According to a report on STV, The Nevis Partnership is calling for a £1 charge for walkers who want to climb the mountain. The partnership said the fee was necessary to continue footpath work on the moutnain.
Manager Brian Wilshaw told STV, “Ben Nevis attracts more than 160,000 ascents every year, which means that the access track needs constant maintenance.
“We would like everyone who goes up the Ben to pay just £1, which would secure our future and the future of the maintenance of the Ben track. That small donation would make all the difference.”
The Nevis Partnership, chaired by Cameron McNeish, is a charity which aims to enhance the Nevis area for visitors. In 2008 the Partnership was criticised by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland following the construction of a controversial new footpath on the Ben. Earlier this year the future of the Nevis Partnership was thrown into doubt after it lost funding.