Brecon Beacons - Corn Du, Pen Y Fan, Cribyn & Fan Y Big
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In this video my brother Martyn and I head to the Brecon Beacons to tackle the highest peak in southern Wales.... Pen Y Fan. With Corn Du, Cribyn & Fan Y Big thrown in too. It was an absolutely stunning day and we saw this stunning part of Wales at it's best.
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Gorgeous up there Dean, great trip & really enjoyed this little set of films Thankyou, it’s a few years now since I did the Pen y Fan horseshoe… I wildcamped in the dry reservoir you mentioned…mine & two friends most memorable camp ⛺️ there’s a stunning island in the middle and a stream.
Thanks again 👍🏻
I bet that was a great camp, hope to return there again and do some running so may have to camp too. Thanks for watching
Wow them Views out of this world pal looked so Peaceful too hope your next Vlog isn't too long to wait for all best David
Thanks for watching David, it was a fantastic walk. I have lots more to edit, 5 or 6 more videos to finish 😁
What a beautiful place. Really enjoyed.looking foreward to more adventures from your Channel. Atb Søren
Thanks for watching Søren. I have lots more videos to edit from other parts of the UK.
Dean what a good thriple of film's these 3 were ,I did crib goch a couple of years ago from llyn gwynant campsite and returned down the Watkin path ,it certainly isn't for the faint hearted ,I did a vid of my version too although not a patch on yours, incidentally I was only at llyn gwynant early June this year when we decided to go up tryfan and onto the cantilever stone, look it up you'd love it .
After seeing the Brecon beacons the wife and I have said we need to visit it, bit of a trek because I don't think there's a straight driving route there from chesterfield although it won't put us off , thanks again for an evening of great videography
Thanks for watching, it was really great to get away with my brother and make some memories.
Nice walk Dean looks stunning down there mate atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Thanks for watching Jimmy 👍😎
A few years back, I did some voluntary work for the National Trust doing path work on Pen-Y-Fan. I'm sure I spotted a couple of the stones I dropped in on your walk back! :)
Another great vid - nice one buddy.
Thanks for watching, I can imagine it's a full time job maintaining the oaths up there with how busy it gets. Stunning place
Another great video Dean, enjoyed it again! Been up to pen y fan once, absolutely loved it up there. Got similar weather to you, so glad we both got good weather! Keep up the good work, cheers Joe! 👍🏻🏔
Thanks for watching Joe, hoping to return to that area again soon later this month so have my fingers crossed for more good weather 👍
Hi Dean. Nice catching up again from Australia. It has been great re-visiting the hills around Pen-y-Fan through your recent walk. Great video!
Thanks for watching Del. Hope life in the Land of Plenty is ok, my father is in Canberra and I hear the Covid situation is getting worse.
Did the loop last February, but we started from the other side and headed straight up to Pen y Fan, ticking off the others afterwards. Had dodgy weather that day and had nothing like the views you guys experienced. Ended up of piste like a couple of amateurs and had to wade through a freezing river. Good fun though all the same! Good video.
Sounds like fun, I don't mind a bit of a freezing river crossing 😁 Thanks for watching Jamie
Great video 👍although I can't help laughing childishly at fan y big🤣
I'd heard of it before so I was very careful how I pronounced it. I think I said it wrong anyway as the 'Y' in Welsh isnt an 'ey' it's a 'ah'.
Great vid as always, ive camped near a little village called crickhowel,semi wild camp,near a stream in an old Litchfield, they were the days ,tent quality and style has changed since then ,i now go for the lazy pop ups😁⛺👍
😁😁 Thanks for watching
Great video Dean... must get theree more often
Thanks for watching Alan
Good to see you in my Homeland ... Hope you had a great time.
It was a really great trip, it's such a beautiful part of the world
Nice one mate. Some good views ATB Kev
Thanks for watching Kev
Absolutely class 👍
Thanks for watching 👍😎
Another cracking video and stunning location. Pen y Fan and Fan y Big (no sniggering at the back) are up on my to do list. You’ve certainly had the weather gods with you recently. Hopefully no ticks this time!
Thanks for watching, thankfully I didn't encounter any ticks in the Brecons 🤣 Bloody hate the things
Brilliant 👏
Thanks for watching Christine
@@DeanRead went up there over 20yrs ago when I was a recruit in the Army and we got "beasted" I'd love to go back and do it at my own pace 🤭
There were some young recruits getting a beasting the day we were there 👍😁 Running with full kit
@@DeanRead Hahaha yup some things never change 😅🤣
Training ground of the SAS.Another excellent video Dean
Thanks for watching 👍
Another great video dean. Have you any more walks coming up. I’m doing skiddaw Monday then travelling to do scafell pike tues live that walk. Nice couple days away.
