 November 11, 2009 by Dewi o Dre-Gwyr (118 found)
No veiws today.
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November 8, 2009 by sleepy ghost (1139 found)
# 1000
this was our 1000th cache, it took us 1 year, 4 months, and three weeks to find thousand caches. This is special place for special occasion so we have have planned this for a while. Despite weather, we really enjoyed and although it was very windy and misty at Pen-y-fan, few metres down and suddenly, the clouds opened and we got some spectacular views. Thank you and we will be back sometimes in summer.
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November 7, 2009 by Nobbles (109 found)
This was the end of the good half of the walk - the weather really turned after this point!Was still good fun, and enjoyed reaching this peak. TFTC Nobbles
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November 3, 2009 by BCNorwich (987 found)
Found on a solo trip leaving the girls MA and KW behind
Well I got here over Corn Du first then as I went up to Pen y Fan the weather closed in. It was cold, wet and windy anyway, then as I got to the top the cloud and rain came down and I could hardly see anything. Took some photos mainly of the cloud going past.
Many Thanks for the Cache! I'd love to come back in better weather.[This entry was edited by BCNorwich on Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 9:02:17 AM.]
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October 31, 2009 by arsonist666 (3 found)
second asention of pen y fan pity the sun wasnt shining like last time
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October 31, 2009 by Lukyn & Daska (178 found)
Second visit on Pen y Fan this year, nice walk with 11 friends. Weather not so good, very foggy, could not see a thing.
TFTC
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October 28, 2009 by BluNoze (30 found)
Nice'n'easy after the last few metres to Corn Du!Sorry, but I had this cache's details on my PDA without the photo instructions, however I have attached a photo to BluNoze Boy (3) and Girl (8) at the summit. Is the little man the youngest to climb this peak without a lift - what a guy - and fantastic views all round!
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October 25, 2009 by RaeWin (5 found)
So exhilarating getting to the top most point! It was wet, windy, foggy and absolutely amazing. Not much of a view until the way down, but the snatches I saw in between the clouds were very very pretty. :p
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October 24, 2009 by Howski (2 found)
One of the best views on a good day and a bad place to be on a bad day!
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October 18, 2009 by The Evil Poles (1716 found)
We've never walked here before - WHY?! Spectacular scenery, fantastic walking, and a few caches on the way - perfect! Photos to follow tomorrow. TFTC!! 
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October 18, 2009 by tripod (454 found)
this was a highlight of our visit from canada. taken on this walk by the morgan relatives all the way back to pencelli. -tripod-
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October 17, 2009 by halesquad (76 found)
Got to the top on a wonderful sunny day. This is training for my wife's trip to peru in 3 weeks. Thanks for the cache.
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October 13, 2009 by factotem (59 found)
Glorious day so a proper walk with Mrs F climbing up from the Neuadd reservoir and around the ridge. Mrs F not too keen on seeking caches so sneaked in the obigatory photos for this one but missed out on opportunities for others. Big improvement on last year (not heard of GC then) when we were in a hailstorm.
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October 11, 2009 by Mappiman (421 found)
Will have to upload my photo when my non caching friend provides them - he had a waterproof camera and I didnt. Absolutely shocking weather. The photo wont be up to much - just me and an equally wet mate in the cloud with next to no visibility! I would have done the earth cache from Cribyn but couldnt actually see anything to count! Photos to come, but just logging my cache finds. As well as the virtual, I had success with a couple of physical ones that I found up here. TFTC.
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October 8, 2009 by taffacre (227 found)
A lovely day today and Pen Y Fan was muggle city so took the photos away from the crowd
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October 1, 2009 by dannywig (44 found)
Beautiful walk with my good mate Chris. Great views from the top. TNLN. (Logged from my phone using the Geocache Navigator by Trimble)
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September 14, 2009 by Jaughan (324 found)
The wind had died down but the top of Pen y fan was still in thick cloud so the views were not spectacular when I took the photos. This lifted before I got to the bottom of the dip between Pen y Fan and Cribyn but too late for stunning photos.
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September 12, 2009 by Sat Nav and Tom Tom (253 found)
What a wonderful walk if a little strenuous at the end. Wonderful location for a virtual cache.
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September 12, 2009 by berghaus21 (21 found)
Completed this one today with our friends on a lovely sunny day, stunning views very busy up here.
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September 9, 2009 by Djinnsplace (145 found)
 Yay 100th Cache Find
When I got here there was no one else about with light cloud around the summits of Corn Du and Pen y fan Fifteen minuets later it was totally clear. 
Came up from the car-park before the story arms weather was sunny and warm for the most part until you get on the the peaks where it was quite windy.
First time I've been here and loved the whole thing. Every one should come here - returning from Crybin every body was!TFTC
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September 8, 2009 by Kriyacacher (913 found)
I parked over in the forest at Neuadd, and walked up past the resevoir, as I climbed up over Cribyn the weather really started to deteriorate. In particular a ferocious wind started to blow that felt like it could lift you off your feet. The clouds moved in and visibility was very poor. I was grateful for the good quality path. There were plenty of soldiers on the Brecons today presumably the trainers like the adverse conditions. The weather made the going tougher than I was expecting, and I was grateful to reach the cairn. I was going to go back via Tommy Jones and Ice and Fire, but decided it was more than I fancied in the conditions and retraced my steps. Worth the terrain rating on a day like this. Oh yes, my 800th cache too.
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 September 1, 2009 by fandance (184 found)
Stopped off today on a quiet, not another soul in sight! mind you it was 07:50 and the vis was about 110meters.Called here today for Green eyed Alien to bag a visit to the highest Cache in South Wales, before moving on. Fandance
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August 27, 2009 by berglam (99 found)
This was one of the main goals of this holiday we've been spending in Wales. We had to wait a couple of days for the weather to improve, but today was the day. Been there, seen it. Regretfully I was stupid enough to not enter the coordinates for the cache near the summit in my GPS-device, so I (We) missed that one.
The first picture is me on the cairn with the GPS-device (don't mind the silly looking guy in the picture), the second picture is taken towards Bailea, where the car was parked. We (my wife, two daughters (10 and 12) and I had a perfect day. Thanks a lot.
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August 22, 2009 by Hugh Jampton (2019 found)
I don't know either but Messie Nessie cooked it! We thoroughly enjoyed the walk up to this cache, especially Messie Nessie who was up the hill like a rat up a drainpipe. The only slightly annoying bit was that a couple of hundred yards from the top I fell over, grazed my knee and put a very impressive hole in a new pair of Berghaus trousers. Still, that's par for the course for me. Thanks for the cache. Photos on behalf of both of us to follow shortly.
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August 22, 2009 by Messie Nessie (181 found)
A lovely but exhausting walk up the mountain once we had found the path amongst the ferns... not sure were we went wrong but got there in the end. Very busy at the top, summit plastered with tourists. Incredibly windy as well- I don't know what Hugh Jampton had for dinner the night before! Pictures to follow as they are on HJ's camera.
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August 22, 2009 by wattlereptile (112 found)
Second time up here this year with RCKid.
TFTVC
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August 22, 2009 by RCKid (16 found)
Great views from here. Second time up PenYFan this year!
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August 9, 2009 by climber1958 (4718 found)
Great walk up and along the ridge on a marvellous sunny day. Hoards of tourists and wasps occupying the summit made photography a pain. Did get a couple - to follow. Contiued on over to Fan y Big where it was considerably more peaceful. TFTC.
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August 8, 2009 by Hampk (1056 found)
Walked up on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon while staying with my sister in Penarth. An appropriate walk, as I'd been drafted in to take part in a Search and Rescue Dogs training day on the Sunday.Pictures to follow as I'm off to Devon now and won't have a suitable internet connection to upload them on until I return North later in the week. TFTC; Hampk
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August 5, 2009 by terrycoke088 (120 found)
Been up "The Fan" a few times, but never cached it before. No Milo & Callie today  TFTC
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August 1, 2009 by Big_Al260 (301 found)
Got to the top to a windy reception. Had a quick chat to another Scout Leader who was waiting for his scout group to arrive. Took photo's and left for Corn Du.
TFTC.
