Three mates are sat in the pub when one says, How about we drive to North Wales one weekend and go up Snowdon?
Yeah, good idea, that'd be great, comes the beery response, When shall we go?
What about two weeks' time? We could go on the Sunday.
So on the day, the weather's not up to much, but the plan has been made, and off they go.
They're not early enough to get a space at Pen y Pass, so they leave the car in Llanberis for £5 and get the Sherpa up.
It feels a bit breezy and chilly when they get off the bus and there's a bit of damp in the air. The board inside the building says the temperature on the summit is 2C, with a NE windspeed of 25 mph gusting up to 40-45 mph, while visibility is 50 metres and there is a 60% chance of rain in the afternoon.
Are the trio going to be deterred? No. They're out for an adventure, they've got all their gear together, got their scoff, filled their car up with petrol and got up early to drive 90 miles to here. There won't be another chance for weeks, and nothing is going to change their minds now.