More Black Mountains

I'm making use of the torrential rain outside to get around to posting a few pics and a short report of a mini-horseshoe walk in the black mountains a few weeks back. Five of us managed to get up early and be walking by 7:30am. starting at Llanbedr, we did Table Mountain above Crickhowell, Pen Cerrig Calch, Pen Allt Mawr and then returned via the 'mini ridge' that points directly back South east to Llanbedr.

As well as Chopper and Nicholls, we had Carlo and Shagger with us for company. What became apparent, on the initial ascent of Crug Hwyel, is that you do need a decent level of fitness to be able to participate in mountain walking! 4 of us were absolutely fine, Shagger was knackered within 200 metres of the steep uphill.

This is him...

And this is....

He eventually made it to the top of the ridge after threatening to go back to the car twice (using some excuse about pins and needles in his feet - are you reading Shag??:) but we convinced him to continue.

View back along the ridge towards the Sugar Loaf...

Descending Pen Allt Mawr with Waun Fach and Pen Y Gadair Fawr in the distance...

The views were a bit hazy, but as one of the lads pointed out, it beats the s*** out of lying on the settee watching football am and/or Saturday Kitchen! How very true.

Back in the house by 12:30 with the rest of the day free for other stuff. Perfect.