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July 30, 2009 by 0nthetrain (690 found)
What a wonderful day I had on the best day of a wet week. I started out from the parking area in the forest near talybont resevoir. I covered a total of 18 miles taking in 7 peaks including Cribben, PenY Fan, the diving board etc etc. It was an awesome walk, spoiled only by the fact the the tourist hordes had climbed Pen y fan.I bagged 12 caches on the way. Thank you all for the efforts in placing these caches in such wonderful areas. I have not been strictly compliant with the instructions but i hope the picture of me with Geopooch, GPS & maps etc will suffice. this was taken by a very kind gent whilst I was trying to avoid the hordes. TFTC
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July 25, 2009 by Capt Rico & Crew (92 found)
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July 25, 2009 by Stokesy (3248 found)
Drove down from Birmingham this morning for a day in the Brecon Beacons, this summit being the main target for the day. Great walk up to the top, weather held for some great views. Lovely area, never been up here before, and will return! T4TC. Stokesy.
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July 24, 2009 by aerobed (60 found)
Going to the top of the pen y fan, it was a surprise there are several geocaches nearby. We've made photo's on the top.
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July 18, 2009 by thingone thingtwo (53 found)
Took this one whilst with icebluescooby and largerdup
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July 18, 2009 by icebluescooby (75 found)
Got this one whilst out with Thing1 Thing2 & largerdup...
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July 18, 2009 by Lagerdup (31 found)
A great walk with the family, Ice Blue and Thing one Thing two
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July 18, 2009 by lee ford (267 found)
parked in the lay by and walked up weather good today after all the rain visibility very good too pics to follow soon
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July 10, 2009 by Pteroisvolitans (125 found)
we had a nice walk up the hill even though we took the trade because the army blocked the other parking area. Best of the trade: some pupils with flip flops at their feet.
Nevertheless great walk an view from the top. We will check the other route on our next trip to Wales.
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July 9, 2009 by omis49 (1370 found)
Walked the horse shoe today with Omis jnr, Nice day not to hot! Great views, TFTC. Pic's to follow.
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July 8, 2009 by Gandelf (268 found)
Started with cloud on the summit, but when we got there it had cleared. Great views - well worth the effort. TFTC
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July 8, 2009 by syntegra (373 found)
Poor weather at start, but cleared by the time we reached the top. Lots of mil around as usual, and schoolchildren too! Pictures attached as required. TFTC. Syntegra.
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June 27, 2009 by artegall (512 found)
Ouch, legs not as good as I thought but still, got me up here OK. Fab view, but midges v hungry so didnt linger too long. Photos attched. Cheers!
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June 27, 2009 by adrian1957 (207 found)
beautiful day a lot of people walking today and the army guys running in the heat, always great views from here
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June 24, 2009 by Bethel23 (54 found)
I have been here many times in the past, in cloud, rain and snow. Today was the first time for Andrew, and the best ever weather for me - a gloriously sunny day, with barely a cloud in sight. We did a circuit of Cwm Sere - up via Allt Ddu and the northern ridge of Pan Y Fan, down towards Cribyn, then picked our way down the Cwm, and back along the valley.
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June 21, 2009 by Griffo81 & Jax (526 found)
found after spending the weekend in south wales. weather changed fast when we got to the top!!
(Photo's to follow shortly when i get the camera of my dad)
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June 20, 2009 by Selby Penguin (285 found)
Was up in the Brecons as part of a team taking part in the WAAT 4 challenge - a 40km circular hike starting and ending in Brecon, via the summit of Pen y Fan. All in aid of the Welsh Air Ambulance (that's why it was buzzing the kids in the log below).
Only took one picture of me at the summit cairn holding my GPS as the cloud had come down so nothing else could be seen. The photo is on a friend's camera so will convert this note to a found as soon as I've got the piccie to upload.
Been to this location many times, but only remembered to take the picture on this visit.Piccie now received, so changed to a found log. TFTC [This entry was edited by Selby Penguin on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 2:54:03 PM.] [This entry was edited by Selby Penguin on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 2:58:41 PM.]
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June 20, 2009 by The Wombles (1060 found)
Even the smaller Wombles made this one although it was rather breezy at the top. Excellent views, we were buzzed by the rescue helicopter who circled the peak just a few hundred feet up, waving at the kids.Enjoyed this, many thanks.
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June 9, 2009 by redvark (283 found)
Oops hadn't realised there was a proper cache up here too - must pay more attention - lovely day - great views tftc
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June 5, 2009 by curlew1 (268 found)
Better half said she would never make it but did and
enjoyed a rather misty view, also got down before
the rain. But after collecting other cache I was caught
on the last steep and slippery section.
Photos to follow after some instuction !
Great cache.
Curlew1 & wife.
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June 5, 2009 by bakersix (326 found)
Started off a nice day ,but as we got to the top visibility was very poor ,took a photo and will upload
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May 30, 2009 by ijefferyes (1 found)
Fantastic weather and not too hot due to the breeze.Forgot to take picture of GPS, but have sports tracker record just to prove it:
(visit link) Views were fantastic and my five year old had a great time.
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May 30, 2009 by feathertop (6358 found)
A wonderful spot to visit on my birthday. The weather was superb today and you could see forever.
As a result there were more than enough other people up here too but that was expected.
Thanks for providing this cache.
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May 30, 2009 by gryff (254 found)
Fantastic early morning walk, my wifes first visit to the top. Weather fantastic and visibility great. Thanks for setting this cache.
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May 28, 2009 by OldBazza (337 found)
Found with Sebhat team on a long days walk. Visibility poor, day improved as the sun burned through.
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May 28, 2009 by sebhat (280 found)
Great climb up with part of the sebhat team and old bazza. unfortunatly cloud cover meant no view at all, but have included the photos anyway.
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May 24, 2009 by Geeraki (563 found)
It was like Piccadilly Circus on top of Pen Y Fan today. The glorious Bank holiday weather had brought out the muggles in an M1 type congestion approaching and covering the summit. The views were worth the effort of the climb to the top. Being a virtual cache it wasn’t much of a problem in bagging it. Now it’s on to Cribyn for the Earthcache.
TFTC.
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May 24, 2009 by Williams Wacky Walkers (25 found)
Wow! Absolutely stunning view. We had incredible weather. Lots of peeps on the route up and hoards at the top. Muggles were wondering what I was doing, holding out a yellow "mobile" (GPS) and taking a photo...strange. haven't been up here for thirty years'. There were about six people at the top then. How times have changed. Will, doubtless, do it again...maybe even this year!TFTC.
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May 24, 2009 by Ezitis (402 found)
I first "found" this cache a long time ago, under a different username. I've been back up here several times since then, but this is my first time with both GPSr and camera! Thanks for the cache!
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May 24, 2009 by Jenny&James (506 found)
#205
The first time we have been up Pen y Fan, and the weather was fantastic! I guess that's why there were hundereds of other walkers here also! TFTC!
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May 24, 2009 by Rudi Mentry (552 found)
#141
Beautiful bank holiday Sunday. Got here early. Hundreds of people on the way up as I walked off the mountain
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May 15, 2009 by windywetmud (435 found)
It's taken me a while to post this but i've only just dried out. Luckily we had some views from Cribin on the climb up but by the time we reached 'The Top' it was just rain,rain,wind and rain...All caches found and accounted for though
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May 9, 2009 by richatquinta (405 found)
Found this whilst walking with friends on a stag weekend. Pity about the weather, as it mostly rained and very windy, but great walk and spectacular views at the top.
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May 7, 2009 by Waysters (808 found)
Having found Tommy, this seemed just too close not to walk that little bit more... Unbelievable views and well worth the visit. The cache site reminded Jane of the Hugh Grant movie 'The englishman who went up a hill and came down a Mountain'.[This entry was edited by Waysters on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 1:59:57 PM.]
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May 4, 2009 by Fine weather campers (949 found)
Walked on to here from Tommy Jones. Took photo's, the clouds are beginning to gather on the ledge. Time is 07:30, had a quick drink and snack and then jogged back down the Fan to the car. Took 45 mins to walk up to these 2 caches and only 15 minutes to jog back down. Thanks for bringing us to the highest point on the Brecons, well worth it.
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May 2, 2009 by House Of Boo (2090 found)
Had a photo taken with Satellite kid, also my view is not from the top as it was freezing for doing a panoramic so my photo is just from off the brow of the peak (hope thats still ok). This was a brilliant walk if a little bit windy at some of the peaks. Brilliant day for a walk and taking photographs! One of the best walks we've undertaken in ages. TFTC!House Of Boo
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May 2, 2009 by Cheddar Pink (334 found)
Enjoyed the walk along with The Great Redmondo. Superb views but a little windy for my liking so after a quick photo shoot I headed towards Tommy Jones to get a head start on TGR.TFTC Cheddar Pink.
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May 2, 2009 by LucyLocket10 (468 found)
Found with the others of Team Awesome whilst tackling the mighty Horseshoe walk. Absolutely incredible up here, well worth the climb in weather which was steadily getting colder! Pics attached, thanks for a memorable cache.
