A Scottish mountain volunteer has expressed his shock at the state hikers and campers left a popular bothy in the Highlands.
The shelters are vital for helping to offer refuge and places to sleep for those in need – however, they are often left open to abuse.
Neil Reid, 64, took to Twitter to share his outrage after spending hours dealing with the rubbish and human waste left at Corrour Bothy in the Cairngorms.
The Mountain Bothies Association volunteer, who is based in Kirkcaldy, posted on his personal Twitter feed: "Just some of the rubbish and abandoned food and kit we burned and carried out from Corrour Bothy in the Cairngorms this weekend. "Spent three hours burning rubbish!
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