Influencer apologises for leaving bathtub on mountain

Influencer apologises for leaving bathtub on mountainImage source, Tom ChristopherImage caption, Tom Christopher says he left the bathtub on the mountain's summit after being urged by hundreds of people on social mediaByLeigh BoobyerBBC WalesPublished13 minutes agoA content creator who took a bathtub up a mountain and left it there has apologised for what he called an "honest mistake".Tom Christopher, 25, posted footage online of him carrying the tub up Pen y Fan in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, also known as the Brecon Beacons, in flip flops during hot weather on 17 July, before bathing in it at the summit.Christopher, from Swansea, said he had planned to take it back down immediately, but people asked him to keep it there so they could take pictures - sparking backlash about its impact on the environment.A day later Cardiff Rugby academy players found the tub while doing volunteering work, and handed it to park officials.Christopher said he wanted to make a "cool, wholesome video which made people smile" by carrying the bath up Pen y Fan, which stands 2,907 feet (886m) above sea level.Image source, Tom ChristopherImage caption, Christopher says leaving it up there was an "honest mistake""It was a complete honest mistake," Christopher said."I obviously didn't mistakenly leave it up there, I didn't forget - it was a mistake in the fact I thought I was doing the right thing with people telling me it was 'awesome' and 'cool'. "I should never have left anything up the mountain. I'm glad the message of this story is that, even though I'm the villain, everyone's sticking up for the national park. "It's a dirty mistake, I shouldn't be leaving anything up the mountain. "It's my fault for thinking it was a good idea but when clearly I should have been thinking more about keeping our nature clean," he said.After being urged by people to leave...