LucyLocket10, siliconwombat and Finn
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May 2, 2009 by The Great Redmondo (1358 found)
Enjoying a fantastic day out walking the peaks while attending the IV S. Wales Event at Talybont on Usk. Parked up in one of the car parks at Taf Fechan Forest and started our walk up Tor Glas, then cut slightly cross country up to Fan y Big, then along to Cribyn, Pen y Fan, Corn Du then along Craig Fan Du before making a steep descent back to Neuadd Reservoir and along to the car. The climb up here was a real lung buster and we needed a five minute sit down before even contemplating photos. When we were stood admiring the views it was worth all the panting, deep breathing and muscle agony. I wouldn't change a single step. Delighted to be able to claim Pen Y Fan !!!! T4TC Debs, Paul and Cheddar Pink.
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May 2, 2009 by niknrich (1126 found)
Out caching today under the collective name of Team Awesome, with House of Boo, Welsh Angel, SirClimbsALot, LucyLocket10, Silicon Wombat, Satellite Kid, flying420uk and LordElph - you can see why we chose a team name! Great walk up here - really enjoying this horseshoe. Photos attached, thanks!
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May 1, 2009 by scottpa100 (1345 found)
7th cache of the day after walking over from Tal y Bont reservoir. I good variety of caches today - trads, multis, earthcaches and virts! Never before in the history of mankind have some many different mountain caches been experienced in one day! Took the photos - the weather had started to turn earlier, but rain was starting to come in on the wind. Eeek! Must dash, I need to get over to Tommy Jones!
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April 26, 2009 by tractortony (74 found)
On top on Saturday lots of people about as it was a good day apart from the wind. After being there for about 10 mins we had a hail stone shower.
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April 23, 2009 by preynish (209 found)
Sorry for very tardry logging but had probs with my camera and couldn't download the photos.Fine but windy weather. TFTC Paul
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April 14, 2009 by swisscrusoe (603 found)
Enjoyed the view at the top after a strenuous walk up. Glad we chose this day during our short break to the Brecons, as the mountains were covered in cloud for the rest of the week.
TFTC
Swisscrusoe(250)
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April 11, 2009 by G and S (24 found)
Made it to the top.
It was too sunny to take a good picture of the GPS co-ords - but we tried!
G and S
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April 11, 2009 by johnny5a (525 found)
After a grueling walk (out of fitness!) up the hill, I got to this virtual cache. Fantastic view, very rewarding. Enjoyed the walk up.*Transport: Foot*
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April 4, 2009 by old_git (14 found)
Picked the wrong day for this one! Thick mist so no photos. Looks like I'll have to visit again another day!
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April 3, 2009 by s14mse (245 found)
3rd and last one today as it was getting cold .Lovely views at the top and well worth the visit Photos to follow
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April 2, 2009 by Sabbi (549 found)
What a beautiful day! Sunny weather and a great view. Thanks for showing us this mountain.TFTC! Sabbi & QuallElisa
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March 21, 2009 by Kingfisher (663 found)
What a lovely day for a stroll in the mountains! Many thanks, enjoyed the cache.
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March 21, 2009 by qrang (9402 found)
Great day for a yomp up to Pen Y Fan. A platoon of soldiers was toiling up the same route carrying 60pound packs - what fun.
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March 21, 2009 by Stuey (3580 found)
What a spectacular place this is! The best day of the year so far, and well worth our 270 mile round trip from Devon and 12 miles of walking.I'll be back for the nearby trad, which I forgot all about. It's great to have an excuse to come back though. What a place! Thanks,
Stuey
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March 17, 2009 by Stu Mitchell (266 found)
Found with Stevie M. A perfect view on a perfect day. Please see photo's attached to Stevie M's log of my confirmation of my visit.
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March 17, 2009 by stevie m (1476 found)
Great weather, even at this time of year. Visited in company of Stu M.
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March 16, 2009 by balooboat (77 found)
Gorgeous way to spend a Monday morning. Sun shining, skylarks singing, terrific views. TFTC.
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March 15, 2009 by zumbel (58 found)
Lovely walk, fantastic views, enjoyed it very much!
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March 13, 2009 by Hedgehunters (784 found)
Got up to the top in increasingly deteriorating conditions. High winds and freezing rain at the top made our stay fairly brief! Grabbed a couple of photos (posted) but frozen painful hands sent us scurrying for the relative shelter of the path back down again!Fantastic spot nonetheless. TFTC
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February 22, 2009 by peteharris2017 (60 found)
The cloud closed in just as we got to the top
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February 19, 2009 by sharp's seekers (97 found)
Found with FowlersFinders, pictures under their logged find as they had the camera!
Views were fantastic as it was a crisp clear day!
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February 19, 2009 by FowlersFinders (121 found)
We really enjoyed the walk and we were very lucky with the weather so it wasn't too cold and the views were excellent. The picture shows members from the FowlersFinders and Sharp's Seekers teams. TFTC.
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January 21, 2009 by nigel 01495 (11 found)
testing weather
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January 3, 2009 by Ample and Workshy (580 found)
Saturday 3 January 2009 was the first day in nearly a week that the sun actually came out so we decided to head off to the hills. We (that is Workshy, N and N's friend J) parked up in the car park on the A470 - this took us a while as the car park was nearly full, and set off towards Pen y Fan.The weather was very cold and there was lots of ice on the path and frozen waterfalls on Blaen Taf Fawr. The path was very busy with walkers. Once at and beyond Bwlch Duwynt there was no shelter from the bitterly cold wind. However we pressed on to Pen y Fan. At the cairn (which is much smaller since I was last here about 15 years ago) I took the required pictures and then admired the views. Unfortunately the picture of the GPS and the view was blurred (camera shake as it was so cold (had to take gloves off to use the camera) and windy) so I have substituted a picture of the GPS on the cairn and some views. We had intended to try to visit other nearby caches but did not to as it was so busy we decided that we could not get away with finding them without being seen. So we will be back in this area one day. Went back to the car park via Corn Du. Thank you for the virtual cache.
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December 28, 2008 by Eder-Ents (792 found)
We hadn't planned on including a climb of Pen-y-fan in our short tour of Wales, but the publican at the Dragon Inn Crickhowell convinced us that it was a must. At the summit a phone call home got us the co-ordinates. A clear day and a large number of fellow walkers out enjoying the view. TFTC
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December 26, 2008 by jbdb (828 found)
Great walk! Photo attached. Thanx. JBDB
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December 26, 2008 by AL&JDC (597 found)
Found this on a very cold day - attached pics. TFTCAL&JDC
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December 21, 2008 by Pokémaniac (14 found)
My first time on Pen y Fan, though I've been on the nearby hills a few times before. There were no views at all today, so dad says he'll bring me back when there's better weather. It was very windy today and finding the path to Cribyn was not easy in the thick mist. Just as well we has two GPS's and a compass.
TFTVC.
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December 14, 2008 by signyred (1559 found)
Arrived at virtual cache site at 3.15pm while on the West Brom Mountaineering Club record Xmas Meet (79 members to the hills in 2 coaches) during which most completed the traverse from Pencelli to Storey Arms on a lovely cold sunny day. We had superb views most of the day although cloud did cover the 2 big summits around noon and, Sod's Law, did so again when we were descending Cribyn. We didn't see as many other folk as in previous years so our Santas' sweet sacks remained heavier for longer and our walking gear was not admired as much as usual! TVM4tVC.
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December 7, 2008 by RapidSupreme (1220 found)
Great virtual - glad I got the chance to do it. Walked up from Storey Arms after fuelling up on a pre-walk bacon and egg sandwich from the vendor in the car park. Yum! All cache walks should start with grease.
Beaut walk on a beaut day - epic views all around, what more could you want. Many thanks.
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December 7, 2008 by Aldocandy (2737 found)
Walked along from Corn Du and enjoyed the fantastic views. My first time up here and I couldn't have picked a better day.
Still a little bit of snow around on the north facing slopes.
TFTC
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December 1, 2008 by fandance (184 found)
Stopped here to enjoy the views across the beacons and the black mountains, and to listen to a leacture on Weather conditions from what looked like the leader of an outdoor pursuits group, who had what looked like a portable Weather station with him.He staed that the temperature was Minus 4 degree's and that with the wind Chill the Temp was dropping down to Minus 16. I could tell from the looks on the Childrens faces that All they wanted to do wasto get moving off the hill as they were cold. Posted a couple of nice pictures for those who were unable to get up on the hills yesterday. Fandance
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September 28, 2008 by The Moor We Hunt... (9037 found)
Our first visit to Pen y Fan and a great day to be up here too. Enjoyed the climb, which was not too arduous. Great views. Set off from here to walk the ridge to another cache. TFTC.
