The Ben Nevis rescue crew have hit out after their emergency shelter on the summit was used as a garbage bin and bathroom.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Crew have slammed hillwalking louts who trashed the lifeline facility, which is used for treating casualties and storing rescue tools.
Mercy crews took to Fb to spotlight the problem as they posted photos of the mess.
The shelter might be seen lined in litter, with tins and wrappers discarded on the bottom.
The partitions is also seen to be lined in graffiti - and one hiker informed how they might scent urine inside the ability.
The Lochaber crew stated: "We’d identical to to emphasize that the summit shelter on Ben Nevis is for emergency use solely and never for having lunch inside.
"It’s definitely not a garbage bin or rest room both, and in its present state we're unable to make use of it to deal with casualties or simply retrieve rescue tools if required."
Revellers commented on the publish saying that they had observed the mess on the shelter.
One stated: "I used to be up Nevis final August, after I seemed in I may scent pee sadly."
One other added: "Beggars perception. I hope whoever contributed to that mess will get to learn this publish. If that's the case, they must get themselves again up there and begin to clear it up."
The rescue crew say they plan to spend a day decontaminating the shelter.
They added: "The leaving of garbage is one factor, the truth that persons are utilizing it as a rest room is just thoughts boggling."
In the meantime the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Crew warned hillwalkers to not be fooled by the balmy situations on the bottom.
A walker sustained a leg damage on Thursday afternoon and needed to be rescued in snowy situations close to the highest.
The rescue crew stated: "With all of the solar we’ve been getting over the previous week it is likely to be arduous to imagine it’s nonetheless very wintery up on the upper tops.
"Thursday afternoon the crew have been referred to as to help a walker on the high of the zig zags on Ben Nevis who’d sustained a decrease leg fracture.
"With cloud cowl comparatively low, R151 have been in a position to elevate crew members to half method the place they have been in a position to keep on to entry the casualty on foot.
"The casualty was handled and packaged then carried right down to the ready helicopter at midway Lochan.
"As traditional a giant because of all crew members and helicopter crew."
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