
Was requested by my 15 yr old cousin to take him to Brecon as he is joining the Army next year.
This was a 2.5hr walk doing the story arms route, so no navigation needed.
However this was an excellent opportunity for me as my cousin is quite unfit, and this enabled me to practise my `group management` skills in teaching him different methods of walking on steep ground, it also allowed me to practise my leadership skills of when to stop for a breather, using the front of `taking photos` so my cousin was not demoralised by the stops. I taught him some basic info on the environment around us - telling him of the mountain ponies, plants, rocks and basic layout of the beacons.
So the walk was `bog standard`, but the added value of a novice walker and giving them encouragement and knowledge was excellent!!!
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".