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September 21, 2008 by Carport (31 found)
Our 1st Virtual cache, and one of the best caches we've done so far.We took the easy(!) route from the lay-by near the storey arms. Very proud of my 5 yr old daughter who walked all the way!(up & down). Had lunch on Corn ddu before the final push - Great weather just topped-off a fantastic day out.
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September 20, 2008 by Pete'n Kirsty (310 found)
This was truely a fantastic day for the view - thanks for the incentive to get to the top!
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August 30, 2008 by fluffysheep (114 found)
Very misty and blowy on top when we got there, but a lovely day by the time we had finished our circular walk - although some of us weren't in a condition to appreciate it (see images!).TFTC
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August 30, 2008 by Polite Engineer (32 found)
Ok so slightly miss-read the photo requirment, but seeing as you could only see a few metres when on top i hope that my two will suffice.
However this is the view that i know as it seems that everytime i come up i see diddly squat.
Anyway still had a great time, onwards to the diving board.
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August 29, 2008 by Nottscacher (1302 found)
Took the pictures but not got time to download them just yet will update when we have more time. Great walk TFTC.
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August 29, 2008 by dysdera (1096 found)
Nice place....
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August 24, 2008 by archaos (1135 found)
The high point of a great 10.5 mile circular walk from the parking area below Craig Y Fan Ddu. Weather was superb, mostly sunny with the cloud base only dropping after I had got onto the ridge walk beyond Corn Du. This was the first time I have been here since a December visit while at university nearly 30 years ago when it was so windy that getting to the summit was difficult because of being blown backwards on the ice. Much easier today, though no less an adventure.Thanks for drawing me back, the Beacons are a beautiful piece of countryside
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August 23, 2008 by smurffy (36 found)
a great day for a walk in the mountains, pity it started to rain on the way down, TFTC
smurffy:)
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August 22, 2008 by Kitebuggyboy & Ninkle (466 found)
Found as part of a fabulous day on the hills. We actually stayed dry today! A truly lovely place. On to Cribyn.....
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August 21, 2008 by flying420uk (449 found)
Fifth cache of the day on an amazing 14 mile walk around the Brecon Beacons. SKid had to stop and wait for me a few times on the way up and at one point encouraged me to keep going as he could see the sign. As I reached him I realized it was just a sign and there was still more climbing to be done!!! Quite busy at the summit considering we had not encountered that many walkers along the route we had taken to get there.
TFTC
Jo
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August 13, 2008 by Kinkykimbo (1467 found)
Loved the walk, such a pity we couldnt see anything, walked over Corn Du was really raining hard and the wind almost took the dog off its feet, anyway thanks for the cache
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August 12, 2008 by Bernie & Susie (72 found)
Well, we don't really approve of virtual caches since not even the placer of the cache need ever to have visited the location. However, plenty of people have judging by the photos, so here are ours to add to this large collection!
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August 10, 2008 by mag&kuo (287 found)
We reached the Pen Y Fan in really bad weather - fog, rain and strong wind but it was fantastic (to be honest, the weather was much wors on Corn Ddu by looking for the Tommy Jones :-). We do geocaching without gps so I enclose a picture of me instead of it and some views before the top because we haven't see anything except of clouds from above. We can send some more pictures to the owner if necessary.
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August 7, 2008 by Pie Man (914 found)
Two photos posted. TFTC.
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August 7, 2008 by Orchard Family (177 found)
Almost as busy on the summit of Pen Y Fan as it was on Corn Du. 2 peaks tackled, 2 to go. TFTC
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August 3, 2008 by woodlark (287 found)
Great to be back at the top of this one it's been a long time. Conditions were blustery to say the least and so had to snap shots when I could. The first is looking past the summit with GPS towards Corn Du (the view).
TFTC Woodlark
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July 28, 2008 by priestley (184 found)
Glorious weather. Had some trouble getting a shot of the GPS, whose batteries were failing. TFTvirtualC
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July 26, 2008 by PeteHusky (160 found)
Did this earlyish and thus avoided a lot of the tourists. Up in the clouds today - the peak had minimal views and millions of midges!! We spent about 20secs taking a couple of pics and then legged it as we were getting eaten alive!
After doing Tommy Jones the sun warmed the land up enough and the clouds lifted. TFTC
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July 20, 2008 by Nick_Kat (516 found)
Logged from my phone using the Geocache Navigator by TrimbleFound on same walk as "Tommy Jones"
First time in Brecon Beacons - wow must come again
first time out with new GPS - been using N95 and Trimble upto now - still will - very useful and like the interface etc, anyway, photo shows us setting a way point at the the selected location - no we haven't fixed it, we were there, and will go there again - now when will that be......
thanks for bringing us here ....
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July 16, 2008 by Top Team "180" (969 found)
I missed out going up Pen y Fan on Sunday with Guess Who? and his dad, I had volunteered to do the taxi service for them, so off I went by myself on Wednesday. Not too bad a day but very windy on the top. Lots of muggles about but I expect that is fairly normal for the mountain. Sam had a second bite of the cherry. Great views and a nice mountain.
Top Team "180"
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July 13, 2008 by Guess Who? (740 found)
Came up from Corn Du with dad, staying in Brecon at the moment doing a work experience course with the NP. Amazing views and also quite busy on top. We then went around Cribyn and down the next valley. Really enjoyable walk on a sunny day. Thanks,
Guess Who?
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June 21, 2008 by Berwick (135 found)
Wet and in cloud all the way up. Made it from the car park to the top in 45 mins via Corn Du, not worth stopping for the view unless you are studying the inside of clouds. Went on to Cribyn and then Fan Y Big and back across the valey via the resevoir over the ridge and back to the car. Great day out but very wet.
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May 31, 2008 by Ross B (95 found)
Great walk up Cribyn over to Pen y Fan and then Corn Du. Not the tourist motorway. Unbeknown to us we must have passed Servisal when we were going down the track from Corn Du as we saw the 7 year old in wellies was carrying a fishing net.
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May 31, 2008 by servisal (259 found)
17:32 This was supposed to be a walk up to Llyn Cwm Llwch with the kids, and no geoaching to be done. But when we reached the lake the two dads (servisal and HMV) got pretty keen to keep going up after we discovered that there was a way up from the valley. So the other half of servisal stayed with the youngest children at the lake to look at leeches and newts and so on, and we headed up with HMVs eldest. At 7yo he was very proud of himself for geting up the mountain (in wellies) and kept up a steady chatter all the way while the elderly ones just concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other.
We made it, and it was well worth while. Looking forward to taking the rest of the kids up when they are a bit older.
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May 20, 2008 by tiggerrrrr78 (156 found)
Used the opportunity for travelling to Cardiff for a meeting to hike up Pen-y-Fan. Really enjoyed it as it was really quiet. Didn't hang around at the top though as it was surprisingly cold! TFTC
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May 19, 2008 by Severnsiders (193 found)
Another of life's mini ambitions ticked off. Decided to go early on a weekday to avoid the crowds and I couldn't have chosen a better day. Alone on the way up and alone at the top for 15 minutes. Marvellous weather. Walked up one way and came down another. Had an enjoyable time. Thanks.
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May 10, 2008 by Durrantcachers (122 found)
Great views from the top. A bit busy and strange questions about why taking picture of GPS. However, weather great and a lovely walk round the horseshoe. TFTC
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May 10, 2008 by TEAM SEREN (142 found)
It was like Picaddilly Circus on Pen Y Fan today, the sun brought everyone out.
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May 4, 2008 by Boney Bones (22 found)
Great stuff - shame about the motorway sized path on the way up though!!
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May 3, 2008 by feltonwanderer (579 found)
came up on saturday the weather was fantastic if a little windy. i was with 28 other walkers with lots of cameras,but after all the poseing i forgot to take some for my self
tftvc
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May 3, 2008 by cacheincompitents (229 found)
Came up here on Saturday with a group of novice walkers. Great weather today and fantastic views.
TFTC
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April 10, 2008 by Discombob (1635 found)
A lovely stroll up with a bit of snow falling here and there, but good views from the top, if not a bit windy!
Thanks!
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April 7, 2008 by The Jarczyks (294 found)
We were on a scout expedition. It had been snowing that morning and the wind was bitter. Great views by the time we reached the top.
2 photos taken.
