YORKSHIRE THREE PEAKS: THE SAD TRUTH

Watch this before you do the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge! Whilst walking the Yorkshire Three Peaks with my family it quickly became clear that there is a big problem. Hopefully this video will help create awareness about the mindless discarding of toilet paper, wet wipes and sanitary pads along the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge Route.
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[@joegoodall1107]

Great video and brilliant to raise awareness of this sort of thing. The Yorkshire Dales are possibly my favourite place in the world and seeing such laziness scatter the landscape makes me sad. Thanks for raising awareness!

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Thanks Joe, hopefully the video will do some good!

[@TrigsWorld84]

Absolutely!! Drives me mad. I live on the edge of Dartmoor national park and when I take the family out for an explore the amount of paper, packaging, disposable bbqs and entire tents that are left behind is disgusting. If you can carry it onto the moorland you can carry it off! Good on you for putting this out 👍🏻

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

It's so infuriating isn't it?! I didn't know what else to do other than make a video about it.

[@freya921]

I’ve done the Yorkshire 3 peaks many times at different times of the year. Never noticed any toilet paper or face wipes. Also hiked in the Lakes, Wales & Scotland & never been an issue. I suspect this is something you ‘discovered’ and needed content for.

[@greybeardmodels]

Great video. I long distance hike all over the U.K. and have found this problem at all of the popular routes! Leave No Trace is the mantra. Hopefully the message will get through to some?

[@fedderd]

Excellent message; thank you for highlighting the issue. Also, very nice video and music synchronization at the end.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Thanks for watching Richard

[@jimmacgregor4122]

It's the same here on our Scottish hills - well done for posting this - your message is spot-on.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Thanks Jim. I’ll be in those Scottish hills next week!

[@CptJoshi]

Great awareness video Chris. There is no excuse to dump rubbish on the trail / countryside / attractions or anywhere else for that matter. Easy enough to carry those bits with you and safely dispose of them. Very sad. I can only imagine how, those who live close to some of these attractions / places etc. , must feel 😞

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

You're right. Absolutely no excuses!

[@ngliscsaxon6128]

It's the same down here in Dorset, Chris. During the summer we had thousands of visitors to our beach in Weymouth and every day there were piles of nappies, clothes, bottles and food containers all over the place. Really made the locals angry!

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

That's awful!

[@On_The_Mark]

I appreciate this video. I'm no environmentalist wacko, but I passionately despise litter. If you are someone who thoughtlessly, lazily, or arrogantly litters, then YOU are the trash.

[@BigALBoomer]

This country is just getting worse and worse. There just isn't any decency anymore. My team have decided to do this challenge in April and I've shared this video with them. 👍. Thank you

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Thank you for sharing!

[@triestodrum2215]

The British people sadly have lost the plot.

[@brianatherton301]

Great video Chris, Litter is treated as a joke in this Country of Ours, Thanks for bringing attention to this problem, hope it didn't spoil your 3 peaks walk.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Thanks Brian. It didn't spoil the walk but it was upsetting to see that so many people think it's acceptable behaviour 😔

[@bigbear3694]

So sad, it’s disgraceful leaving that mess. TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU!!!

[@deblordoutdoors5783]

Absolutely unbelievable! I always have a dog-poo bag and some tissue as prefer a dab to a shake, but the idea of just chucking it and walking away is insane! And sanitary towels🤮 WTF is wrong with people?! It’s like people who bag and leave dog poo on the trail (saw loads of that between Lose Hill and Mam Tor!) Beggars belief. Great awareness vid.

[@vatsmith8759]

Perhaps the charities who make so much money out of the trail could put some money back into cleaning it up?

[@thewanderercourier]

Just done the challenge yesterday and apart from cans wedged between stones and half eaten bananas it was pretty clean.

[@lukeweeks3470]

First comment! I love how someone's made a video about waste at last. Thank you.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

I was saddening to see such a beautiful area littered so mindlessly 😔

[@lukeweeks3470]

@@ChrisWilkinson1 I don’t know why people have so little respect for others and the environment 🙁

[@tomato8210]

Done it yesterday in 11 hours… only rubbish we seen was on Whernside in a massive bag over spilling….. apart from that, next to nothing! The odd can or wrapper which we swiftly picked up

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Great to hear!

[@colinmurphy2127]

Hi Chris. "If it wasn't there when you arrived, make sure it isn't there when you leave."

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Exactly Colin 👍🏻

[@DaVincisAlchemyst]

Aww man that’s terrible!!! Littering on trails happens sometimes here in PacNW but thankfully it’s scant. The more popular tourist spots are manicured by parks services and the off the beaten path trails seem to only attract the more respectful people. Such a bummer that there’s all that trash 👎🏼

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Thankfully in most places in the UK it's not as bad. I think because this is a charity challenge route it attracts people who are less respectful of the countryside.

