Start: Storey Arms Car Park by A470, Brecon Beacons SN 98238 20328
Distance: 14k
Duration: 6.5 hours
Direction: Circle round: Y Gyrn to Corn Du NE then ESE Pen Y Fan; Fan y Big; Tor Glas S then WSW to near 642, turning NW to 824 then SW to car park.
Description: Outdoorlads group walk; only 4 came with many cancelling due to weather. Challenging election of peaks total around 1000m ascent in poor visibility. One group member was struggling; I helped and we took democratic decision to continue to Fan y Big but not further due to strengthening winds which made it difficult to walk by edge of ridge. Good experience for me of dealing with challenges to face a group and how to adjust and help group member.
NOTE: Other Outdoorlads Mountain walks I have listed under Mountain Walks (rather than QMDs) as I was not leader
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".
