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Setting the map, staying engaged with the map whilst walking to maintain awareness of current position, and anticipating what lies ahead are fundamental to being able to find your way successfully in the outdoors. Join Alex and Keith for an afternoon of informal instruction and practice to develop your skills at Garn Lakes, Blaenavon onContinue reading "Training (half-day): Finding your way with a map"
Join Dave Bingham for a hard walk to Cribyn via Bryn Teg and Fan Y Big starting at at 9.00am. OS Explorer Map OL12, grid reference SO 074258 at Llanfrynach. Car sharing encouraged as parking is limited in the village. Head torches essential. Please let Dave know if you intend to join the walk.
A presentation by Mike Jones MBE highlighting his experience of the Everest Base Camp Trek without any technical references. Mike Jones MBE, ex-soldier and retired police officer is chair of Gwent County, Royal British Legion. He is presently leading a project to have a war memorial erected in Goytre to commemorate the fallen from theContinue reading "Talk: Everest Base Camp – My journey, from a mountaineering layman"
Join Sara on this moderate walk of 19km/12miles with 700m/2300ft ascent. The walk will take us on an old drovers road from Talywain, skirting around Coety Mountain to Cwmtillery Lakes taking in Mynydd James on the way. It's mainly on good tracks. We'll start at 9.30am from Talywain Rugby Club car park. OS Explorer mapContinue reading "Walk: Talywain to Cwmtillery Lakes. 19km/12miles, 700m/2300ft ascent (Moderate)"
A talk by Peter Salenieks.
Join Ralph on this 26km/16.5miles hard walk taking in the hills of Mynydd Fforest, Cefn Llwydiart, Cefn Clawdd, Twyn Y Post, Fforest Brycheiniog and Llandyfalle Hill. Total ascent 700m/2300ft following mainly good paths. Please bring a headtorch. We will start at 9.30am OS Explorer Map 188, grid reference SO117377 at Brechfa Pool.
In 2022, I completed the Dragon's Back Race, a mountainous 380km 6-day Ultra from Conwy Castle to Cardiff Castle. It is described as the World's Toughest Mountain Race, and *spoiler alert* it was pretty hard! Come along to hear what motivated me to enter, the training involved and general tales from the 6 days.
Join Nia for a hard walk starting at Pengenffordd heading onto Y Grib and moving North East 713m to the Grwyne Fawr Bothy. Nia has recommended that walkers aim to bring some rubbish bags with them so a tidy up of the bothy can be done if needed. The return leg of the walk willContinue reading "Walk: Pengenffordd to Grwyne Fawr Bothy. 21km/13miles, 840m/2770m ascent (Hard)"
Join us for a 4 mile night time walk around the top of the Blorenge. We will meet at the Keepers Pond Car Park for 7pm. OS Explorer Map OL 13, grid reference SO254107. Head torches essential.
Our walk, which begins from the High School / Leisure Centre car park in Crickhowell (9:30am. OS Explorer map OL13, grid reference SO 216185) is essentially a high-level walk rising to and around the rim of the Great Cwm (Cwm Mawr in Welsh). This large, steep-sided bowl is cut into the south-western aspect of theContinue reading "Walk: Great Cwm Horseshoe. 18km/11.2miles, 840m/2755ft ascent (Moderate)"
"There and back again" - the life of a climber, photographer and IFMGA Mountain Guide https://ifmga.info/. Alun's talk will discuss rock climbs and mountains from Pembroke to El Capitan, Greenland and Everest. Alun's climbing biography includes E5s, grade 6 ice routes and big walls in Yosemite. He has climbed mountains all over the world andContinue reading "Talk: There and back again, with Alun Richardson"
Join Mark for this moderate to hard walk through Fforest Fawr to Castell Coch, on to Garth Woods and Garth Hill and back across the valley where we'll take in part of the Taff Trail and Craig Yr Allt before returning to the start. The walk is 21km/13miles with 1000m/3000ft of ascent. Expect muddy pathsContinue reading "Walk: Fforest Fawr circular. 21km/13miles, 1000m/3000ft ascent (Moderate/Hard)"