A retired social worker from Mid Wales has spent two days collecting six bags of litter from the slopes of Ben Nevis.

Robin Kevan, 60, of Llanwrtyd Wells, decided to take some action after hearing a report about the mountain’s litter problem on Radio 5. No stranger to picking up other people’s litter, he spends two hours most days cleaning up his hometown, which is how he came to get his nickname. Mr. Kevan received praise for his actions from the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, which acknowledged that litter is a growing problem on Britain’s highest mountain.

He now wants to see Ben Nevis cleaned up twice a year, and is seeking the help of The John Muir Trust and The Nevis Partnership. He is also planning a similar project on Snowdon. The BMC actively encourages climbers and walkers to contribute to the preservation of the outdoor environment for future generations by acting responsibly.

Sometimes we’ll co-ordinate the bringing together of volunteers for specific actions, such as the clean-up at the popular Staffordshire climbing venues of the Roaches and Hen Cloud last autumn, and more recently the removal of some large items of “litter” from Pembroke’s Huntsman’s Leap, deposited there when a container ship spilled some of its load during a storm - BMC cleans up 'Forlorn Zawn' Earlier this year we published a Green Climbing Guide to the Yorkshire Dales, the first in a series of free publications containing information and best practice advice for climbers and walkers. The next guide in the series will cover the Lake District, and will be published early in 2006. More about “Rob the Rubbish” can be viewed on the BBC and icNorthWales websites.

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