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Ben Nevis under threat from Booted Foot!

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Defender:
It seems that the Three Peaks Challenge is causing major issues.
Details HERE

--- Quote ---The problems caused by so many booted feet tramping up Britain’s highest mountain will come to a head later this month with a summit meeting between charity representatives and Ben Nevis’s authorities.
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Irresponsible users also occur in the walking community:

--- Quote ---the strains put on the mountain by so many walkers, many of whom are not ‘mountain-savvy’ and leave a trail of litter, food and other detritus.
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and it's not just Ben Nevis:

--- Quote ---The problems are felt elsewhere on the Three Peaks route, notably Wasdale
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--- Quote ---Erosion has increased and the fragile, semi-arctic environment is suffering serious damage.
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Now if this was a Greenlaning issue, there would be an outcry to close the lanes immediately.

The comments of Ms Goring make for interesting reading.
Paying for access to lanes, quotas, permits, proving good responsible use, etc have been suggested as one solution to the Greenlaning issue, but the Anti's still want a complete ban on MPV's on the lanes.

Boddle:
 Interesting to see how you would enforce this especially with walkers right to roam in national parks.

SWEETY:
I read in 4x4mag that Ben Nevis has been scaled in a motor vehicle once & said motor was an old Ford model T :shock: :clap: :clap:

william127:
been done a few times, think the last was a 90 in the 80s  :-k

Disco Matt:
IIRC the main problem with getting a vehicle up there (apart from the need to get permission as there's no right of way) is that there is a boggy section at the base. I seem to recall seeing a vehicle with what were described as "bog clogs" - they looked like plastic dustbins with wooden battens nailed to them to form a similar tread pattern to a dumper tyre. These were fitted to the standard wheels for the boggy section and removed for the final ascent where there is very little room!

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