SAS Selection Challenge - The Fan Dance

[@stefanp6233]

Liam, that was me holding you up on pen y fan! Great seeing you in person. Felt almost surreal lol. You smashed the dance might have to give this one a go one day. Keep up the great work with all you’re doing 👊🏽👊🏽

[@renukasadventuresuk]

You're in my top 3 favourite youtubers. Love your content. I find you such an old soul. Knowledgeable, polite, driven, and a good heart.. rarely found in todays younger generation. Followed you for a while now, and i think you're a role model for younger people. Look forward to more content. Much love. Ren.

[@chapman9230]

I first did it as a teenager in wellington boots. Later on I was homeless for a while and use to wild camp there. Now I am in my 60s and miss those hills so much. Waking up and seeing the luminous lichen on the rocks competing with the brilliance of the stars. Spending nights shivering with my dog sharing a sleeping bag. Struggling to get the stove going as the gas was too cold. Happy days.

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

To keep this in context. - the fan dance is 1 march out of 4 weeks of daily marches undertaken by UKSF selection candidates - the whole 4 weeks is just the first phase of UKSF selection, which spans 6 months total - further into selection is the jungle, with even more arduous terrain to be covered daily, and for even longer; 6 weeks - but before and after the jungle are several other selection phases, all needing to be passed just to get into 22 SAS or the SBS

[@superdoo78]

Always one isn't there

[@Jeric-gq7pr]

Just incredible isn’t jt

[@mattallen6424]

Did you watch it all ?

[@davidpeat184]

Always a "it's not that great of an achievement" kind of guy that will make themselves heard for no reason other than their ego.

[@christaylor491]

@@superdoo78I think it needs pointing out for context, as the uneducated in SF selection could think it’s quite easy to pass selection.

[@oreosandwiches]

Pen Y fan (Pen-a-van) and its the highest mountain in South Wales, Snowdon is the highest in Wales

[@wonderwalluk1568]

came here to say the same, either way a great video Liam. Keep the content coming. Its very inspirational.

[@benironside1264]

“Well actually…” 😂

[@Yougottalaugh-p9u]

Unbelievable weather, never got weather like that in the 1 & 2 week exercises I did, during basic training, finishing with a 26 mile route march in full kit with the assault course at the end, and then One week to recover doing what we called the Brecon shuffle before passing out, well done mate.

[@kevinkelly9895]

The Gatewat to "Pain and Suffering" is actually "Working Retail"... LOL

[@suzannesnow7485]

Way to go Liam! Love how you are able to focus on the beauty despite the pain! ❤🎉🏔️

[@goldenliongaming6915]

Cracking time Liam - fair play. Although a slight caveat from a local; the Fan Dance is 15 miles in total. You turned around slightly too early. But as stated, still a cracking effort.

[@janetmariaburke4208]

I enjoyed watching you suffer lol. No, seriously, my respect for you has grown ten fold. Well d9ne. I loved the sound of the wind. The views were incredible.

[@Robert_DeVille]

I went up Pen Y Fan & Cribyn straight after as some "character building" leadership training in the navy in the early 90s. It started off nice & beautiful & ended up with horizontal sleet & zero visibility. Luckily we didn't have to do it under time pressure, but it was a long walk over the mountains. Wouldn't want to have to do that again in a rush, so well done!

[@jimmymorrison8314]

Good man, that's a rough yomp at the best of times. Fair play to you Liam.

[@Mike-rw2nh]

Liam, I did promise you half a packet of Jaffa Cakes for filming yourself doing this to yourself. Massive Props!!!

[@neilpountney9414]

I think you should go all out and give him the whole packet :)

[@nigelsheppard625]

The Storey Arms isn't a gateway to pain and suffering, but a gateway to a mental and physical challenge. Pen y Fan is the highest mountain in South Wales - yr Wyddfa is the highest mountain in Wales.

[@mikes8873]

Great job mate! Keep up the videos. Love the positivity and authenticity.

[@na.a8646]

you should do more of these challenges they are such a good watch icl

[@juliejackson6638]

Well done Liam! Great effort! 🎉

[@roybarford]

Well done! Tough run! I’ve done it a few time in the Army and as a civvi! Be proud!

[@sicr7373]

Well done Liam, you've every right to be proud of yourself!

[@keirenoutdoors]

Good effort Liam! Side note: would be good to see you tackle the Cape Wrath Trail in the future!

[@tombradshaw2000]

2nd that

[@samtilly7165]

100% agree - even if he'd have to do it as a 3 part series it would be brilliant to see

[@keirenoutdoors]

@@samtilly7165 12-16 days into one video would be a fast pace! Haze Outdoors’ series of the CWT worked well!