1st Emsworth Scouts
Also present 'Lost Lowthers' and 'Smiffys' &'allthe bridges' representatives
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March 25, 2008 by fandance (184 found)
3rd Cache of the morning having just come across from Tommy Jones.No Pic's I'm Afraid as cold Killed the Battery in my Camera
Abbi And Fandance
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February 26, 2008 by Fiona and Hamish (158 found)
Fantastic views from all summits - how lucky were we? Forgot to get a picture of my GPS but have many others to prove ascent.
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February 17, 2008 by bloke1987 (70 found)
Thanks for assorted e-mails from fans of the cache offering to adopt it. Don's worry, I haven't abandoned it - I just get the e-mails telling me when people have logged it and when I do check it I'm not bothering to log in! *slaps wrists*
Mental note: I must log in in future when checking up on caches / bugs or find a way of stealing dads gps to use while at uni...
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February 16, 2008 by Welsh Green (430 found)
Found while away with my church for the weekend. Nice walk upto the top, although very tiring.
Lovely weather all the way up, and beautiful views from the top.
I was surprised how cold it was up the top- regretted sending my fleece back down to the bottom when the others decided to go back down.
The photo isn't quite at the top, but near, as I was the last one to get to the top and it was only on the way down that I caught up with one of the leaders who took a photo of me there.
Sadly no GPS picture as my mum and dad had the GPS's and wouldn't let me take one with me(the don't trust me with something that expensive!)TFTC I was given permission from the owner to log despite not
fulfilling the normal critera.
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 February 15, 2008 by Deceangi (5 found)
Hi on looking on your profile I noticed that you have not logged into geocaching.com since 8-9-07. The guidelines wich can be seen at (visit link) state that as the owner of GC5250 which is a virtual cache you must log into the site once a month to show that you are active. quote:
Virtual Cache, Webcam Cache, and Locationless Cache Maintenance GuidelinesThe cache owner will assume all responsibility for their cache listings. Although the cache is not something you physically maintain, you must maintain your cache's web page and respond to inquiries. In the case of Virtual Caches and Webcam Caches you must periodically check the physical location. You may temporarily disable your cache to let others know not to hunt for it until you have a chance to fix the problem. This feature is to allow you a reasonable time – normally a few weeks – in which to arrange a visit to your cache. You should also return to the Geocaching.com web site at least once a month to show you are still active. Caches posted and "abandoned" may be archived by the site. The poster will assume the responsibility of quality control of logged “finds” for the cache, and will agree to delete any “find” logs that appear to be bogus, counterfeit, off topic, or not within the stated requirements. In the event that a cache is not being properly maintained, or has been temporarily disabled for an extended period of time, we may archive the listing. Grandfathered caches may not be unarchived.
If you have not logged into Geocaching.com within the next 28 days, I will presume that you have abandoned GC5250 and Archive it on the grounds of Non maintenance. Deceangi Voulunteer UK Reviewer Geocaching.com.
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January 2, 2008 by Welsh Warriors (42 found)
Good walk but no views what so ever. the cloud was really low and the wind was up to 40mph and leaving frost on the top!!! Took picture of gps by cairn because there were no views.TFTC
Welsh Warriors
SJW
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December 29, 2007 by STUMPYWILLIAMS (99 found)
a very windy day but a good one
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November 17, 2007 by Tibbs (15 found)
Went up on a windy day but we enjoyed it lots.
The GPS let me down by a few meters on the height.
Thanks
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November 12, 2007 by jandch (556 found)
A revisit to this splendid peak - last here many years ago. This time visited with theblack who took and posted the obligatory photos. On a walk that also took in Corn Du, Cribyn and Pen y Big. A crisp and clear day with views for miles. The cache site certainly lived up to its name. Thanks for bringing us back here.
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November 12, 2007 by theblack (1004 found)
Park of a horseshow walk up Pen y fan via Corn Du returning over Cribyn and Pen y big. Cold frosty start more than made up for by perfect blue skies and great views. Posting phots of my GPS and jandch's, spot the difference... Thanks for a Great cache.
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November 3, 2007 by Molster (65 found)
'Found' this cache on a loveley walk up from the NT car park. Carried on over Cribyn & onto Fan Y Big before dropping back down. TFTC ... Molster.
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October 28, 2007 by Magnet & Steel (164 found)
Due to the weather being wet and windy all weekend we didn't think we would make it up any hills. However, Sunday afternoon brightened up quite a bit, so thought we would have a go at Pen y Fan. It was very windy up there so didn't hang about too long, but did manage to take the required photos.
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October 26, 2007 by TheGreens (437 found)
I would love to say that it’s a great view from up on the top of Pen Y Fan but I can’t , visibility was down to about 10 feet and it was very cold. Likely I had lots of nice warm cloths on . Can’t say the same for my camera, for some reason it had decided not function at all , which meant I could not get a photo even if there was not a lot to see! But after an email to Bloke1987 with a little proof I’m glad to say that I’m allowed to claim it as a find , thanks Joe.
Even if the visibility was bad it was still a great walk and a great place for a cache.
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October 21, 2007 by RED ALERT (154 found)
Found this while on holiday with mummy, daddy and my sister (aka fashion victim). Sorry I forgot to log at the time. Mummy - Sussex Leprechauns - sent the picture. TFTC!
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October 21, 2007 by fashion victim (166 found)
Found on holiday with mum and dad and my sister Red Alert. Sorry I didn't get around to logging before but I'm a bit lazy  . TFTC!(p.s. mummy - sussex leprechauns - posted the photo)
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October 21, 2007 by Sussex Leprechauns (2091 found)
Fantastic trip to the top and glorious views when we got here although had to hold onto the kids as blowing quite strong. Took requisite pictures and will post shortly. Had a lovely picnic by the river at the bottom afterwards. TFTC
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October 20, 2007 by Mateh (18 found)
Fsntastic day out, weather was perfect. TFTVC
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October 20, 2007 by DHJ&P (681 found)
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We checked the hill walking forecasts and picked a fine day to bag this one.
The weather was glorious, clear skies and little wind.
What better place to bag our 100th cache!
Thanks for bringing me here again and my wife for the first time!
Pat and Dave
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October 7, 2007 by chrisyoung (20 found)
Picked a cold and very misty day for it!
TFTC
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September 29, 2007 by cillawithers (46 found)
Forgot to log this visit and only remembered when sorting through the photos!
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September 23, 2007 by bashstreetkids (314 found)
circular walk from Lower Neuadd Reservoir taking in Corn Du, PenyFan, Cribyn and FanyBig. Atrocious weather - Cloudy and and blowing a gale on the top of each col - ive never seen waterfalls going upwards, but they were today. Taking photos at the top of Penyfan was the last thing on my mind, as staying upright was rather more important - so took this pic a bit further down the slope towards Cribyn. Am also attaching pic of the route as uploaded from GPS into Memory Map. Hope that suffices.
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September 22, 2007 by kimbad (87 found)
A very misty wet day TFTC
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September 13, 2007 by Team Falcon (858 found)
Lovely day for a visit. Plenty of Ravens enjoying the weather so took photos and then watched them for a while.TFTC
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September 7, 2007 by uze (139 found)
UZE. Pen y fantastic.We found it on a typical Beacons day, at the bottom the sun was out in all it's glory but up top we were in the clouds with limited views, most of the time we saw nothing, but then now and again the clouds would clear, and we would be rewarded with glorious views. [This entry was edited by uze on Monday, September 10, 2007 at 11:04:47 AM.]
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September 2, 2007 by banditvj (109 found)
Did the Hearts first walk in the Brecons, 20km across Pen Y Fan and Corn Du witha team from work (Eli Lilly) as the Lilly Limpers.Sadly Lilly closed up shop in Sept last year and I am now working somewhere closer to home. Am doing it again this year so hopefully will be able to find a few caches on the way round!
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August 25, 2007 by Dobunnis (2250 found)
We had already planned to climb the Brecon hills today but the hot sunny weather was a bonus. Although the route and peaks were busy we were surprised there were not more people around. Great views all around; lots of flying ants too Took the required pictures and C did some transmitting on her amateur radio before we headed back down. TFTC,Helen and Carolyn
[This entry was edited by T-girls on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 6:54:53 AM.]
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August 18, 2007 by kubulak (874 found)
We reached the top at cca 1200. Photo will be added as soon as possible = as my friend will email them to me.Beautiful day with beautiful weather: heavy rain and fog, strong wind, visibility 30-50m, temperatures around +5C.
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August 17, 2007 by velsatiske (148 found)
Hureeee, found it !!
Wonderful walk up here, fine weather and an virtual to find, wat does a Geocacher wants more....
