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A day's hike to Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka | My Travel Recitals

Lately I have started incorporating one day hikes and sometimes moderate treks in my travels so that I can keep stretching my physical strength and mental endurance. The idea of attempting one such back-breaking hike struck me while I was designing my itinerary of Sri Lanka. While researching about adventure in Srilanka, I came across a strenuous hike to Adam's Peak. It absolutely appeared out of reach considering the difficulty of the climb and my not so fit body. More for "my not so fit body". After a lot of deliberation, I had put this preposterous climb on my trajectory while in Srilanka.

There are times when I overestimate myself and plunge to take up things which I eventually discover to be immensely challenging. But then I ponder, “That’s precisely the reason why I want to travel often”. A little contradictory. That’s how most things in life are. Isn’t it? My travels these days aren’t about sight-seeing and ticking the places off my list anymore. I intend to take up activities…