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Pen y Fan 2,907 feet (886 m) above sea-level. The location for the Fan Dance.. The Fan Dance (a.k.a. Exercise High Walk [1] [2]) is part of the Fitness and Navigation phase of the selection process for the United Kingdom's Special Forces, as well as 16 Air Assault Brigade's Pathfinder Platoon and as part of Platoon Commanders' Battle Course (PCBC) for all British Infantry Officers.
Pen y Fan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɛn ə ˈvan]) is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog). At 886 metres (2,907 ft) above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia .
The candidates climb Pen y Fan's west slope (facing Corn Du) and then descend on the far side, known as Jacob's Ladder. The rest of the route follows the old Roman road, before going back on itself, ascending Pen y Fan again for the return leg. Candidates are allowed 4 hours 10 minutes to complete the route. [1] [4]
Corn Du is a summit of the twin topped Pen y Fan and the second highest peak in South Wales at 871.5 m (2,864 ft), situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park.The summit itself is marked by a well structured Bronze Age cairn with a central burial cist like that on nearby Pen y Fan.
Relief map of the Brecon Beacons National Park (bordered), with the Brecon Beacons located in the central area of the national park.. The Brecon Beacons comprises six main peaks, which from west to east are: Corn Du, 873 metres (2,864 ft); Pen y Fan, the highest peak, 886 metres (2,907 ft); Cribyn, 795 metres (2,608 ft); Fan y Bîg, 719 metres (2,359 ft); Bwlch y Ddwyallt, 754 metres (2,474 ft ...
Picws Du is formed from the sandstones and mudstones of the Brownstones Formation of the Lower Old Red Sandstone laid down during the early Devonian period.Its summit and southern slopes are formed from the hard-wearing sandstones of the overlying Pen y Fan Formation (formerly the Plateau Beds) which are of upper/late Devonian age.
Cribyn (Welsh pronunciation:) is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) with an elevation of 2608 feet (or 795 metres), about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du.
After ascending Sugar Loaf a horseshoe shaped route follows the finest ridges of the Black Mountains via Capel-y-ffin to Crickhowell. There follows an east to west traverse of the elevated ridges of the Brecon Beacons including Pen y Fan, the highest point in South Wales at 886 m (2906 ft).