Quit busy here, but all friendly people and a lot of kids who loved it to stand on the top of the Beacons !Thnx a lot and greetings from Belgian "Velsatiske"
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August 10, 2007 by felmaith (167 found)
Once upon a time, in a galaxy very far away, Felmaith were married. The first full day of the honeymoon, August 10th 1977, saw us here on the summit of Pen y Fan. Today, all those years later and still together, here we are again!
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August 5, 2007 by Andy&Louisa (110 found)
Took in the summit as part of a pretty tough 6 hour walk around the 'Brecon horseshoe' - was worth it though stunning scenery.
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July 30, 2007 by geohound100 (973 found)
Forgot to log this one when we got back. It was a beautiful day, especially after the endless rain and, although it was a steady slog, we made it to the top and took the pics as requested. Fantastic views. So glad we made the effort! TFT(V)C
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July 27, 2007 by the stubbornly oaks (75 found)
This year we went to Wales for Holiday. Today was the second day in Wales and the weather was nice, so we decided to climb the hill. On top we could make some nice pictures.regards The stubbornly oaks from the Netherlands
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July 26, 2007 by beeblebroxbeer (9 found)
Stiff climb for 14 of us aged from 7 to 47, loveley day and fantastic views. Well worth the effort.
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July 25, 2007 by Little Ern (285 found)
Good walk during a break in the weather. V Breezy but top views. Thanks.
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July 10, 2007 by Von-Horst (2959 found)
What a day - the weather was more like March than July with visibility of about 20m - see photos. Of course, once I left the summit the cloud base lifted.... TFTC
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July 8, 2007 by steve4pont (329 found)
First of two today. I shared the view with a group of Royal Marines on exercise. A few came across to see what I was up to and compare GPS units. There were very few people about at 9.30, once the Marines moved off so I took the required pictures. There was quite good visibility today. I then had breakfast and made my way to Tommy Jones cache on Corn Du. TFTC Steve
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June 23, 2007 by Crocodile Jon (65 found)
Great walk up Corn Du and Pen y fan today, dragged the wife and boys up with me, no chance to do Corn Du as there were sooo many muggles but no one looks twice if you are taking a photo at the top of Pen y Fan.
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June 11, 2007 by Team Hippo (2467 found)
3 of 5 today. I walked up from the Storey Arms Centre, taking the gentler but far longer path to visit Tommy Jones’s obelisk before the steep climb up to Corn Du and the easier saddle to Pen y Fan summit. The walk up was in glorious sunshine with a good stiff breeze to take the edge off the heat and far-reaching views, but at the top the haze was obscuring the best. Hope the photos show enough detail. Thanks
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June 9, 2007 by clanhyde (201 found)
Geokids to the fore...flagged on the way up but get them to the summit and they bounce around all over the place.Muggy day with cloud covering the top every so often. TFTC
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June 1, 2007 by The Hole-in-the-wall Gang (302 found)
Great walk on a rainless day with superb views of the brecon beacons. Thanks John & The Gang
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May 19, 2007 by the butterfly seekers (343 found)
Third find of the day. We've been here numerous times & the weather is always different. It's all downhill (almost) to Tommy Jones Memorial.
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May 5, 2007 by aah_stone (131 found)
Found on a beautiful May afternoon. Stunning views and a very enjoyable walk. Even bumped into the Dutch Army.
TFTC
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May 4, 2007 by Pyoung1s (2532 found)
10:20 too much cloud drifting to snap a decent view. That's another mountain to add to my log! Really enjoyed the yomp up from Storey Arms, now back down and across to bag Fan Fawr before lunch! Many thanks.
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April 13, 2007 by s2g (656 found)
A great walk on a warm hazy day, but a bit crowded around the popular peaks.
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April 13, 2007 by phonebox (48 found)
Came up from the Storey Arms. A Hazey Day with a driving wind but we enjoyed it all.
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April 7, 2007 by docskell (276 found)
Fantastic clear day with excellent views all around
First time i've been up here without cloud on top
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April 4, 2007 by Welli and his friends (26 found)
A wonderful afternoon's walk taking in Cribyn, Pen-y-Fan and Corn Du. TFTC.
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April 3, 2007 by Saaaa (40 found)
Have been contemplating logging this for a long time, as I don't technically meet the requirements - but I'm hoping you'll let me off considering I did climb to the top!I have a picture from the top, but I don't have a picture of my green machine (GPS), because we weren't allowed one! I was doing my Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition. I do however have the map we used on view in the picture! I hope you don't mind me claiming this one, as I did get to the top of Pen Y Fan (and Corn Du for that matter!) Thanks Saaaa
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March 23, 2007 by morgs4mountains (698 found)
Couldn't see a thing!!! Less than an hour later and the cloud lifted.TFTC!!! I've uploaded today's photo and one from the top on a previous visit!!!
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March 16, 2007 by Huwbies (352 found)
Topped out just as the weather started to go down hill pardon the pun!
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March 14, 2007 by fandance (184 found)
Nice evening Walk, Nice and quiet on top with stunning views.did not know about the Cache at Tommy Jones, will have to get that one next time.
Fandance and Abbi
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February 24, 2007 by oggie_gb (1101 found)
found today on a very wet and misty day. Got squalled on with the driving rain and was glad it was not colder. Boys enjoyed crossing the stream on the flooded stepping stones near the car park. Thanks for a notch nearer our 500 while out having fun hillwalking.
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February 5, 2007 by loose screw (151 found)
Did this one with bugjungkie at night it was a fantastic walk cold but clear.
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January 29, 2007 by Ramsbottom (326 found)
A wondeful day's walking in the Brecons with incredibly kind weather for January! Spectacular views in all directions. T4TC
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January 24, 2007 by Forbsey (18 found)
Decided the day before we would go to South Wales walking only to find it had snowed about an inch over night. The drive there wasn't too bad and as we arrived the sun came out. What a fantastic day with amazing weather. We walked up along the Craig Cwm Llwch ridge to the top of Pen y Fan and then carried on to Cribyn. The plan was to go onto Fan y Big but as there were more snow clouds on the horizon it was time to head home. A long days walk but one of the most enjoyable so far.
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December 25, 2006 by The Flying Boots (1262 found)
We checked the mountain weather forecast beforw we set off this morning and was told that the cloud base would be at 300 meters but the tips of the mountains would be above the cloud tops at around 700 to 800 meters. How wrong they were, with Pen-y-fan at 886 meters and still in thick cloud.
Parked up to the North in the Cwm Llwych parking area as this is our favourite walk up to the top and not as busy as the Story Arms car park. At the top it was much busier than we expected for a Christmas morning, we were hoping to have the mountain to ourselves. Everyone seemed to wearing silly Christmas hats this morning. us included.
Took the required photo's. TFTC.
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December 4, 2006 by Bulgybelly (106 found)
Arrived at top in group with UK flying pigs. An achievement in strong winds and rain.
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December 4, 2006 by uk flying pigs (249 found)
Group of us found this today. Great day albeit very wet and windy!!
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November 19, 2006 by monkeyboyjaff (41 found)
monkeyboyjaff,sinbad,doris,ralph,skygod,the cat harsh day and so busy
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November 9, 2006 by foggysbaggers (188 found)
Out for a stroll in the hills to celebrate the Park Rangers birthday with Mutley and Me. Photos of celebrtion drinks to follow!!!
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November 6, 2006 by Teasel (319 found)
First day of our holiday and, amazingly enough, the weather was kind and we were traeted to great views all day! Sadly, it didn't last all week and both my camera and mobile phone were completely waterlogged during a particlularly squalid walk on Friday night (camera is currently sitting on a radiator in a bag of silica gel... fingers crossed that it will recover from its ordeal and that some "proof that we was there" photos will appear on this log soon!)
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November 3, 2006 by jonniecach (239 found)
Lovely day for November. Activated the summit as part of the 'Summits on the Air' programme.
Helicopter landed on the summit whilst I was there, mmmmmmm!73 from Jonniecach
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November 2, 2006 by Nick & Ali (735 found)
2. Got to the top today with Maz and others. Brilliant day but back to work tomorrow. How rubbish is that?? Took a few photos. Thanks, Nick (& Ali)
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November 1, 2006 by Little Hedgehog (169 found)
From Tommy Jones I walked with my family, opus100, to the top of Pen y Fan. Beautiful views from there. Thank you very much for the cache!Little hedgehog
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November 1, 2006 by opus100 (633 found)
On this beautiful day, we parked our car at the Storey Arms Pub and walked up to first Corn Ddu and then Pen y Fan. On the top we had stunning views all around. Could see Brecon, even the Bristol Channel and the coastline of England. Thanks for this wonderful walk!Opus100 D++ #110
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October 23, 2006 by SidAndBob (1233 found)
I've been wanting to do this one for ages and today I had the chance. An easy hop from Tommy Jones. Loads of people up here as it's half term. I was really impressed with how many young kids there were with their parents, though the school party were pretty anoying.
