On of my most special travel moments so far in life. I love having no expectation to a place, and then it blows me away. Adam’s peak climb was this. What is Adams Peak? It is the place where Adam first set foot on earth after being cast out of heaven, Sri Pada, sacred footprint, left by the Buddhas as he headed towards paradise. We went on this trip with our two new Buddhist friends from the mountains in Ella, they also wanted to do the Adam’s Peak Climb. We went together. The climb did take us 3 hours to reach the top of Adam’s Peak and it is 2240 m with 5 831 steps, we did in the dark it was mysterious experience because you couldn’t see much while climbing. The mysterious revolves itself by dawn.
Adam’s peak Climb – A unique travel moment
The reward is beautiful moment with the prayers of the Sri Lankan Buddhist people praying for the sun and a new day. Sunrise above the sky, was something for itself. I felt very blessed to experience this with my two new friends from Sri Lanka and my best friend from Sweden.
Adam’s Peak Climb, if you ever are in Sri Lanka, please try to do it.
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Great write-up and excellent photographs! Adam’s Peak is a wonderful place. I lived there for a full pilgrimage season in 2016. If you’re interested in an academic account of Adam’s Peak that blends history with anthropology, my book about the mountain has just been published: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/mountain-at-a-center-of-the-world/9780231210614
It does not really matter to whom the footprints belong, as just climbing up to the top of the Adam s peak will make you humble. There are more thansteps towards the top and you have to beatmeters of sea level, which stretch on 7 kilometers long path.
A great way to share knowledge and the best of Sri Lanka.
Ja det må du gjøre Renate, det kommer til å bli en helt fantastisk opplevelse 🙂
Sååååå vakkert! Jeg synes det er så flott når man kommer over skyene på denne måten 😀 Jeg skal definitivt opp på Adam’s Peak når jeg reiser til Sri Lanka i november!