Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers removing stones from walls and slopes

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  1. Many many many years ago my uncle went to the great barrier reef on honeymoon and snapped a bit off to bring back as a ‘memory’.

    Some years late to mark his anniversary he decided to go back only to discover what a terrible state it’s in now, he had a lot to say about how tourists had ruined it… Without any hint of irony.

  2. I was doing this every few months (the three peaks, not removing stones), from 10 years old. We had a Caravan at Cragg Hill Farm in Horton-in-Ribblesdale. I still have vivid memories of being up Pen-y-Ghent after sunset whilst it was raining and windy.

    Fun fact. I accidentally dislodged a rock that hit my dad in his face. Looking back, that’s about when his vascular dementia started. My mum also had an argument with my dad and got very drunk at the what is now Crown Hotel.

    Rescued a sheep stuck in a bog, too.

    My parents were so blasé about safety and maybe not the most sensible. I missed a lot of primary and high school (you can’t do that anymore) but my parents took an active outside-of-school role in my education; it was never a problem. I vividly remember having a meeting with the headteacher where they specifically asked my mum to stop teaching me mathematics, because I was two years ahead of the class.

    No idea why I posted this, really; I had a massive nostalgia dump because of this article.

  3. Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints. If people could just stick to that very simple rule, nature would be in a much better shape than it currently is. Future generations will not be able to enjoy things like this because a few idiots want instant gratification today.

  4. >People are again being warned not to use stones in the Dales to spell their names

    Everyone knows you’re supposed to draw a large penis instead.

  5. This is idiotic, but I do wonder if there’s been more than one instance if this? That one shown in the article would’ve taken quite a lot of time and effort to make, although not as much as the wall would’ve

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