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| Bryan Benn | First time  Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2009 | |
| My first time in the Brecon Beacons. A nice horseshoe walk from the car park at Cwm Gwdi to the North.Via Cribin and Corn Ddu. | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2009 12:45 pm | ||
| Beer_Monster | Big Breacon Beacons Route! Date Climbed: May 3, 2008 | |
| A good testing route 10.8 miles for the first time! Also I found disturbing in the car park woodland are all the crosses for Para's and SAS people etc! | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2008 7:04 pm | ||
| DrJonnie | Easter Outing Date Climbed: Apr 5, 1995 | |
| With my wife Rita, we got to the summit of Pen Y Fan and watched a parapenter holding station in the air above the ridge before we walked on to the other two tops. | |
| Posted May 10, 2008 6:35 pm | ||
| daveyboy | 10.8miles On The Beacons Date Climbed: May 3, 2008 | |
| A fine day for my 5th time up on the Brecon Beacons. Start from A470 car park 10.30am Clear and sunny but gusts of about 45mph out on the tops. Covered. Corn Du - Pen Y Fan - Cribyn - Fan Y Big. Then down south in the valley to the Neuadd Reservoir. After a nice snack break at the dam we then head back up on to the west ridge. Return via. Twyn Mwyalchod Trig Point - Graig Fan Ddu - Craig Gwaun Taf and Bwlch Duwynt. Back to A470 car park at 18.00pm Complete route done in 7.5hours including stopping breaks. | |
| Posted May 6, 2008 4:09 pm | ||
| mountainmanmark | Only Once | |
| I have only ventured to this part of Wales to climb once, and did all four, must do something about it though. I remember caving there too but not too sure where. | |
| Posted Jan 26, 2008 9:28 am | ||
| joe_akeem | more than once... | |
| ...during my time in Cardiff (1990). | |
| Posted May 31, 2007 4:43 am | ||
| Greg Garrard | Greg Garrard | |
| Whilst staying with a friend in Abergavenny, I decided to head on up and hike Pen Y Fan. My friend 'politely' declined my 5:00am invitation to join me, so I headed up there on my own. Can't remember where I started from, but I do know I passed Corn Du on the way to the summit. Despite being overcast, it only rained a little on the way up, and after passing Corn Du, the weather cleared up nicely. Really great hike. I would recommend it to anyone who is in the area. | |
| Posted May 21, 2007 1:56 pm | ||
| Nanuls | One of my first ever mountains | |
| This was one of the first mountains my dad took me up as a kid, I've now forgotten how many times I've been up and down this stunning mountain. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2007 4:31 am | ||
| Nigel Lewis | so many times!! | |
| I've been up here so many times I'm not sure how many. A cracking little mountain that's empty mid week. N | |
| Posted Feb 14, 2007 12:05 am | ||
| Cody | Crisp November day Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2006 | |
| A wonderful clear and cold day among the hills. | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2006 2:24 pm | ||
| Dan Bailey | never... | |
| ...been up it in nice weather. I like the look of the north face for one of those rare Welsh winter routes | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2006 9:59 am | ||
| igneouscarl | Route Climbed: Various Date Climbed: 1997, 1999, 2001 | |
| Excellent days walking. I´ve done this in clear skies, wind and dense mist (missed the descent ridge and accidently added an extra 6k to the walk- oops). | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2005 3:55 am | ||
| IceMonkey | Route Climbed: Storey arms car park Date Climbed: May 05 | |
| Pleasent stroll up, bagged Corn Du on the way past and had my lunch on the summit. That route is a little on the short side. I have done it fron Neward reservour before, this was better, had the steep approach of Cribyn on the way. Good day out. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2005 11:35 am | ||
| thevalleywalker | Route Climbed: Storey Arms - Tourist Route Date Climbed: 6th March 2005 | |
| A mountain I have walked up on numerous occassions and as it is local for me I can pick and choose the best days. Not always guaranteed good views as the weather can change very quickly but I have more good days up there than bad ones! | ||
| Posted Mar 17, 2005 11:29 am | ||
| David S Phillips | Route Climbed: Storey Hotel Date Climbed: September 11, 2002 | |
| A pleasant if occasionally steep hike along a clear path that showed serious signs of erosion. Comforting -- albeit a bit strange -- to find a fellow busily shoring up the path with flagstones as I neared the top of the mountain. A very clear day and views from top marvelous, including those to the North, East, South and West, as well as straight down the north face. Was joined on top by what I gather was an army platoon out for some physical training and, later, was dazzled by a couple of RAF fighters swooping up the valley from the south and roaring a few hundred feet overhead. All in all, a memorable way to spend the first anniversary of 9/11. | ||
| Posted Jan 31, 2005 8:56 pm | ||
| Andy Kennedy | Route Climbed: From the South Date Climbed: 15th April 2004 | |
| Went up with a good bunch of lads on a trip from an inner city Southampton school. They whinged and whined most of the way up but done a good job of geting to the top all the same. On reaching the summit the wind was fierce and we desended to cross the face of Cribin to avoid going over the summit. Long walk back to the mini bus in horrible rain but as i kept on telling the kids.."thats just Wales for you lads!" | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2004 5:22 am | ||
| Phillip Stasiw | Route Climbed: Storey Arms Date Climbed: Dec 2002 | |
| Went up the Beacons version of the M25,(its as wide) path from the Storey Arms,on the summit however the wind was swirling around at about 30-40mph and you still find some girl or lad from the valleys up there in a burberry skirt armed with a mobile phone! | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2004 9:35 am | ||
| Attic Tony | Route Climbed: Horseshoe (Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn, Fan y Big) Date Climbed: 8th January 2000, and many times since | |
| Went up the easy path from Storey Arms the first time, but have since tried several different routes. My favourite is the circular (horseshoe) route starting from Lower Neuadd Reservoir, taking in the summits of Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn, and Fan y Big (notice the natural diving board!) - definitely one of the best walks you can do in the Brecons. | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2003 11:34 am | ||
| Dr Umtombo | Route Climbed: Northern Approach Date Climbed: Dec 02 | |
| We began at Nant Cwm Llwch, ascended and passed the small lake (Lyn Cwm Llwch), and climbed steeply onto the northwest ridge. From there, we passed a small memorial obelisk (Tommy Jones Memorial), and pulled steeply on to the summit of Pen y Fan's westerly neighbour; Corn Du. At this point, we descended easterly into the col, and then up on to the summit of Pen y Fan itself. Peachy route; wish I had a digital camera! | ||
| Posted Dec 19, 2002 12:48 pm | ||
| Richard Purchon | Route Climbed: circular route Date Climbed: 03 1999 | |
| this route with Fanny Big,Corn Du, & Cribin is used by Special Forces training to practice nav and to degrade the tropers | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2002 9:08 pm | ||
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