Absolutely perfect conditions today, just awesome.
Back On The Hill
I managed to get out into the hills for the first time in a while yesterday. The legs were a little rusty but it was great weather to be out walking. I was briefly joined by three Apache Helicopters circling below the summit of Pen Y Fan. And there I was, thinking my job was cool.
International Dark Sky Reserve
Having recently become an International Dark Sky Reserve, the Brecon Beacons National Park is now officially the darkest mountain range in the UK, and only the fifth ever destination in the world to be awarded the title, along with Exmoor National Park in England, Parc National du Mont-Megantic in Canada, Aoraki Macenzie in New Zealand and NamibRand Nature Reserve in …
Frozen Star Jumps
So March 2013 is set to be one of the coldest in thirty years, and that forecast seemed spot on today over the peaks of the highest mountains in southern Britain. Steep climbs, freezing temperatures, and bands of heavy, driving snow. It was great! After a long haul up to the summit, walking into the wind and snow, the cloud …