Queue booing on Yr Wyddfa is absurd and depressing

It's fair to say I've been an enthusiastic hiker from a young age, writes Portia Jones. It's cultivated a love for the outdoors that endures to this day. I've traversed forest paths, conquered summits and visited bucket-list destinations from Machu Picchu to the base of Uluru, hiked across the Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand, and ventured through the rugged hills and peaks of Wales, undoubtedly home to some of the world's most magnificent mountains.

Queue booing on Yr Wyddfa is absurd and depressing. It's fair to say I've been an enthusiastic hiker from a young age, writes Portia Jones. It's cultivated a love for the outdoors that endures to this day. I've traversed forest paths, conquered summits and visited bucket-list destinations from Machu Picchu to the base of Uluru, hiked across the Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand, and ventured through the rugged hills and peaks of Wales, undoubtedly home to some of the world's most magnificent mountains. However, over the years, I've witnessed the manner in which we hike and engage with nature being transformed. The changes haven't all been positive. Following the pandemic and the explosive growth of social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, enthusiasm for UK beauty spots has skyrocketed. There have been mounting reports of nati...