A woman was spotted climbing the tallest mountain in Wales wearing nothing but flip flops on her feet.
The bold hiker was pictured descending Mount Snowdon in her rubber footwear on Saturday.
It comes despite repeat warnings from mountain rescue teams urging climbers to be fully prepared when tackling the 3,560ft peak.
The woman shocked fellow mountaineers on the rocky slopes and insisted that her footwear was "comfortable", reports Wales Online.
A picture of her attire was shared on Twitter by moderatespuds.
"Seen sometime at the top of Yr Wyddfa yesterday with these beauts on," the 42-year-old commented.
"I said to her 'fair play with wearing those up here' and her answer was that they were comfortable.
"Someone had commented on the picture I shared saying they had seen her up there and thought they overheard her say she had walked up with other pair of shoes but they were hurting her feet.
"They hadn’t see her changing them back though, it's still dodgy even walking around at the top with flip flops on."
The woman was coming down from the summit when she was photographed by hiker 'Wilfy' who described the scene as "madness."
He added: "I was shocked to be honest, even if she was wearing them for a few minutes.
"Flip flops are the worse things for causing falls of twisting ankles. Mountain Rescue Teams have enough to do sadly."
Last year, he saw a man walking up Snowdon in 3in of snow wearing a pair of Adidas trainers.
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team has warned people who visit Snowdon to wear appropriate clothing after spotting a group ascending the mountain wearing stilettos.
The beauty spot has increased in popularity with critics claiming it is "worse than Alton Towers".
While others argue that it is beneficial for tourism.
Complaints have also been raised about large queues forming on the summit and visitors using the mountain as a public toilet, leaving faeces on the ground.
Visitor numbers rocketed at Mount Snowdon last year when around 700,000 travelled to the mountain compared with 500,000 in 2018.
Some 200 rescues and eight deaths take place on average in Snowdonia each year.
Fatalities are mainly due to two specific black spots, Crib Goch and the Pyg and Miner's Track scrambles.
