Route - Mynydd Y Garn Navigation Exercise
Weather - Strong westerly winds with heavy rain
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Route plan and organisation. Map reading (1:25), navigation to points, leg timing, investigated and identified areas for future rope work.
Group - 2
Camp style - not applicable
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership - yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths - Yes no paths followed.
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 - weather too bad to continue after a couple of navigation points achieved
The journey is five hours or more - no, 1:59
Adverse conditions may be encountered - Strong winds and heavy rain
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in the day - No
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".
