Fan Fawr & Fan Llia

DATE : 22nd - 23rd June 2006









Fan Fawr from across the Beacons Reservoir


The Beacons Reservoir overflow & dam


Corn Du from Cefn yr Henriw on the ascent of Fan Fawr


The steep eastern face of Fan Fawr


View back to the Beacons Reservoir


Down below is the Storey Arms with the paths up to Corn Du clearly visible


The reservoirs of the Taf Fawr valley from the summit of Fan Fawr


Desending north from Fan Fawr before turning west to progress onto Fan Llia to the left


Looking back to Fan Fawr


View along the course of the Nant y Gwair


Fan Llia with the Ystradfellte Reservoir to the left


On Fan Dringarth looking west to Fan Nedd & Fan Gyhirych


A closer view of the Ystradfellte Reservoir


The route from Fan Dringarth to Fan Llia


Large cairn at the end of the Fan Llia ridge


Passing by Pont Blaen-cwm-du


My approach appears to have caused a mass exodus


Pen-y-fan & Corn Du from Craig Cerrig-gleisiad


Tonights pitch


Low cloud moves in to dash any hopes of a resonable sunset


Fading sunlight on Pen-y-Fan


There's lots of low cloud around at sunrise


Low cloud on Fan Fawr


A band of cloud covering the tops of Pen-y-fan & Corn Du


More low cloud on Fan Frynych


Heading back to the Storey Arms