Charity hikers 'really angry' at being booed for dodging queues at Yr Wyddfa summit
Summary
Two charity hikers, Jamie Richardson and Richard Thiedeman, completed the Three Peaks Challenge, which includes climbing Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), by taking different routes and avoiding long queues at the summit trig point. They faced booing and hostility from other hikers for skipping the queue despite raising money for a friend with motor neurone disease.Key Facts
- Jamie Richardson (32) and Richard Thiedeman (34) from Lincolnshire were doing the Three Peaks Challenge for charity.
- They climbed Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Yr Wyddfa within 24 hours to raise money for Thomas Hynes, who has motor neurone disease (MND).
- On the bank holiday, visitors waited over an hour to reach the summit trig point of Yr Wyddfa (1,085 meters high).
- The two hikers used separate routes and avoided the long lines by arriving early and starting from different car parks.
- When they reached the summit, they briefly touched the trig point and headed down, which led to some hikers booing them.
- One hiker even tried to physically block Richardson from reaching the trig point.
- The charity hikers expressed disappointment at being greeted with negative reactions instead of support.
- They emphasized that queuing at the summit is voluntary and encouraged kindness toward all hikers, especially those doing challenges for charity.
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