Hello,
Yesterday I did some climbing of the Brecon Beacons mountain range in South Wales. I've always been impressed by the natural beauty in Wales and jump at any chance of a day trip there.
Within the Brecon Beacons National Park, the ridge containing the mountains of Pen-y-Fan, Corn Du and Cribyn are the highest and most impressive (and due to the thick fog and steep 500m summit cliff edges also quite dangerous). In fact, they are the highest peaks south of Snowdonia in the UK. It's been my dream to climb these for a while, and yesterday I managed to do so.
The mountains are quite unique and the views of the lowlands of Powys pretty amazing. Due to their uniqueness and the fact that Wales is often missed out by tourists and visitors to the UK, it is worth showing them and I hope you enjoy them.
Diolch yn fawr!
PS - Some of the photos are quite soft, and the dull cloud didn't help with the contrast. I think that the location makes up for that (and I am improving) so please forgive me in this respect.
The hills of Y Gyrn and Fan Fawr from the lower slopes of Corn Du, with Beacons Reservoir in the distance.
The twin summits of Corn Du (right) and Pen-y-Fan (left) as seen during the ascent.
The Lowlands of Powys from the top of Corn Du
Pen-y-Fan and Cribyn (behind) as seen from Corn Du. Notice the high number of visitors.
Corn Du from the summit of Pen-y-Fan
The Taf Fechan valley and wood and associated reservoirs as seen from the summit of Pen-y-Fan
Cribyn (and behind it the summit of Fan-y-Big) from the summit of Pen-y-Fan. Due to time restrictions I didn't ascend Cribyn.
Blaen Taf Fechan, the stream which flows from the western slope of Corn Du.
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