[@ThePauloEmo]

Unfortunately, it's like that all over the world. Here in Portugal, even at national monuments we find littering and absolute disrespect for both historic landmarks and other people. The tourist is a quite strange animal.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Indeed. Ironic that tourists visit beautiful places to enjoy the beauty but then tarnish that beauty with their littering 🤷‍♂️

[@ThePauloEmo]

@@ChrisWilkinson1 It's the selfishness that tends to rule in this world, Chris. Unfortunately

[@justaddlight]

I don't know why, but the sight of sh** to the sound of a cello just FITS. 🎻 Absolutely agree with your message Chris. Litter in general, but especially plastic.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Haha put a cello over anything and it becomes 'art'.

[@justaddlight]

@@ChrisWilkinson1 Well said.

[@AGentlemansJourney77]

That is stunning country. The valleys and cliffs look like Newfoundland and our Arctic tundra and the plain's look like certain parts of our Prairies. And people are nothing but just pigs for sure.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Yeah it's gorgeous area. I just don't understand why anyone could think it's to spoil it. As you say - PIGS!

[@HillsfortheHead]

Good on you for highlighting what is a massive problem. I don’t agree that not much can be done about it; people need educating that’s all. You’re choosing to try to do that, which is great, but it shouldn’t be up to you. Respectful use of the countryside benefits everybody, so should be an ingrained part of the standard school curriculum. We have to ask ourselves, if we as individuals can choose to try to educate people, why is our government choosing not to?

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Yes very good point 👍🏻

[@jasonchurchill9780]

Nothing is sacred any longer, disgraceful.

[@robotanomonous7505]

Good job with the video. The same people properly live in shat so think the rest of us want to also.

[@ali92ukplay]

Honourable message in this video. How could people litter something so gorgeous? I’m born and raised in London so the countryside is very foreign to me. If I ever saw this beauty I would treat it like national treasure. Foolish people.

[@pauledmonds4141]

As always a beautifully shot video, but what a sad indictment, extremely shocking and disappointing to see peoples lack of consideration to the environment. Hopefully this video will enlighten people to be more respectful.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

I hope so too Paul. Even if it just makes a small difference.

[@deanboman]

Unfortunately for some reason there is no education neither social responsibility in the UK with the litter issue. In most countries I've been living in Europe you would be shamed for if seen publicly littering, while in the UK it seems normal.

[@rocketiain84]

Going out to do this next week, can't believe people would be so scummy.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

I know, it's unbelievable 🤷‍♂️

[@amysaunders2058]

Unfortunately I think there's 2 types of people, people that care and people that don't 🤷 littering is un acceptable, it doesn't matter what it is or where it is, take your rubbish home! X

[@Churros4eva]

In other words the message to visitors is take your sh!t home with you 😌

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Absolutely!

[@jbr600]

🤔Maybe they could make some camouflaged trash cans but then no one would see them🙄and they would have to pay someone to collect and empty them. 😳

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

I think people need to assume responsibility for their own litter. Not good!

[@tomholfordxmqahq532]

Such a shame, I don’t understand the mindset to just litter.

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

I know, I'm baffled. I can only assume it's charity challengers who don't have an appreciation for the countryside.

[@farangtravels3956]

Shocking and disgusting

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Indeed 😔

[@terrysmiles8599]

It would look ugly but one good solution would be to put some out houses along the trail maybe make the outhouses' out of rock with some cement....You could blend the out houses to look like rock little houses or something because that would be better then throwing it on the ground....or maybe people should bring a small bag to throw there toilet paper in and then when they get home they can throw it away...We deal with the same shit up here in the nation forest people throw there garbage out and it pisses me off....I here you Chris do not like that myself....I do not like people throwing garbage out there either...I love are planet.....Very nice Story about how we need to clean are act up....Or people could just wear a Diaper and they can just shit there Diaper i mean really! Wear a Diaper please do not leave your garbage shit wet wipes ect ect....

[@ChrisWilkinson1]

Good idea Terry. Every litter dropper should be forced to wear a diaper!

[@horsebattery9243]

People disrespectful to the countryside? Every cyclist I've ever met on the route. I don't know why you would cycle on such a popular route with walkers, frequently with dogs on leads. On a bike you could choose to go anywhere. Just the wrong place for you to be on a bike. And for some reason being on a bike means cyclists stop showing any connection to other people in proximity to their bike. No eye contact, no acknowledgement. Just wrong.