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    A little walk up Corn Du

    So for my housemate and I's next walk we plan to follow a circular route to the summit of Corn Du and back. Haven't personally been up any of the Beacons and was wondering if anyone had an insights. I'm aware that the wind can really get up in the area and I'm a little weary of that...
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    Off to Brecon

    Ah sorry bud, 'brecon' is just my shorthand for 'Brecon Beacons National Park', didn't mean the village. Me and my hiking buddy are planning to walk at-least once or twice a month for the next 6 months or so, building up to a 100 miler from one side of the park to the other hopefully in...
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    Off to Brecon

    That's the area.
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    Off to Brecon

    Further south than that wingstoo, other edge of the park. Yeah Meindl Desert Fox. Survived an ankle deep river crossing near the start of the day with no leaks, but a couple hours of muck and bog later they were wet through. I got them for free so I can't complain.
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    Off to Brecon

    I can do better than that mate: We took a couple of wrong turns so added a good couple of k in the wrong direction, but we followed that exact route eventually. Starting at 'C', Dinas Rock.
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    TRACKS: Who dunnit?

    If it looks like a horse and it sounds like a horse, it's probably a horse, not a brown zebra.. And with that, I'd agree with Blacktimberwolf in that it's most likely a big tom cat. Out of interest, were there any marks on the bones that could indicate it was attacked?
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    Off to Brecon

    Cheers, nice to know. Just got back, over 7 hours up and down. I think OS need to update their maps, I was lead to believe the route we took would be on footpaths, not rivers. Absolutely drenched.
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    Off to Brecon

    NATO field backpack in black, not sure of the litreage but it packs in alot and is pretty comfy.
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    Off to Brecon

    Bazooka Joe. The folded up DPMs are waterproof trousers. Full list of what i'm taking is: WEAR: Boots Green socks Thermal top Fleece DPMs Wind-stopper PACK: Gaiters - Hat (cap) - Hat (warm) Gloves (lightweight) - Gloves (wool) - Shemagh -  Waterproof jacket - Whistle...
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    Bowie

    "THIS is a knife" comes to mind. Beautiful thing.
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    Off to Brecon

    Haha. Sounds like a plan.
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    Off to Brecon

    Nah thought I'd take the remote, will be useful at lunch for the 50" telly I'm gonna take along.
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    Thoughts on using surplus?

    I personally have: OD shemagh DPM lightweight trouser DPM waterproof trouser DPM gaiters Pair meindl desert fox NATO field backpack All either from surplus or acquired from my military step-father. All nice hardwearing kit and the items I paid for were dirt cheap.. The gaiters were...
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    Off to Brecon

    Aha. The rugby ball, box, bucket of protein shake, bike lock, playstation controller and laptop aren't coming. They just happen to be on the living-room floor. Thanks for the welcomes.
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    Off to Brecon

    Hi. First post. Tomorrow is my first self guided hike since I left the scouts about 6 years ago. Wish me luck :D