Thanks for watching Kevin. I've got 4 or 5 more videos to edit to get myself up to date. Camping and running mainly but will get some more walks in too 👍
P.s. have a great time on Skiddaw, it's a great walk 👍
Nice one mate, I was literally there a couple of weeks ago and slept out on fan y big. Great video 👍🏻
Thanks for watching Simon. It's a stunning part of the world and I'd love to bivvy along that ridge 👍
Another fine video Dean. I am heading that way in Aug and was thinking about Pen-Y-Fan, but this has given me the perfect, slightly longer walk. Planning a very early start as I know the road/parking gets really busy on nice days. Keep them coming mate. #teamhobnob
Always great walks with very interesting narration and spectacular views... What kind of equipment do you use for your videos...Thank you
Hi John thanks for watching. I use a Sony A7 Mark 3 to record my videos, I also have a GoPro Hero 8 Black for running footage 👍
@@DeanRead thank you
Have you ever seen anything out of reality walking there?
I haven't sadly, I've seen strange lights in the sky while camping in the Peak District but that's another story 😁👍
Thanks ...
Thanks for watching
I've really enjoyed the last few weeks videos Dean, you are currently motoring through my list of 'to do' walks...Ben Nevis, Crib Goch and the Mach loop in quick succession! I'll get round to them at some point...
Also very well done with the trail running, you've spent years marvelling at their fitness and now you're one of those people that jog past me on Kinder while I'm quickly expiring 😂
Thanks for watching Lee and for your kind words. I've enjoyed editing these last few videos. I took me a while to get around to it though, been really busy with work and adventures but I could/should have made time for it. I'm loving the trail running at the moment, I was thinking the other day about how I'd always thought that this type of fitness was out of my reach... I'm no way near where I'd like to be but with time I'll be able to run up the hills instead of fast walking. Then again, that's the beauty of trail running. I hear it's perfectly acceptable to walk sections so I'm more than happy doing that for now 😁👍
After 11 hours at work today, that was an amazingly relaxing video 😀. So many wonderful panoramic views, absolutely fantastic! I agree with you regarding the similarities with the Yorkshire Dales. Great video to a high standard as always Dean. I think I have run out of superlatives now 🤣 Thank you for sharing this, it helps wet my appetite for the next time I escape daily life and head out on another adventure. 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching Greg, I really enjoyed this walk as it's such a stunning area. Heading to the Yorkshire Dales soon as we've started running the Pennine Way in sections and videoing it 👍😎
That sounds amazing Dean, looking forward to those videos. I think your fitness level is way above mine 🤣. Seeing John Kelly finish in Edale and gain that amazing time record must have been really inspirational. I’ve read his detailed review of his own performance, really interesting. Absolutely amazing athlete, can’t believe it wasn’t more widely in the media as it is a massive achievement and that’s a massive understatement! 👍
He's an absolute machine and that run was breathtaking. I couldn't believe how fast he was going. It really was inspiring, between following people like him and listening to the @RichRoll podcast I've been inspired to up my mileage and see how far I can push myself.
I certainly was completely stunned not just by his physical ability but the mental toughness needed to endure that distance, pain and hardly any sleep. Sounds like you are doing well and making significant gains, so hats off to you too! I had a little test run down Cavedale a while ago just to see if I can still run over rough and loose ground. Didn’t fall over, so took that as a good sign!
His ability to suffer and keep moving forward is very impressive
That looked like another fab walk Dean. Always enjoy watching your videos. I think you should have had a go at pronouncing those Welsh names. Your pronunciation attempts were one of the highlights of your Pennine Way adventure 😆
It's not worth trying as I know I'll get it wrong 🤣 We are running the Pennine Way in sections at the weekend at the moment and I came across another place that isn't pronounced how it looks while on the train.... Slaithwaite... It's pronounced 'Sla-wit' 😁 I just can't win, how are we supposed to know that 🤣
@@DeanRead haha 😂. Don’t forget though that our friends in Yorkshire have invented their own take on the English language. No offence intended to anyone from Yorkshire reading this comment 😬😆
It's the same here in Derbyshire... Chrome Hill pronounced Crum Hill locally. Then there is Southwell in Nottinghamshire pronounced Suthall... It's a mine field 🤣🤣
Great area, not far from our club cottage at Penwyllt 👍
Thanks for watching, it's a stunning area
At 7:57 was that a group of Army personnel going up from Hereford perhaps?
It was a small company of soldiers yes, not sure where from though 👍
Hi Dean
What footwear do you have at.
Looking to change my tierd salmon speed cross.
TIA. Paul. 👍
Hi Paul, I have some Inov-8 Terra Ultra G 270 at the moment. Can't fault them. Thanks for watching 👍
@@DeanRead Thanks Dean 👍
Excellent attempt at pronunciation . So, Pen-Y-Fan (pen, uh, van), Corn Du (corn, dee), Fan-Y Big (Van, uh, beeg)!!
I tried and failed 😁 I knew I'd get it wrong and didn't want to offend the Welsh language speakers.
@@DeanRead no offence taken!!
You're pronounciation is good, but corn du is pronounced ''corn dee''. Great video, I really enjoyed it!
Haha I knew I'd probably get something wrong 🤣 Thanks for watching Geraint, it's such a beautiful part of the world.
Why there are no trees on the hills? 🤔
I'm not 100% sure, maybe the elevation and soil conditions. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can help us out.
@@DeanRead Too much deer perhaps? It is strange to see a wet climate with so little trees.
On the other hand the view is much better 😀
Over grazing would definitely be an issue for new growth, also know that we chopped down lots of trees during and before the industrial revolution but I don't know if this area was effected.