the start is quite normal, fairly steep climb from the beginning through high forest, accompanied by wonderful birdsong ( mountainwhistler) But than ! Mud, big slippery blank face boulders to climb, blocking roots and trees, a,most impossible with rucksack to pass. I was stuck several times between theese thick branches crossing the trail. We are well used to mountain climbing,... more

I've hiked many of Dominica's mountains, and this is one of the hardest. Like most of them, it's a stiff 2/3 hour hike straight up. Towards the end, it's some difficult clambering over roots and under or through branches and vegetation. En route, you get some awesome glimpses of views - I recall one looking down on Portsmouth. But at... more