Catching fly campers! *update*
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:48 pm
We've all seen the pictures on the net of the rise of the so called 'fly campers'. I know it boils everyone's pi$$ as we feel it could have an affect on the things we love to do.
Well this morning I confronted 3 fly campers following a night out on Wales's big hill, Snowdon.
I'll start at the beginning.....
After a day at work and realising I wouldn't make it out for the Solstice on the 21st, I thought I'd get out on Friday night. So a 40 minute drive to the car park at the start of the Rangers path up Snowdon.
I wasn't on my usual bike of choice as it needs a bit of work doing before next weekends Jennride, so I was on the Bucksaw with a small rucksack with kit.
20210618_183321 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
Onwards and upwards on the newly surfaced gravel path to the bottom of the zig zags where I was making a right past Llyn Ffynnon y Gaws.
20210618_192030 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
20210618_190804 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
On my approach I went past a large tent with young lads outside faffing with a fire/BBQ. I said my hello and went on by up to Cwm Clogwn where I pitched my tarp just above Llyn Nadroedd.
IMG_20210619_063558_011 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
It was a great spot looking towards the setting sun and looking the opposite direction up to the summit building were people flocked through the evening.
20210618_212601 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
20210618_195720 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
A good nights sleep was had despite a few loud shouts from the young un's 1 km away as they got excited hearing their echo!
The morning cloud lowered a little as I made an early back up so I could get off the hill before 9am (Voluntary ban exists).
20210619_065518 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
This is were it changed....
As I was making my way down back towards where the lads where, I noticed them walking away from their campspot.
Hmm, I thought? What are the chances of them leaving no trace......
You can see where their tent was
20210619_085347 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
Bin bag filled with cr@p
20210619_085336 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
BBQ
20210619_085356 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
Not even semi skinned!
20210619_085405 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
So I was pretty peed off by this point. I was on the bike so couldn't take it with me. I thought I'll soon catch them up on the way down.....
Sadly I didn't see 3 young lads walking down as I made my way down past the hords on their way up the hill.
However as I got to the car park, we had 3 lads, 3 very big rucksacks and looked like they'd just been out.
"Did you have a good night" I asked.
"yeah it was ace. Did you ride past us last night?"
"yes I did" I replied.
I went on "By the way, you seemed to have left a bin bag full of sh!te hidden behind a large boulder along with others bits of what you carried up"
They turned and looked at each other in shock/amazement.
"Do everyone a favour lads and get your ar$es back up there and carry your waste down. We don't have the bin men emptying the mountainside every Tuesday like back home you know!" I said.
"Mine are down on a Wednesday" said the lad with his top off laying on the ground with a smirk on his face.
"Don't get funny with me pal" I sternly said in my dad/tutor/bricklayer tone!
One of them apologised and said he'll go back and collect them.
I went on "Well if you don't, I'll be giving the Warden a photo of your reg plate and you can deal with them as it's littering!"
Blar blar blar of me telling them to respect the outdoors and that they had carried the stuff up there and that they had just left it for the seagulls to spread everywhere.
There was a good audience too but no one else intervened.
I stopped off at Beddgelert where I reported them at the Wardens office.
20210619_101848 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
I'm hoping that one of them did make his way back up and has now got another thought process for the next time they go out. Like I say though, I'm hoping.......
Education is needed desperately for these idiots. Personally I think it should start in the chav outdoor stores
I should add, there were too many witnesses to wrap a front wheel round their heads!!
Well this morning I confronted 3 fly campers following a night out on Wales's big hill, Snowdon.
I'll start at the beginning.....
After a day at work and realising I wouldn't make it out for the Solstice on the 21st, I thought I'd get out on Friday night. So a 40 minute drive to the car park at the start of the Rangers path up Snowdon.
I wasn't on my usual bike of choice as it needs a bit of work doing before next weekends Jennride, so I was on the Bucksaw with a small rucksack with kit.
20210618_183321 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
Onwards and upwards on the newly surfaced gravel path to the bottom of the zig zags where I was making a right past Llyn Ffynnon y Gaws.
20210618_192030 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
20210618_190804 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
On my approach I went past a large tent with young lads outside faffing with a fire/BBQ. I said my hello and went on by up to Cwm Clogwn where I pitched my tarp just above Llyn Nadroedd.
IMG_20210619_063558_011 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
It was a great spot looking towards the setting sun and looking the opposite direction up to the summit building were people flocked through the evening.
20210618_212601 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
20210618_195720 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
A good nights sleep was had despite a few loud shouts from the young un's 1 km away as they got excited hearing their echo!
The morning cloud lowered a little as I made an early back up so I could get off the hill before 9am (Voluntary ban exists).
20210619_065518 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
This is were it changed....
As I was making my way down back towards where the lads where, I noticed them walking away from their campspot.
Hmm, I thought? What are the chances of them leaving no trace......
You can see where their tent was
20210619_085347 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
Bin bag filled with cr@p
20210619_085336 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
BBQ
20210619_085356 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
Not even semi skinned!
20210619_085405 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
So I was pretty peed off by this point. I was on the bike so couldn't take it with me. I thought I'll soon catch them up on the way down.....
Sadly I didn't see 3 young lads walking down as I made my way down past the hords on their way up the hill.
However as I got to the car park, we had 3 lads, 3 very big rucksacks and looked like they'd just been out.
"Did you have a good night" I asked.
"yeah it was ace. Did you ride past us last night?"
"yes I did" I replied.
I went on "By the way, you seemed to have left a bin bag full of sh!te hidden behind a large boulder along with others bits of what you carried up"
They turned and looked at each other in shock/amazement.
"Do everyone a favour lads and get your ar$es back up there and carry your waste down. We don't have the bin men emptying the mountainside every Tuesday like back home you know!" I said.
"Mine are down on a Wednesday" said the lad with his top off laying on the ground with a smirk on his face.
"Don't get funny with me pal" I sternly said in my dad/tutor/bricklayer tone!
One of them apologised and said he'll go back and collect them.
I went on "Well if you don't, I'll be giving the Warden a photo of your reg plate and you can deal with them as it's littering!"
Blar blar blar of me telling them to respect the outdoors and that they had carried the stuff up there and that they had just left it for the seagulls to spread everywhere.
There was a good audience too but no one else intervened.
I stopped off at Beddgelert where I reported them at the Wardens office.
20210619_101848 by Jeff Price, on Flickr
I'm hoping that one of them did make his way back up and has now got another thought process for the next time they go out. Like I say though, I'm hoping.......
Education is needed desperately for these idiots. Personally I think it should start in the chav outdoor stores
I should add, there were too many witnesses to wrap a front wheel round their heads!!