Words by Rach Coleman
We're pretty lucky that, as a team, we get to visit some of the most beautiful spots in the UK, and call it our job. It's, in my opinion, even more of a privilege that we get to give back to them by removing as much single-use pollution as possible from these wild places.
And if there's one place we love going and giving back to, it's Yr Wyddfa.
I'm so excited that to kickoff our autumn of trail cleaning, (more on that soon) we're joining forces with a heap of incredible organisations to tackle not just the single-use pollution on Yr Wyddfa's most popular routes, but on a place that hasn't been cleaned for over 15 years: the Trinity Wall gullies.
These renown climbing routes are a haven for single-use pollution that blows off or gets dropped from the summit. Some of the trash has been there so long, we've been advised that removing it might cause more damage to the flora and fauna on the cliff face.
Though this is a somewhat disheartening problem, we're excited to see what we find on Trinity Wall, and what it highlights about the longterm affects of single-use pollution in our wild places. More than ever we need centralised political action to tackle the trash that is suffocating our landscapes - the example Trinity Wall sets could be a game changer.
As volunteers you'll help us shift trash that's removed by expert climbers back down Yr Wyddfa, and support us with what's sure to be one of the biggest trash surveys we've done in North Wales.
We'll be keep particular eyes out to identify flora and fauna interactions with the single-use pollution collected, retro rubbish and items that wouldn't exist had a Deposit Return Scheme been introduced in the UK.
Join us Saturday September 21st alongside peers at the BMC, Plantlife, Eryri National Park, Snowdonia Society, Snowdon Mountain Railway and RAW Adventures for an epic trail clean event. Sign up here!
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