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The mountain railway only goes to halfway this year and the cafe at 3500 feet is closed. covid and uncertainty earlier in the summer over social distancing measures forcing the hands of those in charge. nevertheless, this morning, just like on so many others during the holidays, we were told there was an hour long queue for a selfie on the summit. as a consequence of covid, more of us are staycationing, enjoying the great british outdoors this year. and the snowdonia society estimate that there has been an increase of a third in people travelling up the mountain. but with that increase also comes certain problems. the snowdonia society has had to put over two thirds of our capacity, staff, volunteers, money, just into managing visitor pressures, and the other organisations involved are in the same boat. the mountain rescue teams of course are very stretched. at the base in llanberis as the last train heads up, the car parks are still full and the ice cream is still being served. econom ....
Outdoors this year. and the snowdonia society estimate that there has been an increase of a third in people travelling up the mountain. but with that increase also comes certain problems. the snowdonia society has had to put over two thirds of our capacity, staff, volunteers, money, just into managing visitor pressures, and the other organisations involved are in the same boat. the mountain rescue teams of course are very stretched. at the base in llanberis as the last train heads up, the car parks are still full and the ice cream is still being served. economically, the tourists are needed. environmentally, could more be done? tomos morgan, bbc news, snowdonia. selfies on the summit but not much solitude it would seem. that s it for me will react the same time tomorrow. if you watching on bbc world news world news america soon. ....
If you like. but if you are - attracting increasing visitors, which you are, 700,000 this year compared to 500,000 in a couple years ago, then there will be environmental damage, won t there? environmental pressures are real, and organisations like ours are under real strain. we ve had to switch over two thirds of our resources directly on the dealing with visitor pressures this year. and we aren t a low and that alone in that. the pressers are such that we have to get this right pressures. we need to get the messaging to people when they are planning their trip so they match what they are setting out to do, so the capabilities, their equipment, etc and also what we re doing this year, which is making sure there are teams of staffs of volunteers to help people make better choices, the sort of choices that help us look after the place, take some of the ....
To halfway this year and the cafe at 3500 feet is closed. covid and uncertainty earlier in the summer over social distancing measures forcing the hands of those in charge. nevertheless, this morning, just like on so many others during the holidays, we were told there was an hour long queue for a selfie on the summit. as a consequence of covid, more of us are staycationing, enjoying the great british outdoors this year. and the snowdonia society estimate that there has been an increase of a third in people travelling up the mountain. but with that increase also comes certain problems. the snowdonia society has had to put over two thirds of our capacity, staff, volunteers, money, just into managing visitor pressures, and the other organisations involved are in the same boat. the mountain rescue teams of course are very stretched. at the base in llanberis as the last train heads up, the car parks are still full and the ice cream is still being served. ....