点评:We climbed on 9 Sept, started at almost 5am, prob 4deg, no rain although it rained the previous evening. There were about 5 cars in the carpark. It was dark so headlights were extremely impt to help manoeuvre amidst rocky paths and cow dung (a lot a lot!!). Not a difficult climb but definitely tedious due to the upslope. We rested whenever we needed to, just 5mins was enough to allow us to catch our breath and continue. It was a bit chilly but no strong winds. We had windbreakers, fleece, heattech inners, gloves - enough to keep warm. Halfway, it started to snow, and the entire way up was covered in snow. Lucky we had hiking shoes on, so it helped with the grip. We saw people giving up halfway due to the huge change in weather - either not enough layers or bad shoes like sneakers. We didn't managed to get to the lookout by sunrise, but caught a really pretty picture midway.
At the lookout, due to the snow, we couldn't see anything below. But we were the only ones there :) The way down was difficult cos it was really slippery. Further lower down, it was muddy and slippery with wet paths. And due to a hiccup with my shoes - i lost both soles, I was coming down with gripless shoes.
Lucky we also brought hiking poles, really useful with the balance. By the time we were down, it was sunny without rain. We experienced sun, rain and snow all in 1 hike :) In a nutshell, be really prepared for sudden change in weather if u want to hike and enjoy Roy's. Took us about 3hrs to get up, but longer to come down due to my shoes. But we reckon it will be 3hrs or lesser if i had good shoes.
翻译:我们于 9 月 9 日开始攀登,大约凌晨 5 点开始,气温大概是 4 度,虽然前一天晚上下过雨,但没下雨。停车场里大约停了 5 辆车。天很黑,所以车灯对于在岩石小路和牛粪(很多很多!!)中行进非常有用。攀登并不困难,但由于是上坡,肯定很乏味。我们随时休息,只需 5 分钟就足以让我们喘口气,然后继续攀登。天气有点冷,但没有大风。我们有风衣、羊毛衫、保暖内衣、手套——足以保暖。半路上开始下雪,整个上山路都被雪覆盖。幸运的是我们穿着登山鞋,所以有助于抓地。我们看到有人因为天气变化太大而半途而废——要么穿的衣服不够多,要么穿的鞋子像运动鞋一样不合适。我们没能在日出前到达了望台,但半途拍到了一张非常漂亮的照片。
在瞭望台,由于下雪,我们什么也看不见。但我们是那里唯一的人 :) 下山的路很难走,因为真的很滑。再往下走,泥泞而湿滑,小路湿滑。由于我的鞋子出了问题——我的两个鞋底都掉了,我穿着没有抓地力的鞋子下来了。
幸运的是,我们还带了登山杖,这对保持平衡非常有用。下山时,天气晴朗,没有下雨。我们在一次徒步旅行中经历了阳光、雨水和雪 :) 简而言之,如果你想徒步旅行并享受 Roy's,一定要做好应对天气突然变化的准备。我们花了大约 3 个小时才上山,但由于我的鞋子,下山的时间更长。但我们估计如果我穿一双好鞋,时间会是 3 个小时或更短。