The weather across the Brecon Beacons has been particularly unsettled this week, with an unusally early fall of snow over the mountain tops! With this in mind, the planned Gorge Walking activity for today had to be curtailed and was replaced with a dry Gorge Walk ... a4adventures' very own Adventure Walk.
Two families from Bedfordshire braved the snow flurries and falling temperatures to tackle a range of obstacles and challenges on a 2 mile circuit around a forest in the heart of the Brecon Beacons.
The day got off to a bad start when we found the road closed for 'highways repair' but the activity started positively with a gentle walk up through the forest in warm sunshine and clear skies - the first of the seasons exoerienced in one day!
Once at the start of the Adventure Walk the group explored a long disused railway tunnel ... exploring as far into the darkness as their courage would allow, before carrying out a daring abseil off the top of the tunnel. This daring test of courage soon became an exhilerating descent as the tunnel entrance opened up and the clients lowered themselves down a free abseil to the ground.
Once the whole group bravely tackled the free abseil, we took a scenic stroll down the Taff Trail (with snow now falling thickly, and lying white on the surrounding mountains - the second of our seasons in one day) to the next challenge ... the culvert. Moving around to the downhill entrance to the storm drainage tunnel the family then forged their way upstream through the small stone bricked tunnel, manouvering over rocks, steps and waterfalls to emerge back into the weak winter sunshine and a hail / sleet shower - the third of our seasons in just one day!
From this culvert, and with the weather turning colder and wetter we turned downhill and through a field with a spectacular view of the Talybont reservoir and surrounding hills. As we neared the cars the sun came out again and the clouds drifted away ... the perfect weather for a celebratory bacon sandwich on the way home!
My thanks go to Richard, Mandy, Donna, Alice, Imogen and Matt for all their efforts and patience with the weather.
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www.a4adventure.com
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