As if coping with mountain mists and limited visibility wasn't enough
to cope with 2 weeks ago on the Brecon Horseshoe, we went up on
Pen-Y-Fan and went to Corn
Ddu and Cribyn and the weather was almost as misty, but with a heavy dose of rain, rain and more rain.
Undeterred, we plodded on around the route and were introduced to some
new terrain as we had to climb up (and down) fairly steep rocky steps,
which would be tricky in the dry weather, but were slightly more
treacherous in the wet weather.
This is all good training for the
final event in under 2 weeks as we won't know what to expect and have
to prepare for anything and everything, given we could be travelling on
or between mountains around Wales with wet clothes/rucksacks etc and
little sleep/rest.
I managed to keep my digital camera from
getting too wet and it survived the trip with no water damage, but my
own mobile phone (I-Phone 5S) is a different story as though it stayed
in a waterproof area inside my clothing, it seems to have stopped
working and won't switch on, despite it being fully charged. It had a
small droplet or 2 of water on the screen, so I can only assume it has
water/damp issues.
My phone is currently submerged in a bowl of
unboiled rice in the hope that it will dry out (if wet) and work again,
though I will have to wait and see, but it may mean a trip to the Apple
shop.
Now the money shot..... Please make a donation
to our cause as we are still raising money for Tenovus Cancer Care
charity and the total is now over £1,200.00 and hopefully will keep
increasing, up to and past the event itself.
~Stuart.
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The start, all kitted out in wets |
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River is very swollen! |
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Very wet path with running water! |
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Heading for Pen Y Fan peak. |
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The Wet team! |
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Onward in torrential rain to Corn Du. |
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Weather was a bit rainy! |
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Cribyn peak. |
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