Pen Y Fan Climber's Log
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| kdonaldson | Wettest...  Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2013 | |
| Nice easy hike from A470, but this is the wettest I have ever been on any mountain in such a short period of time. Driving rain with gale force winds at the top. Will give it another go on a better day. | |
| Posted May 18, 2013 3:39 pm | ||
| DocJai | Pen y Fan in in early 90s Date Climbed: Jan 1, 1990 | |
| Love to hear from anyone who was regularly in this part of the BB during the 90s. I spent a lot of time in the area training and have fond memories, can't even remember how many times I ran up and down those hills:) Glad to see they're still bringing joy! | ||
| Posted Nov 25, 2012 4:49 am | ||
| Jameswoolley | Storey Arms Route Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2011 | |
| Sunny day, good time to climb up. | ||
| Posted Feb 10, 2012 10:52 am | ||
| MountainDuck | Terrible Weather, Second time successful Date Climbed: Dec 31, 2011 | |
| Don't take this mountain for granted. I actually had to abandon my first attempt in February 2011 because I was literally on my hands & knees. I tried again on the last day of 2011 & just about succeeded. The weather was pretty bad once again, but I managed to get to the summit via the goats track, which had great views as long as the weather permits. Beware of loose rocks & slippery mud on the final approach to the summit. | |
| Posted Jan 4, 2012 6:08 pm | ||
| Jake | Weather | |
| Nice walk with restricted visibility, fog and rain all the time. November 2009 | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2010 11:58 am | ||
| tws | Normal route, from the car park Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2006 | |
| We started from A470 car park. I remember it being quite cloudy and very very windy. Quite a few people up there | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2010 10:34 am | ||
| Big 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 | ||
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