I had always wanted to go on a high mountain walk. There are some good long-distance walks in the UK, but there arenˈt any really   (1)   mountains. Before leaving, I   (2)   my clothes, equipment, and the weather forecast. I  (3)   read a couple of books and looked at some photos and travel blogs on the Internet. This was fine, but you canˈt   (4)  

them with the real thing!

A lot of incredible things happened during the   (5)   . Perhaps the best was the complete   (6)   from city life. While I was   (7)  , there were no cars, no noise, no rush. The   (8)   was of course very impressive: valleys, mountain lakes, and there were plants and wildlife that you   (9)  see on TV. And I   (10)  so many interesting people along the way, from Europe, Canada, and Japan. When I arrived at my accommodation, I made new   (11)  . They told me where theyˈd been; I told them where I was going; we exchanged stories and advice. It was just  (12)   !

But of course there were   (13)   . There always are. In this case, the weather. High mountains   (14)  that the weather can change very quickly. We even had snowstorms in July! When your clothes get very wet, it isnˈt   (15)  to dry them, so youˈre  (16)   the next day. And climbing mountains is hard on your knees, too. And thereˈs always the   (17)   of falling on the paths, where not even a mobile phone can   (18)  you very much.

For me, however, the whole walk was a special   (19)   that Iˈll always remember.   (20)   I did the trip again, thereˈs just one other thing I would do differently: lots of physical training before the walk!