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August, three weeks after my weekend in the Arans, and another trip. Another short one, as I had to be home to go away on a "proper" holiday. But just time for a couple of camps. Having walked all these hills before, I didn't put myself under any pressure to bag anything particular or to … Continue reading Return to the Big Hill
Day 12: Storey Arms to Llyn y Fan Fawr - Making up lost ground That "night in" did me a power of good, especially as I'd arrived at camp fully laden with water and early enough to simply chill out and enjoy being at camp, with none of the pressures of the previous night's desperate … Continue reading Cambrian Way #5: Storey Arms to Llandovery (Days 12-13)
Day 10: Friday 11 July 2014 - Filling in the Blanks I woke early to a gloomy and rainy world. Thankful that I'd all but completed the packing the night before, it didn't take me long to get the last few bits together and be on my way, walking to the station in a light … Continue reading Cambrian Way #4: Merthyr to Storey Arms (Days 10 – 11)
What with work commitments and leaving it late to make the final arrangements, the original intention to do the Cambrian Way in one 3 week (ish) adventure had to be reconsidered, and I planned a shorter trip to do as much of the southern section in a week to 10 days as I could. Here's … Continue reading Cambrian Way Phase 1
Day 9: Monday 6 May The best night's sleep so far, and in a dorm to myself, following a half-rest day and a decent feed should have all meant that I would feel up to today's walk. With today's walk one of the toughest days for a while, I deliberately managed the preceding couple of … Continue reading Cambrian Way #3: Talybont to Storey Arms (Day 9)
Could this be the most problematic section of the walk to plan ? It was certainly starting to look that way. It's the longest section according to my initial carve up and with me needing to make sweeping assumptions about the daily distances I could make by predicting my fitness and the effect of any … Continue reading Planning the Cambrian Way – Part 4: Abergavenny to Llandovery