Volume I · Chapter VI
Snowdon began sunny and very hot, then turned windy, rainy and so misty that we could barely see the path.
When we started climbing Snowdon, it was sunny, clear and very hot. The slopes were bright green, the valley was easy to see and I kept taking photos and videos with my DJI Osmo Pocket 4.
Later, the weather changed completely. The wind became strong, the rain arrived and thick mist covered everything. We could barely see, and water was running over the path under our feet. It was much harder than the sunny beginning, but that sudden change is one of the reasons I remember the climb so clearly.
From my camera roll
“At first it was sunny and surprisingly hot. The green slopes looked almost too bright to be real, so I filmed as much as I could.”
The bright, sunny beginning of the climb.
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From my camera roll
“Near the beginning, we could still see right across the valley. It was hard to imagine how quickly the weather would change.”
A clear early view down through the valley.
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From my camera roll
“The sky was already changing. The blue started disappearing, the wind picked up and the mountain felt completely different.”
Clouds gathering above us before the weather turned.
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From my camera roll
“Then it became windy, rainy and so misty that we could hardly see anything in front of us.”
Wind, rain and thick mist on the rocky path.
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From my camera roll
“By this point we were basically walking through water. It was cold and difficult, but it also made finishing feel much more exciting.”
The wet final stretch, with water running along the path.
Eryri, Wales · Frame 05Moving field note