via Express:
"A climber who scaled mount Snowdon while naked has been condemned as "irresponsible" for potentially putting lives at risk. Dan Arkle climbed Crib Goch, a ridge next to Wales's highest mountain and the country's second biggest peak in itself, by torchlight using an ice axe and crampons.
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He drove from his home in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, through the night to Snowdonia and climbed the mountain alone to reach his destination by sunrise. The 35-year-old photographer then shed his clothes to and continued along the notorious peak on which several people have lost their life.
But Andy Simpson, a spokesman for Mountain Rescue England & Wales, has described the move as "the stupidest thing he has ever seen."
He said: "Apart from the fact that he's naked and exposed, he has nothing on his feet which means he has no grip with the mountain. It's tough to comment with out calling it a really stupid stunt.
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"It's completely irresponsible and if he did fall it wouldn't be him who would be picking up the pieces. I would hope most people would look at that and realise its not a good thing to do a all. The RAF would undoubtedly be called, with the cost of a Sea King helicopter running into thousands of pounds an hour, but the main thing is the personal risk he would be putting the rescuers under.
"From a rescuer's point of view it is extremely annoying. He is courting disaster."
"I would hope most people would look at it and realise its not a good idea at all."
Mr Arkle, said: "One of the reasons people go into the mountains is for a feeling of awe at being surrounded by powerful and elemental forces.
"I wanted to highlight how weak and vulnerable humans are in such a place without modern technology and protective equipment.
"It was surprisingly mild at just below zero with no wind which is a good job as I was worried about getting frostbite and not just on my feet.""