Great views for the time of year, especially as rain was forecast today.
TFTC.
Pete & Bob.
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October 14, 2006 by spanna (136 found)
Bit of a hard day and no view as it was very foggy
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September 24, 2006 by rustneversleeps (164 found)
Having been up here many times before, we've now been able to log it as a cache. Lots of people around today.
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September 11, 2006 by walk tall (2909 found)
Distant view was misty but otherwise good views.Have uploaded the two pictures to claim this cache. [This entry was edited by walk tall on Monday, September 18, 2006 at 1:44:26 AM.]
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September 8, 2006 by JUSTHEJOB (698 found)
Didn't see many bods on way up, cos there here already, great views
justhejob + Bryn
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August 26, 2006 by sniffadogz (2565 found)
Came up the main road - makes it a lot easier than I remember but somehow less rewarding. Low cloud & mist were the only views after a third of the way, but the walk was bracing and enjoyable. Got to the top while a group were putting together a pool table for a charity pool match - hope it dried up for them.
TFTC
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August 12, 2006 by Kchip and wife (271 found)
Arrived on holiday 11th and picked up a leaflet about a guided walk up Pen-y-Fan starting at the Storay Arms the next day. So decided to go for it. The walk was fantastic made even better by the two guides Terry and Waynne who told us lots of intresting things about the area. Then to top it all of a great geocache at the summit. Good clear weather to boot.
TFTC
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August 5, 2006 by kph100 (379 found)
Started walking at 0810 from Storey arms car park, via Tommy memorial.
No view whatsoever due to mist.
Only cleared once we got down nearly as far as car park.
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August 3, 2006 by lara4 (21 found)
what can i say when the weather is good its one of the nices place to be in the world, i will never tire of the view from the wonderful place. lara 4
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July 22, 2006 by gisaclue (617 found)
Big walk round the horseshoe from Neuadd reservoirs over all the tops, rather warm. Walkers in their hundreds on the summit. Took the photos but it will be a few days before can download them when we get home in bonny yorkshire. TFTC.
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July 22, 2006 by NikHB (280 found)
Me and friend had a long hard walk up Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn and back up Pen y Fan starting from the north near to Brecon. The weather was lovely and the bones are aching now! (Hence the frazzled look in the photo!) Bit of trouble trying to get back to the car afterwards, but well worth the effort
NikHB
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July 4, 2006 by Satellite Kid (1485 found)
Came back today and managed to get the camera to work. Twice in 4 days but well worth the climb. Will be back again no doubt! Cheers for the fantasic cache. Busier today than the last time.
Jon Leyshon
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July 1, 2006 by Lady&TheTramper (104 found)
Came up here to escape the football, very warm day. Came from the North side, up by the lake. Fan-y-tastic views.
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June 30, 2006 by dizzyfish (9 found)
Sorry to disappoint Satellite boy - but we did not get up at the crack of dawn or walk 200 miles before getting here - it was 4pm, 70+ degrees, bright sunshine and nobody around apart from the swallows diving to catch insects - Pen-y-fantastic !!!We did see a marine later - he probably had run 20 miles and looked fresh as a daisy ! He told us he was in training for Ironman - we were not going to argue ! Took plenty of pictures - the stone slab on fan-y-big is well worth a visit - but watch your step !
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June 30, 2006 by Satellite Kid (1485 found)
Got here at 8.30am only me and 2 park rangers. Tried to take the photos but my camera wouldn't work. It was working on Corn du and later on Allt yr esgair and tor y feol but not here...typical...must be the altitude?!?!?
Will probably be back on Tuesday next week just to finish the job. Thought about doing it on the way back but had already done 3 other hills and 17 miles so was too tired to attempt it twice in one day.
Great place though, my first visit to the top. Pen y Fantastic!!
Cheers...I'll be back
Jon Leyshon
ps have some great pics from the other caches today and all had views of Pen y fan from other angles so will post them here later
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June 22, 2006 by SL&A (561 found)
Nice walk up to the top on a sunny day - but it was very very very windy! Excellent views when we did get there, but did not stay long for fear of being blown away.TFTC "SL&A" but no "A" as she was on a school trip!
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June 17, 2006 by Squirt 1 (34 found)
Third of the day. Had a nice walk. legs were a bit tired but the views were great. It was also great that I was officially the highest human being (on foot)in Southern Britain at that point! (Only Uncle Nimrod and I reached this point - Dory and Aunty Nemo stopped at Corn Ddu).
TFTC Squirt 1[This entry was edited by Squirt 1 on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 2:52:10 PM.]
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June 17, 2006 by Bruin47 (163 found)
This was a bit of a goal for me. I've just returned from 3 mths abroad working in the heat and dust of the desert and in the first month I said that on my return I'd climb Pen-y-fan for the greenery, breeze and view so, here I am. Been up here many times but not for the past 2 years. Got to the top at 7am in order to beat the week-end tourist rush. On my own up here but passed about 20 people on my way down.
Nice sunny (if slightly hazy) morning. Pics attached.
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June 11, 2006 by The Gecko's (927 found)
Found the cache this morning on a walk with some non caching friends.We completed Tommy Jones first and then walked up to the summit of Pen Y Fan. The views were disappointing with visibility no better than 100ft but this did improve on the way down. Thanks for the cache. Dave - The Gecko's
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June 7, 2006 by herne2 and Cara the Geodog (367 found)
An utterly beautiful morning and only one other person up here. It took rather longer to get up here than I thought it would as I'm so bloody unfit but I made it in the end. Now all I have to do is try and figure out how to upload a couple of images
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June 3, 2006 by Muttley and me (151 found)
Had to log this one before midnight as it's still me birthday until then!
What a fantastic day,wonderful walk and top cache,Many thanks!
Being walkers we've been here before a few times,always enjoyed it whatever the weather, but now we've logged this cache too and on such a beutiful day too.
We have included two photos of a really happy bunch who have had a great day and the GPS as requested (by the way i took the 'photo,Ramptramp).
Many thanks again for a really enjoyable day.
Muttley,me (ramptramp),Squirt and Brodie the dog.Woof!
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May 29, 2006 by MagorGirl&AstronomerDave (400 found)
Found this one on a typical May Bank Holiday, with cloud, wind rain and even some hail!! The cloud did blow over reasonably often though and we were rewarded with some great views. Went out with MagorGirl's dad and Dilly the dog, plus a few others who didn't make it to the top of Pen-Y-Fan. Did the horseshoe walk and also Fan-Y-Big. Thanks for the cache, will upload a few photos including a panorama of the view.
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May 5, 2006 by Bechgyn Cilmeri (69 found)
Got this as the first of two on a lunchtime run between lessons on a beautiful spring day. Plenty of muggles , but grabbed the necessary pics - does anyone else feel daft while taking pictures holdng a GPS in front of them?
Been up here countless times, but this was an added reason on top of the sheer pleasure of just being there!
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May 4, 2006 by schatgraver59 (31 found)
We made it on a very windy day.
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April 17, 2006 by The Hancock Clan (2733 found)
This was our final cache to end our long-weekend break camping in the area and what a super one to end with! The views were amazing from the top, which reminded me very much of the middle part of Hadrian's Wall.
Afterwards we treated ourselves to a well deserved burger from the van which was just what the doctor ordered after that walk, mmmm!
Thanks,
The Hancock Clan
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April 17, 2006 by Woozers (22 found)
Haven't walked up to Pen Y Fan for over 2 years. Came up from the North side which is something we haven't tried before. A great walk up, nice to relax in the bath when we got back. Muscles really aching!TFTC The Woozers
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April 15, 2006 by boshkin (273 found)
WE made it to the top, with The Pickle in tow.
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April 14, 2006 by Surferdave and Geomunch (344 found)
A perfect day and hence very busy on the summit (see the pics!)
I can recommend the ascent from cwm-llwch farm via the memorial and corn du rather than the "motorway" from the storey arms for a more enjoyable walk.
T4T(virtual)C
Surferdave and geomunch (with drchem)
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April 10, 2006 by Cloggers (92 found)
We rented a barn conversion that looked straight out to Pen y Fan. How could we resist? Even the mini Cloggers managed it. Lovely weather and, surprisingly, not too crowded.On the way down we stopped at Llyn Cwm Llwch (which I would call a tarn). The frogspawn had to be seen to be believed. The piccie doesn't do it justice.
