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Sarah Ward & Kirsty Feerick

Hiker slates Ben Nevis as 'too high and lacking toilets at top' in scathing Tripadvisor review

An irate hiker slated Ben Nevis as 'too high' in a scathing Tripadvisor review.

The walker branded the iconic summit as 'boring' and was furious about the fact their was no pub at the top.

The reviewers girlfriend was left in tears as walking up the UK's highest mountain took 'too long' and 'particularly steep'.

The hiker branded Ben Nevis as 'too high' and lacking facilities at the top like Mount Snowdon (Getty Images)

They compared the Highlands summit, near Fort William, to a more satisfactory mountain in Wales which has better infrastructure at the peak and toilets.

They also said the view was not up to scratch, and the descent was 'boring'.

Fortunately Britain's highest mountain did not charge an entrance fee, which it would not warrant, according to the reviewer.

The Tripadvisor review said: "After going up Mount Snowdon by train in Wales I'd forgotten just how high some mountains can get.

"And they don't come much higher than this one - that's for sure. LOL!

"This was almost a FULL day's climbing and my girlfriend was crying at one point

"When we did get to the top there was nothing there (Mount Snowdon has a pub, restaurant and toilets at its top).

"Luckily we had brought some sandwiches and drinks, so anyone else climbing this one - BE WARNED- there are NO facilities at the top.

Mount Snowdon in Wales has a cafe and toilets near the peak and the hiker moaned that Ben Nevis had nothing (PA)

"The climb basically went on for far too long and the last part was particularly steep and difficult.

'It was also cloudy at the top so the view was non-existant.

"The long walk back down was boring and again took too long.

"It was a great relief to get back to our B&B in Fort William for a hot soapy bath and the joys of a flushing toilet with soft toilet rolls.

"This attraction is free but I honestly couldn't imagine anyone - and I mean anyone - paying to climb this.
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