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3. The Cambrian Way OEX bush pro Bivvi wet sleeping bag no mat in strong rain and wind The Blorenge.

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Day Three on the The Cambrian Way mountain trail 479 km (298 miles) with a total ascent of 22,460 m (73,700 ft). I think it could be Britain's hardest long distance trail. Its hard to say but looking at the map i think i started todays episode around the Mynydd Garnclochdy area i want give exact camping locations away. I was so wet from the rain all night i set about getting ready to walk around 4am just to keep warm. I was no risk at cold from the time of Year and in good health. So walked back up towards Mynydd Garnclochdy i think. The rain came back on top the hill. The rain was very bad so much so i could only see about couple of meters ahead what with the mist as well as the dark even with two powerful lights. By this time my cannon camera was destroyed by the weather i should know by now and my phone was useless take note people think phone navigation fine lucky i know this i used my garmin fenix3 gps watch with the track loaded onto so i knew i was heading in the general dir...

Holy Mountain sunrise A wild camp on Sugar Loaf in Vango F10 Helium UL Tent

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Last night i wild camped at Sugar Loaf mountain. Sugar Loaf mountain is 596 metres above sea level. It is a popular misconception that Sugar Loaf is an extinct volcano. I woke up to a sunrise over  the Skirrid, or the ‘Holy Mountain’ legend is a dramatic landslide on the north of the mountain was caused by a earthquake or a lightning strike at the moment Christ was crucified. There was a local tradition that earth from the Skirrid was holy and especially fertile, and it was taken away to be scattered on fields elsewhere, on coffins, and in the foundations of churches.  Rudolf Hess used to walk here when he was held prisoner at nearby Maindiff Court during the early 1940s. So today was going home day had not much of a choice and it had been a good 4 days including today which will be spent getting back to abergavenny train station. On the way i took a quick look at Abergavenny Castle. established by the Norman lord Hamelin de Balun in about 1087. It was the site of a m...