After a few trips to the beaches and mountains, I am now convinced that the Mountains are my favourites— big or small doesn’t matter but of course, the wilder the better. In the quest for solitude after a month-long hardship like an aged donkey, I decided to spend the day at some distant heights, away from the crowd, in utter silence.
The nearest point is North Wales, actually, this is where people in this part get connected with nature, there are better places though, in Scotland— but if you are up for a quick trip, North Wales is for you.
Mesmerising beach, lovely accommodation, and mountains of all sizes— you have them all in one place. The only thing you might be missing is the sunny weather, so you cannot just visit them whenever you want but it requires a plan at least a week ahead so you get enough sunshine there. Otherwise, the rocks get slippery in the rain and there’s a chance the trip will be an utter disappointment.
Anyway, fortune usually doesn’t smile on me when it comes to visiting places— every time I go anywhere, it rains hard. Visiting Snowdonia had a similar experience, the same rain, the same cloudy weather with comparatively lower temperatures.
It took around 2 and a half hours by train to reach the station close to the mountain range then took the bus— another 30 minutes to reach the Snowdonia National Park.
It was already raining with no possibility of seeing any sunshine the whole day. With a broken heart, the climbing started, immediately. It’s a 1085m journey to the top, I cannot afford to kill more time on the ground. And on my way to the top, these are the photos that I took. They came out average as for the rain but a little sunshine later that day was a blessing. I’m not a good photographer anyway.
Here comes the frustration point. I drifted away from the easiest way to climb up to the peak and chose the wrong way— the hardest way with extreme verticals that the trainers use to train climbers. So, you can guess what happened to me as a first-time climber with no training at all, no gear, and no friends accompanying me. I panicked seeing no way up there, all alone at that height and a helicopter flying beneath.
Fortunately, two climbers came that way and they helped me climb down with their comforting words and valuable tips. Otherwise, I guess, I would have to call emergency lines to get one of those helicopters to rescue me. It was only a few meters to the top but that’s it— some other time, sure.
