Two days to go Snowdon Peak Snowdonia National Park, Wales. Elevation 1085m above sea level, 11 KM hike to the top and back, via the Pyg Track, estimated to take 6 hours. The weather is supposed to be wet which adds to the difficulty for a novice like me.

24th June 00:07: A little under 30 hours to go, just went through the checklist of my gear it all seems to be there!

I will be accompanied by an old friend Alan Buckley on this mission. He has valuable experience in hiking and mountaineering so that just boosts my confidence.

26th June 22:00: This was the most challenging experience of my life but at the same time highly exhilarating and satisfying. The terrain was rugged, I fell a total of 14 times 2 of which were hard and painful. The toughest part of the mission was the descent in unfavorable stormy wet weather. The winds at the summit were most definitely 50-60 mph accompanied with buckets of rain mixed with hail. I got into trouble after falling twice whilst descending and was lucky to meet a group of hikers who helped me on the 6 hour descent. we arrived back at base @ 22:00 on 25th June 2016 - mission accomplished.

Next stop Ben Nevis - watch for updates