[@samtilly7165]

@keirenoutdoors haven't seen that one will give it a look. I watched fit for adventure's series which was 6-7 videos and about 4-5hrs of viewing

[@keirenoutdoors]

@@samtilly7165 I’ve watched her first two videos! Walk with Wallace also has a full series!

[@susanlambert8164]

Congratulations Liam, you are never one to turn away from a challenge,well done.

[@joanweightman2275]

You look too healthy for a man full of Yorkie who's just tortured himself!! Love ya Liam, you happy crazy man...where were the flowers??? UK Granny sending her love vibes!

[@colin.d]

Great challenge, that 20kg back pack must have made it so much more difficult.

[@amylorna]

Well Done Liam, It's brutal but worth the challenge 💪

[@garphykeks]

Well played pal! Well played indeed💪👊🏆After being RTU'd at the end of a Fan Dance in the 70's (Not a proud moment!) our lass and I went back in '18 and thoroughly 'enjoyed' it. I seem to remember being dropped at the rangers hut/station way back then......

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

This must have been filmed some time ago, it's been hammering down the last few weeks.

[@AMG63]

Just sat down with a cuppa and i get a notification from this KZbin legend 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@AlanBrown.]

Congratulations Liam. You really are some tough Cookie!

[@johninman1354]

Every time I hear of that place I think of sennybridge.dont think I ever saw the sun once while I was there... you know the saying if it ain't raining it ain't training... takes me back some cold wet weather... best thing about the place was the 4 tonner back to the depot.. happy days..

[@xyg6543]

Well done man, I think I would've struggled to complete that in a day!

[@rebeccaevans1786]

I have hiked up Pen y Fan and Fan y Big separately but I have never done a hike as testing as this in that area. I think it's great how you're able to self-motivate to do challenges like this, it must take a lot of mental fortitude (aside from the obvious physical challenge).

[@eisvogel8099]

Again a great achievement, Liam and still you go:"Not too shabby.." Well done on your own. I hope your knees did well afterwards. I enjoy your down to earth videos very much, your folks have every reason to be proud on you! Greetings from the Netherlands, Jan

[@patrickevans8940]

Well done Liam , you certainly smashed it

[@salomey2376]

Beautiful place, well done Liam, and thanks for taking us along, loved it

[@ny2phillyholloway592]

Woo-hoo!! Knew you could do it Liam!!⏱🥇

[@maximumedgedaytrading]

Amazing, well done! Great video as well

[@brianstanton6663]

Impressive performance Liam, well done.

[@jamesclarke8918]

Well done. A great time too.

[@chrisedwards4403]

Well done, Liam - great effort. ✊🏻👍🏻

[@roof30]

I’d forgotten how punishing this is. I did half the route a year before my transplant and that nearly ended me. Great to see you doing this Liam.

[@goundreykruse]

Amazing Liam. Loved that.

[@Theonewhosyonder]

Well I know what my next walking challenge is going to be! great video!

[@edda682]

No thanks,.

[@Theonewhosyonder]

@@edda682 ahaha come on it will be fun 😂

[@paulacnote]

Finally, Liam got sponsored content! Well done you 😊

[@dontalkt2meboutheros]

Well done Liam

[@Fishy1764]

Well done Liam that was pretty impressive and i know our SF lads do an amazing job and the training they do is really hard but i think you did really well.All the best mate😎👍

[@jocky2]

only a small percentage of people could do this, so imagine how few could qualify for the SAS, on the full program of challenges.

[@yodachef]

thats my next half hour sorted then !

[@deborahharding135]

Congratulations Liam! Ouch indeed.

[@MalKyle1]

Excellent effort, well done Liam

[@276tracey]

That my friend was EPIC ! congratulations on making it under the time allocated...you deserve a medal

[@Dannsandiego]

Well done, Liam! Beast mode!!

[@st1ffee]

there is a great camp spot in the top left of the old neddau reservoir worth checking out

[@TheThorntonBrapper]

The Cascadia 16's are easily my favourite Trail Runners. Great choice!

[@Ben22904]

Fair play mate that's brutal, I've climbed Pen Y Fan a good few times but the Fan Dance is beyond me lol well done.

[@StansOutdoorAdventures]

Respect. Better weather than when I was last their..

[@sifromearth]

Respectful time Liam and a great video. Always a little further ;-)

[@colinstewart1432]

We could've done with that weather on the AEE event in July. Conditions were gales and sideways rain. I did a reasonable time though.

