Climbing Snowdon early pregnancy?

[MsBallen]

Has anyone got any experience climbing Snowdon in early pregnancy? Aibu to even consider it? Is there anything worth knowing? I would be getting the train there in the morning and when I finish.

But again, walking on the flat is very different to walking up and down a mountain. It's much tougher on your legs, feet and joints than any pavement walk every will.

What experience do you have with hill walking?

Why? Just why?
There are a million things you could do. Why this? Alone? Never done anything like it before? First pregnancy, first trimester. Isn't there anything else you could do?
Would I? Probably not actually. I was always really knackered first trimester. I'd also be concerned about becoming dehydrated or needing help and ruining someone else's trip. Full of beans second trimester though and might have done something like that with company

Hillwalking alone is not a great idea in any circumstances, let alone without building up to the terrain and having potential medical issues. Even living in a city there should be access to inclines or a short day trip away. Join a walking for fitness or Ramblers group, or go on weekend breaks where guided group walks are included like hf holidays or yha.

Someone who has done no hillwalking before attempting Snowdon alone is a recipe for a call to the mountain rescue pregnant or not.

How are you planning to navigate? What kit are you taking/wearing? Which route are you using?

If you want to hillwalk, and I would recommend it, sign up with a group like the ramblers so you have experienced people around you. Look at navigation courses too, it is really important to be able to read a map and use a compass.

Living in an urban area doesn't need to stop you hiking, there are lots of lovely areas that can be accessed via public transport and there are hiking clubs that take public transport into account or car share.

Thank you. I can map and compass read and used to do orienteering. Was planning to do llamberis or pyg track. I have the appropriate kit, waterproofs, whistle, hot weather/cold weather, decent walking boots and walking poles. Unfortunately due to money I can't really go anywhere. I have been saving since pre pandemic to go to Snowden.

With all due respect, there is a huge difference between climbing and walking. You won’t be climbing. You are taking a footpath and i Suggest llanberis or snowdon ranger

To Snowden summit and back (if going from Llanberis - not sure about other tracks) is about 10 miles. You should be fine while pregnant, but you could do with being able to walk a bit further on hilly ground before attempting it and I wouldn't advise anyone to do Snowden alone. Could you postpone the visit for a few weeks and up your fitness levels first?

Use your savings to go somewhere less challenging, even in North Wales if you are set on it.

Based on this additional information it sounds like a very bad idea indeed.
You've never walked more than 3 miles?
The least strenuous path, the Llanberis Path is 9 miles up and down.
Other paths are shorter, e.g. PYG Track, but that is still 7 miles.

Snowdon is just a long uphill walk - no scrambling or climbing, so fine as long as you are reasonably fit. I was still scrambling up little cliffs and waterfalls at about 6 months pregnant.

I did the Llanberris track at 33 weeks. It was early autumn and we took it very steady with a 3 year old too!

Crib goch, no. Literally any other path? Yes

And bear in mind your ligaments will be more elastic than usual, I badly sprained an ankle mountain walking in the Alps at 3 months pg.

Just read the bit about going alone and never having walked that far before, in which case don't!! When I did it at 33 weeks, I was with DH and we are both experienced hillwalkers/mountaineers.

Do you even want to do it?
It sounds like an odd thing to do alone when you've got no experience, pregnant or not.
Maybe a nice coastal walk would be more enjoyable.

I still think you need to wait - either post-pregnancy or until you have someone who can go with you.

I understand you've been wanting to do it for ages but it's not worth the risk doing it alone when you're pregnant.

It's not a climb, it's a walk and a not difficult one at that (depending on your fitness). If you'd have been happy doing it pre-pregnancy, I don't see why you wouldn't do it now.

Thanks, this is my reckoning that pre pregnancy i would have done this without a second thought as I climb and skate and take 6 flights of stairs to my office every day so I'm not unfit as it were. Just I've not known anyone to do it pregnant so wasn't sure if that would be any kind of factor.

*indoor rock climb

I wouldn't advise walking up Snowdon alone even if you weren't pregnant. Its normally busy with other walkers but it would be unfair to rely on the help of strangers if something should happen to you, which it easily could such as a turned ankle etc.

That's a very good point thank you. I will keep asking friends if they want to go or look into some sort of group.

OP, it's clear you want to go, and you seem keener to listen to the people who are telling you to do it than not, so go for it if that's what you're determined to do. It isn't that hard a walk, no, but it is longer than you're used to, and the key thing for me would be that the ground is uneven and rocky, not just uphill. If something happens half way, like slipping or turning an ankle, you have a long walk out. I would strongly recommend getting some practice in first on rough uphill (and downhill, which is often harder) ground. And be prepared to turn back if it's harder than you think.

As someone mentioned upthread though, mountain rescue are called out on a daily basis to rescue people who thought it would be a lot easier than it is, and usually these people are under prepared.

It's not difficult as such, no, but it takes seconds to slip and twist an ankle, for example. Or you could end up with severe blisters, or feel unwell, and it's not then fair to have to rely strangers to stop and help you.

If you've never done a walk like this before, at least have the common sense to do with with a friend so that you have some support if something goes wrong.

@Hellocatshome dont be so dramatic. Of course people walk snowdon alone. If you’re stuck/injured people do help. Its what we do on the mountains.

As well as Meetup and Large Outdoors which i mentioned upthread, also look up adventure queens on facebook.