Crawling into a small depression in the ground I held Arthur tightly by his shoulder and shouted to make myself heard above the roaring wind. "Are you cold?" We had decided to give Fan Brycheiniog a second shot. 'Beast from the East 2' was upon us so our attempt wasn't going to be straightforward. We [...]
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Fan Brycheiniog | 1st retreat|
"We're heading back", "We can make it Daddy, I honestly believe we can make it", "I know but we need to make if off as well; we only have one rule - safety first, please trust me. We're heading back" As temperatures dropped in the wind, fog, sleet and hail, we turned back. We had [...]
Waun Fach. Take the tent…..
The weather was shaping up nicely for the weekend. It was looking like a final mountain fling for the year was possible before the weather closed in. With the decision made we were going back to the South Wales, back to Brecon. During my time in the army I had spent countless days and weeks [...]