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April 10, 2006 by kazclan (117 found)
The view to the top did not seem too steep so of we trotted but after only a few minutes mum kazclan and junior kazclan soon started to slow down, after several stops :-) we finally made it too the top, and was rewarded with fantastic views. the weather was bright and very sunny although the breeze was very welcome.T.F.T.C
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April 7, 2006 by pielips (248 found)
Did this one after finding Tommy Jones.
The hills were busy this afternoon,still cant blame them as there was a clear view from the summit.
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February 4, 2006 by Jules et Jim (143 found)
Great day out in the freezing cold mist.
Thanks
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January 22, 2006 by SimonC_Here (273 found)
Ah lovely visit on a beatiful clear day. But boy is that wind cold!Had a little trouble getting a good photo of my GPS, I use a PDA to go Geocaching with and the screen isn't so photogenic! Well here they are anyway. Simon (and Jess)
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January 4, 2006 by Andy1120 (5 found)
Photos not to too clear, but this is my first date with Geocaching, so hopefully will get better with time.
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January 4, 2006 by KMH (110 found)
Well it looks like I'm the first to complete this one in 2006. This was the first of two caches for today. I used to come to the mountains all the time for recreational purposes but in the last 3 years other things have gotten in the way so climbing & hillwalking took a backseat. It was great to be back. The weather was a bit hit and miss as you can see from the summit images. The day was somewhat overcast with patches of sun so I was feeling hopeful for a great summit view and as I approached the summit it certainly looked good for it. But alas the unpredicatbility of the Welsh weather decided views would be a temporary bonus and the cloudbase lowered to about 700m completely encompassing the summit plateau. So I'm afraid my pictures of the wonderful view are nothing but the welsh clouds. To rub salt in the wound as I summited nearby Cribyn before returning to the car at the reservoir to the south, the cloud lifted completely and there was even patches of sunshine. Bugger!!! [This entry was edited by KMH on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at 12:52:14 PM.]
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October 16, 2005 by Loz&Bib (561 found)
Great location on a warm October day like this. Watched the Air Sea rescue team training in their helicopter from the summit.
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September 23, 2005 by topper b (589 found)
Had a walk up from Storey Arms. By the time we got to the Cairn it was dark and the cloud was down - had fun getting back to the car - but we are here to tell the story!
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September 10, 2005 by monno2 (2 found)
Finally made it to the top after a long and very wet walk.Weather was very poor. Cloud started at only a few hundred meters and could see nothing at all once at the top (See pics). Rain was horizontal at times, very challenging and my first find is complete. Only disappointed we could not see the view. Paul :o)
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September 3, 2005 by RJPL (57 found)
Phew ! Made it. What fantastic views despite a foggy start to the day it was worth it. The fog cleared for some great views, very windy and cool and the top though.
TFTC, RJPL
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September 3, 2005 by plymplodders (4037 found)
Dropping off Virtual Hiking Run coin to a cache that is a good walk,Plymplodders
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August 31, 2005 by plymplodders (4037 found)
Dropping off German Geocoin virtual at my favourite virtual cache that I have done.Plymplodders (Pete)
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August 26, 2005 by Woodbury Walker (3151 found)
What a super walk to the top but was it busy? Lots of people there and it was cold and very windy! Hope you like the pictures.On the way down it poured with rain and we both got soaked. Good job we were on the way home and had dry clothes to change into. Thanks for ‘making’ us go to the top, such stunning views.
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August 20, 2005 by The Runners (90 found)
A great walk on a sunny day. Went up form Storey Arms with the children, all enjoyed it very much. Our first mountain cache!Richard, Sarah, Liz & Meg.
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August 8, 2005 by Chez (4 found)
Found it? Well couldnt really miss it I suppose >:*)Altho I approached from the Corn Du side and nobody told there was ANOTHER mountain behind it that the cache was based on! Really enjoyable day out tho, lots of geomuggles but only the lone sheep seemed to be checking me out photographing my GPS on the cairn!
Can you have geomuggle sheeps??? Wonderful views and lots of strange sounds too - lots of bangs rumbling in from an (assumed) military training camp in the distance. Thanks for this wonderful, if very tiring, cache >:*)
Took deep breaths! >:*(
Left the sheep poo! Im off for a rest,
Regards,
Chez, Chantico and Poppy [This entry was edited by Chez on Monday, August 08, 2005 at 1:43:31 PM.]
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August 5, 2005 by Jan and the Percey Boys (386 found)
droppin off a selection of virtual TBs to enjoy the view
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July 15, 2005 by RockScully (22 found)
This was my fifth time on the top here, the other four times before I got into Geochaching. Great part of the country, fantastic veiws and great weather for once. Had a bit of a job explaining to my mates what a virtual cache was (a few strange smirks). Thanks for the cache.
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July 14, 2005 by MarcoXono (477 found)
A joint expedition with Jon (The Dewdrops).
The approach from the north along Cefn Cwn LLwch, especially the final climb, was tough, taking over 2 hours, but well worth it for the spectacular views. It was a hot day, and we questioned our sanity a number of times on the way! Quite surprised by the number of people at the top, although most appeared to have taken the "easy" route. We ate lunch, while admiring the views, before continuing towards Corn Du.
Definitely a fantastic location .
TFTC
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July 14, 2005 by Mr.Dewdrop (6694 found)
I chose this cache as my 600th!
MarcoXono agreed to accompany me on the expedition to do this and the Tommy Jones cache nearby.
We studied the logs beforehand, and finally decided to do the same route as Pharisee, approaching from the less popular northern route. However we did it in reverse, leaving the easier road walk to last.
We arrived at the Plas-y-gaer car park at 1000 hrs, and took the Allt Ddu/Cefn Cwm Llwch route to Pen y Fan.
We spotted what looked like a crashed glider on the NE face of Cribyn! 
We wondered about the feasibility of it's recovery?
The final 1/4 mile to the summit was tough... being very steep with loose slate, which made it slow going!
The cache took longer than we anticipated, as the heat really was hard to contend with, 28-30 degrees with little wind. (We got through all our water by the end of our trek).
We arrived at the summit around 1220 hrs, had a 30 minute break and headed off to Corn Du, where we completed the Tommy Jones cache and took the return route via the Obelisk, Cwm-llwch and Llwynbedw, taking the road back to the car.
All in all, the toughest 7.5 miles I have walked for a long, long time!
We arrived back at the car around 1515 hrs and headed off to the nearest pub at Tai'r Bull.
TFTC bloke1987 - made it a really enjoyable day and one well worthy of a landmark cache!
Jon
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July 13, 2005 by FallRiverFoursome (2226 found)
Visiting from Nova Scotia. Definitely a cache to remember!!!! Fantastic views! This was one of the highlight of our trip. Thanks for setting a cache here.
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May 30, 2005 by Becksbeare & Co (257 found)
Wow, what a view! Once the youngest "& Co" had stopped sulking at the long walk to the top and eaten her Snickers...
We forgot to make a note of the required photos, but we hope these will prove we found it!
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May 28, 2005 by Team Rufus (396 found)
Spooky TB landing for a short virtual visit...
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May 15, 2005 by Pedro_Alvares_Cabral (18 found)
Corn Du, Pen Y Fan and Cribyn.
Um passeio a não perder se vires a Cardiff.
Small peaks but great mountains, reaaly nice place!Luis
(pq Pedro_ALvares_Cabral anda perdido no atlantico)
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April 30, 2005 by timandvicky3 (36 found)
Found it - wel could hardly miss it whilst walking with friends Monika and Toine and their dog Josh! Did take a couple of photos but you may have to wait a while as I (Vicky) use an SLR so will have to wait until film is used up. Very enjoyable walk!!! Visited Tommy Jones approx 10 mins beforehand!Cheers!
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April 9, 2005 by The Washers (5235 found)
first cache without my better half (creep creep)planned to do the horseshoe months ago before becoming a cacher!!had a great mornings walking arriving at summit at approx 12 noon.fine clear weather bitter cold wind with icy puddles but well worth it!!!! ron ian bryn
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April 2, 2005 by Superted (1133 found)
A great day in the Beacons and the crowds were up here today though there were plenty of places to enjoy the scenery away from the crowds.
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March 27, 2005 by Bruetamar (50 found)
Fine day until we reach the peak!!
At least mangaged to see something which was different from the last time we were up here.
Great place
The Bruetamar Brigade
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March 16, 2005 by e-remes (504 found)
Day 2 second ascent. 35lb today. weather worse so no photos. horizontal rain/ high winds/ nil visibility. descent and re-ascent by jacobs ladder cancelled.
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