A disaster for Mid Wales

And to you Sparkly x

Thank you Annie and HNY to you and yours...

Sparkly, they are indispensable, even with the loss in the fire they are turning out in their own vehicles . My husband use to be in the team, long time ago. Pen y fan draws people from around the country, so beautiful but can be so treacherous. And it's flipping snowed up again today. Here is a peep for you, and yes I have done all the routes ?

www.visitwales.com/things-to-do/activities/walking-hiking/mid-wales/four-ways-to-walk-up-pen-y-fan

That's terrible, Annie. It takes me back to our walking days, not so much in Wales, but we saw and heard so much about the mountain rescue teams and their very dangerous work.

Anniebach they have a Facebook page you can follow, which I do. You get details of rescues they do, all their marvellous work.

I think they do marvellous work. People come from all the surrounding areas to climb Pen y fan.

Thank you grannyactivist,

The mountain range has taken the lives of soldiers , they are beautiful but are also dangerous

If anyone wants to donate to Brecon Mountain Rescue, you can do so here:
www.justgiving.com/breconmrt

What a shame. Sorry to hear about this fire. It's such a worthy cause I hope that all and any climbers and hill walkers feel a responsibility to contribute to restocking the equipment.

Some have been known to climb in plastic pac a macs and trainers !

A lot of walkers really do not regard our relatively little mountains as serious hazards. We can get very bitter weather even on lower hills.

We once set off up Skiddaw on a lovely spring day in the valley. We went to walk up it but half way up the wind was so strong and we could barely stand up. We made a rapid retreat.

If you google Brecon Mountain Rescue fundraising there are several ,I don't know how to post links to them sorry , I have been told Brecon Mountain Rescue are on face book so you can see what they say there

Will find one Elegran , it only happened last night so I have only just caught up with the news. My husband was a volunteer , the save so many lives

Do you have a link for donations? My family risked their lives n the lifeboats. As bit different I know but the same in other ways...