Well I climbed Cadair Idris on Sunday and it was a shock to the system I can tell you!!
But I made it It took me 3 hours to climb up and 2 and a bit hours to descend.
If someone had warned me first of the scrambling involved and the horror of reaching one peak and thinking I had summited to then seeing I had ages left to go then I would of said no chance on my first climb. However, now more hooked than ever. I cannot wait to do my 3 peaks before the year is out. Next is Scarfel Pike then Snowdon and Ben Nevis.
It taught me alot...to have respect for the mountains, other climbers and just how physically tough it is. It totally made me see things differently. I didnt take enough water and started feeling pretty dizzy by the end but luckily my partner had some. It was a good climb, fantastic weather conditions and no winds. It was a bugger to climb with no climbing experience and when I reached the summit there was no major buzz...well there was for 2 minutes until I realised I had to get down. Still....it has not put me off