Legal Aid Agency Cardiff Three Peaks Challenge 2015 : Taming the Dragon!

Sunday was a special day for a few reasons:

1. We were all together as a team for the first time.
2. We were doing a testing 9 mile hike to gauge our fitness
3. We had really nice weather.

Here is a bit of official blurb on the Dragons Back Hike:

This is one of the classic hillwalks of the Black Mountains, with a stepped ascent up a fine and surprisingly narrow spur with superb views, ending up on Waun Fach, the highest point in the Black Mountains. There is an optional visit to Castell Dinas (a Medieval castle built on an earlier Iron Age Hill fort) at the start walk, and an optional visit to The Castle Inn to rehydrate at the end!

I'll put a link at the bottom to fully explain the route we took however I wanted to just concentrate on the basics. It was by far one of the most spectacular things I have done for years! I loved every minute of it and loved the company of my team mates. I know the team agree with me that the walk was just out of this world and it's worth doing just to see the beauty of the Black Mountains.

We all pushed ourselves in one way or another and really bonded as a team. From a personal point of view, I needed to keep my fear of heights in check and walking along the narrow peak certainly did that!

We set off in good spirits and maintained them throughout which was a testament to us as a team.
We went 'off piste' by clamouring down the side of a mountain and then halfway back up the other side! This was equally fun and hair raising. We all had chance to evaluate our supplies and the one thing learnt was to carry more water and to hydrate as much as possible. I'll let the pictures below do the talking......however on a final note, we are all feeling confident so next week we'll be re-attempting the Brecon Horseshoe again.

https://breconbeacons.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/a-very-welsh-walk-for-st-davids-day-the-dragons-back/