Facebook page on July 13, he has collected around 17 pounds of banana skins over two days on the mountain, which is 17 pounds too much.
