Belarusian Hoists White-Red-White Flag On Great Britain’s Highest Point
- 21.10.2020, 13:52
Ulad Piatrou says he did it in solidarity with the protesting Belarusians.
Ulad Piatrou, in solidarity with the protesters in Belarus, ascended with a white-red-white flag to the highest point of Great Britain - Mount Ben Nevis (Scotland), which is also called the “evil” mountain, tut.by writes.
More than five years ago, Ulad and his wife moved from Belarus to Scotland. He says that when the opportunity arose, they decided to look at the world and live elsewhere. The Belarusian works in an IT company in Edinburgh. When the protests began, he and his colleagues began to actively monitor the news from Belarus.
- We have Russian-speaking guys, including several Belarusians. We often discuss what is happening. To be honest, it is difficult to follow the news even from a distance - you have to force yourself to work so as not to be distracted. Especially if something tough starts, emotions overwhelm.
To support the protesting Belarusians, Ulad decided to climb with the white-red-white flag to the highest point in Great Britain - 1344 meters. This was inspired by many Belarusians, who in recent months have repeatedly made trips to Elbrus.
- In Scotland, the weather is a decisive factor, it is almost always autumn here, and even more so at such an altitude. Ben Nevis is often foggy, with a maximum of five meters visible. But we were very lucky in this regard, such a sunny day is rare.
The company was made up of colleagues from Russia and the Baltic countries. The ascent, photo on the mountain and descent took more than eight hours. The Belarusian is sure to overcome the load, weekly jogging and exercises on horizontal bars helped - Ulad does not go to the gym because of quarantine now.
- I prepared myself that it will be very difficult. Many people said they would hurt their knees - especially after a rather steep descent. None of this happened, only calves and thighs ached a little. But I must say that we took one of the easiest routes, because three out of four were newbies.
Ulad only worried about the flag before the planned action: the delivery from Belarus arrived the day before the ascent. Now the Belarusian and his company are thinking about passing the challenge - to conquer the three highest mountains in Great Britain with a white-red-white flag in 24 hours.