Automatically created from a GPX file - 2018-08-18_1009 19.9km Raw.gpx
Route – Pen Y Fan from Blaen y Glyn Carpark
Weather – Sunny to start then low cloud and rain with poor
visibility over Cribyn, Pen Y Fan and Graig y Fan Ddu
Learning Points/Skills Practices – Guided a group of friends
visiting Brecon for the day, used timing and bearings from Blaen Caerfanell to
follow Beacons way through poor visibility to Craig Cwareli. Provided advice to
novice walker on energy conservation as he struggled on Cribyn. Group
management, navigation in poor visibility.
Group – 8
Camp style – n/a
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership -
Yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths – Marked
paths followed, some not distinct in poor visibility
Experience must be in terrain and weather comparable to that
found in UK and Irish hills - Yes Brecon
Knowledge is increased and skills practised - see above
Attention is paid to safety – Looked out for novice member,
also advised and guided 3 families off Pen Y Fan correctly as they were heading
in the opposite direction!
The journey is five hours or more - Yes, 6:13
Adverse conditions may be encountered – Poor visibility and
rain over Cribyn, Pen Y fan and onto Graig y Fan Ddu
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in
the day – Yes,
Fan Y Big, Cribyn, & Pen Y Fan.
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".
