Up and Up into the Black Mountains Most folk when they get to Gliffaes make a dash for the famous Brecon Beacons and try and climb Pen y Fan, although a great hill walk you will find better scenery and far fewer people in the Black Mountains, right on our doorstep. Last Sunday I met [...]

Hardy Guests come out in the Snowy Hills with James & Susie Saturday 27th November was billed as a walking weekend when Susie and I would take guests out to explore parts of the  Black Mountains that we know well. The snowfall on the previous day and the bitter temperatures did nothing to curb the [...]

My walking friends and I have a tradition of Birthday Walks and this year mine was an absolute corker! A crisp, clear day with a blue sky heralded what was to be one of my most glorious October walks ever. We started out from the Talybont side of Torpantau car park (about half an hours [...]

My wife suffers from what she calls, “ridge envy” and the condition is brought on by gazing up to the top of any stunning ridge, plenty of them in the Black Mountains around Gliffaes, and on spotting a tiny speck of a walker or two, she immediately turns green and wants to swop places with [...]