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Route – Dan y Ogof – Fan Hir – Fan Brycheiniog – Fan Foel –
Sinc Geidd (camp)
Weather – Sunny intervals with moderate wind
Learning Points/Skills Practices – Introduction to wild
camping for Brecon Beacons Climbing and Mountaineering Club. Provided advice on
kit to take, walking techniques and pace with large rucksacks, planned route,
led and navigated route and provided advice on camp craft.
Group – 5
Camp style – wild camp
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership -
Yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths – Yes route
from Fan Foel
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 – Provided safety advice
throughout the day, including walking on uneven ground, keeping balance with
rucksack, stream crossing etc
The journey is five hours or more - Yes, 5:05
Adverse conditions may be encountered – Moderate wind on the
peaks
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in
the day – Yes,
Fan Hir, Fan Brycheiniog & Fan Foel
Area :
Black Mountain
The Black Mountain (Welsh: Y Mynydd Du) is a mountain range in South and West Wales, straddling the county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys and forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its highest point is Fan Brycheiniog at 802 metres or 2,631 ft. The Black Mountain also forms a part of the recently created Fforest Fawr Geopark.
