Hanthana Mountains Exploration

Love the environment and it will save you thousands of times.

First of all tell you one thing. This is our country. So we need to protect our country as a duty for future generation. Therefore please leave only your footprints and bring only photographs and video graphs.

 
Since we couldn't go anywhere for several months, our set was pretty much impatient to go somewhere. So suddenly on a Sunday, we were discussing exploring Hanthana Mountains.

The Hanthana Range is a popular destination among climbers in Sri Lanka, especially university students and foreigners alike.

There are two main ways to reach the top of Hanthana mountain.

     01. Traffic towards the University of Peradeniya.

     02. The other is the journey towards the fourth mile post (Hanthana).

We decided to use the route from the fourth mile post in Hanthana. The Kandy-Uduwela bus from Kandy can be used for this purpose.

If you are interested in climbing the Hanthana mountain, consider these points too.

   01. Carry adequate quantities of water and food (it is very difficult to find water at the top of a mountain).

     02.  Wear appropriate clothing and shoes that are suitable for mountain climbing.

It takes about 30 minutes to get off the bus and climb the first mountain. It is in a beautiful environment amidst the tea estates, and there is a rapid ascent. The first and second tops are a protection zone due to communication towers.  no need to get permissions. There is no limit, no prohibition.

It takes only a short time to climb from the first hill to the second peak. There is a clear footpath up to the tower on the second hill, but the footsteps disappear as soon as the pillar passes over the second mountain.

Then we can see a jungle full of mana shrubs. Mana shrubs have grown above our height. They tell us that no one has been around for a long time. The ability to see a fabulous view.

Upon reaching the third climb, we found no footsteps in the pasture. The mana bushes were more difficult to climb, and the amount of water left over due to the warm weather was out.

We soon had the consequences of underestimating Mount Hanthana as an easy mountain climb, because when we climbed the fourth mountain, all the water in our bottles was running out and there was no food except a few loaves of bread for breakfast. No more hunger to feel.

 As we climbed the fifth mountain we felt the need for more water than the hunger caused by the hot weather. It was about three in the afternoon.

Due to hunger and time management, we decided to go back, despite having to climb a few more hills.

We had to come quite a distance from my own, so we walked through the jungle to the foothills of mana shrubs, but that was not what we expected. Getting through it was really difficult and troublesome. We were very lucky.  We drank the water and found that the thirst and hunger were somewhat alleviated.

 After drinking the water, we resumed the trail. As we continued, we came to a fifteen-foot (15Ft) cliff. With no time to rest, we climbed the cliff with the help of a few vines nearby.  ) On our way we found a road leading to a village.

 

After about 30 minutes we were able to reach the village and Na quickly took the final bus from the bathing place near the village temple. So we came to Galaha junction and went to town and headed home.

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Thank you for reading.

Dinesh Chathuranga.