Route - Cefn yr Ystrad
Weather - Cutting moderate northerly wind, good visibility
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Planning, map reading, re-location exercise in order to correctly identify Bryniau Gleision. Most of the day was off marked footpaths
Group - 4
Camp style - N/A
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership - yes, planned route for the day
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths - most of the day was off paths
Experience must be in terrain and weather comparable to that found in UK and Irish hills - Yes Brecon Beacons
Knowledge is increased and skills practised - see above
Attention is paid to safety - Constantly looking out for hazards and advising as appropriate.
The journey is five hours or more - No, 4:32 hours in total
Adverse conditions may be encountered - Cold moderate wind
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in the day - Cefn yr Ystrad
Area :
Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks popular with walkers which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" they include South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan. The range forms the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog), a designation which also encompasses ranges both to the east and the west of "the central Beacons". This much wider area is also commonly referred to as "the Brecon Beacons".
