Cribarth - Winter Adventure

[@WalksWithOlly]

I'm glad you sat in the car and waited for that hail to pass, Adam. A stunning day for it! I've only been on Cribarth once and that was on a navigation course. We didn't get as far as the trig but had a great day... In November one year! We stared at Craig-y-Nos and passed some great river or waterfall on the way back. A very challenging environment - hence why the Mountain Leader chose it for our day! All the best, thanks for sharing.

[@adamradford2285]

@@WalksWithOlly Hi Olly, thanks a lot for watching mate, hope you’re well. Good to hear you’ve been to the area, wow that sounded a really fun course with the ML. It’s definitely a wild and rugged environment that part of the beacons.. not rolling hills. Hope you have a great weekend ahead. I’m hoping to get out Sunday but see what the weathers doing! Best wishes, Adam

[@talksandwalks2629]

Another great video mate 👍

[@adamradford2285]

@@talksandwalks2629 Hi thanks for watching , glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@smoggiewalks578]

A fantastic hill is the Cribarth. I went down the way you went up for the first time on my last trip up there. Atb Martin

[@adamradford2285]

@@smoggiewalks578 Thanks Martin I really enjoyed it, absolutely remarkable landscape up there. Short but steep climb. Good to hear you did the same route on the way down! Best wishes, Adam

[@thevalleywalker]

HNY Adam. Little big mountain decribers it perfectly. I see it once a week when I go to Ystradgynais once a week to look after my grandson. I have been up it a few times and always from the Craig y nos park up but this route you have done deffo inspires me to get back up there and from your chosen route - nice one. It's been on my list to do since travelling back n forth and this cements t for me in 2025. atb Al

[@adamradford2285]

@@thevalleywalker Hi Al thanks for the comment, that’s good that you go and look after him every week, very good grandad duties! You would love the route up from Abercraf I’m sure, I really enjoyed it. Take a video if you’re up there mate I’d like to se me your take on it! Have a great weekend, best wishes, Adam

[@thevalleywalker]

@@adamradford2285 I did Cribarth on Saturday but it was a straight up n down with my ad and grandson.

[@WyeExplorer]

So, good your couple of hours turned out to be a top-rate walk Adam. I remember Cribarth from when Paul and I were at Crag Y Nos in 2010. We camped not to far away. From down below it looks gnarly but looks equally as impressive on top. Rugged - I can see the likeness to North Wales. Well, good going. Mark

[@adamradford2285]

@@WyeExplorer Hi Mark thanks for watching , that’s another great memory with Paul. I haven’t been to Craig y Nos yet but hoping to soon it looks good. Definitely some rugged north wales like landscape, loved it. Have a great weekend ahead. Best wishes, Adam

[@WyeExplorer]

@@adamradford2285 a pleasure Adam, yeah a nice parkland type area in the valley and they make a nice cuppa. Good to hear of the landscape. Have a great week ahead.

[@andrewkingdom]

Brilliant it’s a nice area great video Adam that walll you mentioned you were going to walk to north from the summit above Craig y nos has a massive sink hole near it it’s really big called Pwll yr wydden it has a small waterfall going over its side into it worth exploring mate if you get the chance. Cracking video every time I look at cribath I am trying to see the profile of the giants head he’s supposed to be laying down with his head staring at the sky I can’t see it myself but it’s a cracking hill always quiet. Keep the videos coming very enjoyable cheers Andy

[@thevalleywalker]

If you drive from Ystradgynlais it is visible just as you pass the petrol garage and roundabout.

[@andrewkingdom]

Will check that out thanks

[@adamradford2285]

@@thevalleywalker Thanks Al good to know as I’ve never seen the giant either lol

[@adamradford2285]

@@andrewkingdom Me too Andy as I’ve never seen the giant either, will take Alan’s advice 👌

[@adamradford2285]

@@andrewkingdom Hi Andy thanks for watching glad your enjoyed it. Was good fun in the snow. It was really quiet yes I only saw one person! For a hill this good I expected it to be much busier. The solitude is the real beauty of the beacons. Your last Fan Gyhirych walk I bet you saw almost nobody? Will definitely revisit to go up the wall and the visit that massive sink hole sounds awesome, once I got on the moorland however it was insanely boggy (as expected) so I might leave this until the summer when it’s dried out lol. ATB Adam

[@therealjamesbaker9138]

Interesting about the trig point not always being on the true summit. Cleeve Hill is like that. It has one summit but has two trig points that are well over a mile apart - something that can easily catch you out if you aren’t familiar with the terrain.

[@adamradford2285]

@@therealjamesbaker9138 Hi James yes that’s true and can definitely catch you out! Is Cleeve Hill in the Cotswolds? Thanks for watching mate, BW, Adam

[@therealjamesbaker9138]

@@adamradford2285 Cleeve Hill is in the Cotswolds, it's just outside Cheltenham and isn't all that difficult to get to. Has a line of sight all the way to the Black Mountains/Brecon Beacons (and allegedly as far as Exmoor, although whenever I've been up there I haven't been able to see that far.) Another one that's well worth a visit.

[@adamradford2285]

@ Ah thanks! I’ve done Painswick Beacon before but not Cleeve. Sounds good , have a great week ahead