Fury as ‘mindless’ influencer dumps bathtub at top of Brecon Beacons after world record attempt

A ‘mindless’ influencer has been condemned for taking a bath to the top of a 3000ft mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

Tom Christopher, 35, carried the bathtub to Pen y Fan, South Wales’ highest peak, and planned to leave it there for 48 hours in a bid to break the record for the ‘world’s highest bath’.

He said: ‘I just wanted to do something crazy and make a funny, cool video of me bathing in Pen y Fan while watching the sunset.’

Mr Christopher said that after filming the heavy household object maneuvering towards the top on Thursday (July 16), he put up signs at the foot of the mountain and asked people to help him fill the bathroom by bringing bottles of river water.

But a ‘confused’ local Cardiff rugby team discovered this 24 hours later on a volunteer day and, assuming the tub had been thrown away, removed the tub themselves.

The team said they carried him all the way down the mountain and condemned the ‘unwise’ action.

A Cardiff Rugby Academy spokesman said: ‘It’s a great day for the senior academy, which has backed the national trust in Pen y Fan with invaluable work experience and teamwork.

‘The group also had the pleasure of moving the bathroom from top to bottom. Who leaves a bathroom there? #mindless.’

He had planned to leave the tub there for 48 hours but a ‘confused’ local Cardiff rugby team spotted the tub during a volunteer day and, assuming it had been thrown away, removed it themselves.

Mr Christopher later apologized for leaving the tub and claimed it was for a ‘really good cause’.

Mr Christopher apologized for leaving the tub, claiming it was for a ‘really good cause’.

“Even though I’m a ‘bad guy’, I’m very happy that people embrace national parks and keep them clean,” he said.

He added: ‘IIt weighed a ton and getting it up there was a nightmare; Frankly, I considered leaving it there for 48 hours and then taking it back down.

‘I actually should have left a note in the bathroom explaining this.’

Mr Christopher has since been informed by National Trust rangers that the incident has been crushed.

He said: ‘That bathroom put me on overdraft, I lost £400 but learned my mistake.

‘I could give it a dirty, smelly bath, but this is brand new, so I’d definitely bring it back.’

Mr Christopher said that after he posted a video online, it quickly went viral, receiving over 200,000 views in just four hours.

He said: ‘Soon the reason for the video was not just me taking a bath, but also showing people coming together to fill the bath with water.

‘People say ‘oh it’s just for me’ but I really wanted to make it a community thing.’

Mr Christopher said he put up signs at the foot of the mountain and asked people to help him fill the bathroom by bringing bottles of river water.

The stunt sparked controversy online, with some saying Mr Christopher should pay a fine for knocking off a fly at a beauty salon in Wales.

Fines for fly tipping in Wales can amount to £1,000, but this is expected to rise to £5,000 with tougher penalties being introduced this summer.

A National Trust Cymru spokesperson told The Telegraph: ‘Following reports that a bathtub had been left at the top of Pen y Fan, our ranger team, together with Cardiff Rugby Academy volunteers, reclaimed the bathtub due to the risk it posed to both visitors and the potentially contaminated Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI).

‘Littering and fly tipping can cause serious damage to landscapes and wildlife and distract our ranger teams from essential conservation work such as restoring and managing habitats and restoring footpaths.

‘We encourage everyone who visits the mountains, countryside and beaches in our care to ‘leave no trace’, so everyone can enjoy these special places.’