Hundreds of thousands of people climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) every year. Most are enraptured by the glorious views of Y Eryri (Snowdonia) from the 1,085-metre peak, yet not everyone is so generous with their review.
People leaving comments about Wales' most famous peak on the website Tripadvisor, are not all complimentary. Yr Wyddfa has a five star rating with around 98% of users rating it 'excellent' or 'very good'. But 21 people leave a 'terrible' rating as well as some often puzzling reviews.
Their complaints include issues about the smell, lack of toilets and even how "exhausting" the ascent is. New York-based Tripadvisor user Adhsz W complained: "There are no lavatories for all those who climb up and trek back. People seem to relieve themselves out in the open giving a whiff of urine smell everywhere in this hillside."
Richard A said: "Every rock you go behind smells of wee or has human excrement behind it, I walked behind a building at the top to find some poor woman taking a dump. Lots of visitors here so it’s building up into a veritable sewage fest."
One review was especially puzzling given the fact that the person in question was seemingly aware they were going up a mountain. Kizaaa said: "I did the Pyg track there and back and found the ascent horrific - so exhausting. Rubbish views of ugly rocks and a couple lakes sometimes, would never do it again."
Visitors complaining about the lack of toilet facilities will be delighted to hear that Hafod Eryri, the cafe at the summit of Yr Wyddfa, will soon be reopening for the first time since 2019. The building will re-open its doors on May 13.
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