A hiker was heckled by fellow explorers after skipping a queue to reach the peak of Mount Snowdon. Marc Screeton was met with dirty looks and told to 'chuck his phone off' the mountain as he captured the moment.
The 27-year-old from Manchester had made the five-hour journey up the mountain and decided he could not wait any longer to reach the top.
Queue-jumping at the summit
“I don't think you should be queuing up in nature on a mountain; it's the same as queuing up at a bar,” Marc said.
“People naturally see a queue so they decide to join it – it's a very British thing, isn't it. I just wanted to touch the top quickly and get back down.
“I haven't endangered anyone or 'shoved or barged' past anyone; I did wait until it was clear to head up and touch the top.”
Long waits for a selfie
The video was taken by the warehouse operative on Saturday, August 8, during a hike up Snowdon, in Snowdonia, Wales. As the popularity of hiking increases, the huge queues at the top of the mountain have extended.
Many Brits wait for over an hour just to get a selfie at the peak of Snowdon – which sits at 3,560ft above sea level. Despite only wanting to touch the top and head back down, Marc was slammed by a group.
In the clip, they can be heard telling Marc 'there's a queue, you know', 'it's out of order', and also a comment from a woman inciting people to 'chuck his phone off.
Support from other hikers
Marc said: “I had a few people [message me] who had done the same thing, saying they did what I did just to be able to touch the top and get back down.
“So it wasn't just me that did it that afternoon; I just happened to have a video of it. I would say nine out of ten people are in agreement with me and are actually being really sound, but there are a couple of people hurling insults.
“I'm not really too bothered, as they are just words that someone has said on the internet.”