[@geoffminter2927]

Top effort Liam! I did the horseshoe route a few months ago which is 10 miles and takes in 3 peaks of corn du, pen y fan and cribben. Starts and finishes a mile or so beyond that turn around point. I did that in 6 hours

[@helenlayley]

We used to watch the squaddies running past us (several tomes) when walking up there with Scouts!

[@samfreeman5793]

Good effort mate. Nice to see you in the uk. Keep up the good work 💪

[@tomhooper89]

Well done Liam! I think I would've struggled to complete that in a day! 😜😜

[@kevingelder8456]

Impressed mate, well done!

[@susanalbone5101]

Well done. Not my idea of ‘fun’ but you did it with time to spare. Take care, keep safe. ❤ Dorset, UK

[@ellleigh1216]

I never miss a video, keep them coming Liam

[@Iron-Outdoor]

LIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! Great to see another video of you! Thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@andrewharris1837]

Spectacular views.serious incline.good job lad😊

[@squarepegfb]

Well done mate, that looked tough!

[@lizette-francinefenton1083]

Fantastic, well done 👍👍thought at one bit you were becoming a fell runner 😳with that heavy back on your back - endurance Liam you got it 👍👍🫡

[@raixbox360]

Blue sky is a false hope, better to go up when it's cold and slightly damp.

[@Davidsdigitalmemories]

That looked like fun. Well done.

[@Mapdeicer]

Cracking effort Liam 👏👏👏

[@whathappenedto9374]

I like how its a bright sunny day and the rain cover is already mounted. Welcome to the great britain ;-)

[@carriehikes]

Well done, 4 hours over that terrain and carrying all that weight is good going! 😀

[@Samjie]

Incredible going Liam!

[@A14b19]

A mate in the 80s told me they stacked up on mars bars when finished in town fish n chips and three pints of Guinness…. That was the 1980s

[@carldowd406]

Very true mate and advised by the Sqn TRG Sgt Maj. "Guys the rations here are shit, advise you pop down the town at the end of each day for two bags of chips and a Guinness or two" summer of 83.

[@davidmelling124]

What's happened with the van mate ? Anymore van life

[@seandavies9457]

Done it hungover after a dirty night out in Merthyr, got back to sennybridge camp at 6am and was heartbroken when we got told we were doing the fan with the students on the cadre

[@damedavidfrith55]

Well done lad all that walking paid off 🍻

[@gazza2717]

Just yet another top notch video, well done mate. What's the current footwear ?

[@Roblovesbushcraft]

Well done Liam, great effort, 👌

[@campervan_Kev]

Not too shabby!

[@Mike-u5o5k]

I love the sheep up in the hills there beautiful

[@robinsavard84]

Well done Liam!

[@dalriadaskillen]

Another great adventure. Stay away from the energy drinks. Full of sugar.

[@michaelvandromme]

Well done Liam! 😊

[@Shyted]

Downhill is torture on my knees at the end of long walks, will be fine for miles then all of a sudden even the slightest decline will be agony.

[@geozvision_hiking4views]

The sound of gravel under foot reminds me of the film , Gerry Well done 👍

[@waynefoulkes832]

Well done

[@Ripper218]

Well done mate

[@hikesome]

You are a brave one Liam. Great upload!

[@Mick_Say_Trail_Sports]

Well done Liam, great Job...

[@NikkiEvernight]

Congratulations Liam! As if you wouldn't have made it though!

[@tashx1656]

Great effort Liam well done!

[@JesstheDJ999]

You are an amazing young man! God Bless you brother 👍🏻

[@ginetteneale5101]

Well done Liam! Love your energy 👌🏻

[@felicityrichards]

Ah loved seeing this! I walked Pen Y Fan (not the Fan Dance 😅) a few weeks ago after a break up - my first mountain! I thought I'm going to be sad either way so might as well be sad up a mountain and challenge myself, rather than sad at my desk sat on my ass! You're not wrong about the wind - as soon as I reached the ridge it was howling and nearly pushed me over! Well done, you smashed this one.

[@felicityrichards]

Also, growling "Who does this for fun, Liam, arrrrgh you idiot!" is the most relatable hiking content ever 😂

[@SlogOnTheTyne]

Nice video. Enjoyed it

[@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES]

Smashing it!! Get innnn

[@jasonfields9678]

Fair play mate well done

[@pauldawson2711]

Amazing liam, well done lad 😊

[@TomHassan.]

Challenge for you Liam.. (It SUCKS) From the gate, all the way up, touch the top pile of rocks on Pen Y Fan, and back to the gate in under an hour…