CUHWC trip staying at Ystradfellte. On Saturday, we visited lots of the nearby waterfalls; on Sunday, Mark and I did a horseshoe walk from Capel-y-ffin in the Black Mountains.
The bunkhouse in Ystradfellte
Saturday 9:27 AM
Early Saturday: mossy woodland on the way to Porth yr Ogof
Saturday 9:40 AM
The former show cave at Porth yr Ogof
Saturday 9:51 AM
View out of the entrance of Porth yr Ogof
Saturday 9:53 AM
Dave-in-the-cave
Saturday 9:57 AM
Saturday's group: Toby, Mark, David, Ruth and Shona
Saturday 10:36 AM
Sgwd Clun-gwyn photographed at three different speeds - 1/10, 1/20, 1/400
Saturday 10:47 AM
Continuing down by the Afon Mellte
Saturday 10:53 AM
The narrow way - high above the river
Saturday 10:56 AM
Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn, with Ruth sat in front
Saturday 11:00 AM
Dave by Sgwd y Pannwr
Saturday 11:22 AM
Sgwd y Pannwr from downstream
Saturday 11:26 AM
Heading up the side-valley of Afon Hepste towards Sgwd yr Eira
Saturday 11:48 AM
First glimpse of Sgwd yr Eira
Saturday 11:49 AM
Ruth contemplates crossing behind the waterfall
Saturday 11:54 AM
Ruth and Dave behind the water
Saturday 11:56 AM
Shona passes behind the water
Saturday 11:58 AM
Shona admires the fall from the ledge
Saturday 11:58 AM
Dave video-recording from inside the fall
Saturday 12:01 PM
Water landing at the foot of the fall
Saturday 12:07 PM
View down the Neath valley
Saturday 12:40 PM
On the old path down to Pontneddfechan
Saturday 1:30 PM
Shona on the old path down to Pontneddfechan
Saturday 1:32 PM
Peering over the bridge
Saturday 1:37 PM
Heading up again - along the old tramway alongside Afon Nedd Fechan
Saturday 2:11 PM
Old abandoned industry abounds here
Saturday 2:19 PM
Nameless cascade
Saturday 2:30 PM
Sgwd Gwladus
Saturday 2:33 PM
View from behind Sgwd Gwladus
Saturday 2:39 PM
Sgwd Gwladus
Saturday 2:41 PM
Sgwd Gwladus from above
Saturday 2:42 PM
Dave, Mark and Ruth cross the bridge
Saturday 2:47 PM
More riverside walking
Saturday 2:53 PM
Horseshoe Falls
Saturday 3:01 PM
Sgwd y Ddwli
Saturday 3:17 PM
All still keenly taking pictures
Saturday 3:17 PM
Dave at Sgwd y Ddwli
Saturday 3:20 PM
Dappled sunlight at the top
Saturday 3:25 PM
Shona grows a third arm as we continue upstream
Saturday 3:45 PM
Long shadows
Saturday 4:47 PM
Dave at sunset
Saturday 4:48 PM
Sunset
Saturday 5:03 PM
Setting off on Sunday: Mark encounters Black Mountains mud
Sunday 12:07 PM
Offa's Dyke signpost
Sunday 12:26 PM
Mark on the border - England lies beyond, swathed in mist
Sunday 1:07 PM
Eerie landscape of the summit ridge
Sunday 1:36 PM
Brief spell of sunshine - but heading into the mist again!
Sunday 2:09 PM
Summit of Hay Bluff - another viewpoint with no view today
Sunday 2:35 PM
Wild horse by the path
Sunday 2:51 PM
Wild horses
Sunday 2:52 PM
Descending to Gospel Pass; Lord Hereford's Knob beyond
Sunday 3:03 PM
Looking back across Gospel Pass to Hay Bluff and the morning's walk
Sunday 3:23 PM
View westwards from Lord Hereford's Knob
Sunday 3:28 PM
Darren Lwyd - very reminiscent of the Dark Peak
Sunday 3:47 PM
Descending into the Vale of Ewyas
Sunday 4:20 PM
A last look back at Darren Lwyd
Sunday 4:43 PM