Would You Climb These 5,500 Steps? Adam's Peak 🇱🇰

Join me, and thousands of other Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Muslim pilgrims, as we climb to the top of Adam's Peak, or as it is known in Sri Lanka, Sri Pada (sacred footprint). The mountain is 2,243m tall and comprises over 5,500 steps from bottom to top. It takes about 6 hours to go up and come back down. Your knees will feel it, I promise!
This was a challenging but special experience. I woke up at 2:30am to start the ascent, and it rained for much of the climb. However I found myself truly moved by the experience, as it spoke to the pilgrim inside of me. On this morning, we were all climbing to the top of this mountain to give thanks and praise, to celebrate family and community, and to marvel at the divinity that surrounds us everywhere.
Also, the shower and breakfast that followed this hike was the best EVER.
Let's do this!
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[@nadeeshaweerasinghe2485]

Buddhists believe that there were 04 great foot prints of 04 Lord Buddhas who visited to SL from India by time to time. As the Top foot print belongs to Gauthama Buddha. People who visit there at their first time they make that thread thing as a line from some certain place to another place called Idikatupana and believe they will have a safe hike up and down and also they do not forget to ring the bell informing how many times they visit there. Which means those who came there at first time use to ring the bell once and if 02 times rings twice likewise. Wish you Safe journey in SL. Cheers 🤗

[@FahadAyoub]

Beautiful I loved the journey... And your personality makes it peaceful thank you so much

[@peonyhub4122]

So amazing to see you educate yourself before you go to that place..thats smart! And also please stay far away from the main cities in future few days cuz there will be some uncomfortable moments...but enjoy the upper country and nature as much as you can.. be safe! Thanks once again ! We are winning the protest !

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Thank you Peony, please stay safe as well! I am sending all my love and support to the beautiful nation of Sri Lanka.

[@elliotgarcia6317]

I’m from Ottawa. Enjoying your Sri Lanka series !

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Hey, thank you so much! O-town represent!

[@beastslas06]

Thank you for this beautiful video! I hope you get the chance to come back to fulfill your goal of experiencing a beautiful sunrise at a near future date. I completed this pilgrimage last week for the first time and it was a beautiful experience. Luckily, I got a panoramic view of the mountains disturbed only by a few cloud’s & dealt with less people traffic. However it did take me about 5:30 hrs to get to the top, so kudos to you on the impressive timing.

[@xplorar1]

Hope the hike was worth it, my friend!! It surely was for us watching!!! Cant wait to climb it again. :)

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Thanks brother! Let’s climb it together some day!

[@xplorar1]

@@alivewithanshin2302 Definitely have to!! :)

[@nalin8182]

It's a holy pilgrimage site from Ancient times to local budhist. Old days these are thik jungles. And before elderly climb the peak they do wrote their last will. Because they were not sure of their return. But this area is belongs to sabaragamuwa province of Srilanka. This areas deity God is SUMANA SAMAN ,GOD SUMANA SAMAN HAS MAKE A PROMISE TO LORD BUDDHA HE WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERY SINGLE PILGRIM WHO VISITS THIS HOLY MOUNTAIN. CLIMBING SEASON START FROM DECEMBER TO MAY. Rest of the year is rainy season for this area. Most of Srilanka s rivers starts from this mountain range. After Srilanka became a colony of british for easy reference they call it Adams Peak, and the Indian tamil people were brought to Srilanka to work in tea fields late 18th century & early 19th century they were Hindus. They call it shivas foot print. Budhisum is very tolerant philosophy. So any body can claim anything as they wish. In 20th century Muslims too started climbing saying its s foot print of the same adam holy Bible and holy quran refers. But from Ancient times to date only budhist Shrines remains on top of the Peak. Have a safe and happy journey Much Love ❤ from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@dhammikaperera4059]

hay just do it man. This is it. You can do it........... Never give up....................................

[@anderslekander5508]

I only come halfway up, i should have exercised at least one time in my life 😇

[@wokrock2188]

Beast video I ever seen who is very natural the way speak 🙏🙏🙏

[@sanjeewaniinokaw.gunasekar5230]

I go yesterday so many urop family i see.came agin plz

[@dynamoab]

I have climbed two times. it is very interesting.

[@srilanka4821]

I really appreciate it. 👍

[@bandara3838]

You are great sir

[@alivewithanshin2302]

So are you!

[@sanjeewaniinokaw.gunasekar5230]

Thankyou sir

[@mohamedthamseer9611]

❤😊😮

[@sahansudara6380]

Nice video,You are lucky, i saw another video in you tube "simon & zoe" they didn't reach the peak of sri padaya due to some difficulties but you did it, i expect more details in this video some thing like shops, foods, people, roads etc. Much love from 🇱🇰 😍

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Thanks! There are tons of shops along the way, selling snacks, tea, souvenirs, etc. I'm happy to answer any other questions about the Sri Pada experience!

[@amadahamsi7737]

hey thats really great do u know some of sri lnkan peoples couldnt climbed sri pada, but u had done it already . actually thanks for stay at sri lanka these days and visite placese , we were so sorry that anything being effort to u while travel sri lnka. as finally againg grate job and be careful.

[@srilanka4821]

I'm from sri lanka..♥️

[@fredrikbeckker125]

Did you sleep at greenhouse?

[@Janiduvirunaka]

Lets gooo Edit:- make more videos brother

[@lakshithacharith]

Ali Machan 😅😅

[@Janiduvirunaka]

@@lakshithacharith 🌚❤

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Thank you! I hope to get out 1 or 2 more videos from Sri Lanka, then... from a new country!

[@lemmy3001]

What month it was?

[@Donald-un7jg]

I would really like to be sitting in a chair and having you give me a very nice and very very very short haircut like yours. I live in South Memphis TN and would enjoy it If I could get you to go ahead and cut it all as short as yours. I would climb those if I can climb them if it were with you!

[@NaTure_is_mY_LV]

**900** ✔ Done👍👍👍👆👆🙏🙏🏃🏃🏃🏃

[@surede]

Are u still traveling in SL?

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Yup, I am here for another 10 days or so.

[@Janiduvirunaka]

@@alivewithanshin2302 please upload more brother

[@chathudon4024]

This is the step of lord buddha. Adam didn't born here.this real step of lord budda

[@TheTravelerkartik]

Hey buddy nice vlog!! If you ever come to India do contact me!! We can collab . I too make travel vlogs

[@alivewithanshin2302]

Cool my friend! I will definitely be getting to India sometime this year. Let’s keep in touch!

[@TheTravelerkartik]

@@alivewithanshin2302 Since you in lanka now... Try to make a trip to South India which is near to Lanka. Flight tickets are dirt cheap for Bangalore from Colombo. Only issue here right now is the humidity... Lol it's damn hot nowadays..