Route - Waun Fach, Pen Y Gadair Fawr & Pen Y Grib
Weather - Low cloud, poor visibility, light rain and moderate wind.
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Route memory, poor visibility navigation, night navigation, route planning, plant identification
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 - paths and open mountain from Pen Y Gadair down to valley
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 - Yes, 6:13 hours in total
Adverse conditions may be encountered - Low cloud, poor visibility, light rain and moderate wind
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in the day - Waun Fach, Pen Y Gadair Fawr & Pen Y Grib
Area :
Black Mountains
The Black Mountains (Welsh: Y Mynyddoedd Duon) are a group of hills spread across parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in southeast Wales, and extending across the national border into Herefordshire, England. They are the easternmost of the four ranges of hills that comprise the Brecon Beacons National Park, and are frequently confused with the westernmost, which is known as the Black Mountain. To confuse matters further, there is a peak in the Black Mountains called Black Mountain.
