Conquering the Highest Mountain in Wales
Yr Wyddfa, or in English; Snowdon, is the highest mountain in Wales, and the third highest in the United Kingdom.
Standing at an impressive 1085 meters, Snowdon has links to King Arthur and is visited by over 350,000 people annually.
Sadly, the mountain claims 8 deaths on average per year, so climbing it shouldn’t be taken light-heartedly.
Late one chilly Friday evening, my friend and I set off on a four-hour journey to North Wales in preparation to hike to the summit of Yr Wyddfa the following day.
The first hour of the journey went well, but many of the roads were flooded as we travelled further into Wales because of severe rain. The four-hour trip took much longer due to traffic delays and road closures caused by collapsing riverbanks and flooded lakes.
I was hoping that the rain would clear up for our upcoming hike!
It was a long evening, but after numerous stops for petrol station coffee to keep us awake, and listening to dance hits on the radio, we eventually made it to our accommodation.
I had found a great deal on a wooden hut rental in the woods for the weekend. It turns out that no one wants to stay in a glorified shed during the British wintertime, so it was very affordable. Lucky for us, the gamble paid off as…
