{"id":2072,"date":"2021-05-01T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2022-03-11T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:13:05","slug":"fan-y-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/fan-y-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan y Big"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mountain rank by height: 79 out of 188<br>Height: 2,359ft | 719m<br>Region: Brecon Beacons<br>Grid ref: SO036206<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/220696699\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I know that Fan y Big has technically been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-45200036\">downgraded to a hill<\/a>, but as far as I&#8217;m concerned it was on the list of 188 mountains in Wales that I found online so I would still treat it as such. It is absolutely worth doing, and if you are walking the horseshoe I can see no reason to skirt around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51154219464\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51154219464_264b013e8f_b.jpg\" alt=\"The Beacons\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Fan y Big, foreground, looking mountainous. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has the famous diving board for a good photo opportunity for those of you feeling brave and in full control of your legs &#8211; the drop is big. I declined, I just wasn&#8217;t feeling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51153705623\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51153705623_7025e0343c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Fan Y Big\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Fan y Big looking golden in the gentle sun. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a shelter near the summit you can dive into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51154593355\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51154593355_50b0e59a4e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Fan y Big\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Shelter on Fan y Big. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The views from the summit of Cribyn Westwards are really something, and only convinces me that the anti-clockwise horseshoe is the best direction to walk it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51153489581\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51153489581_a53e71c209_b.jpg\" alt=\"View from Fan y Big\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Diving board and Cribyn. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51153489136\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51153489136_a17ed6c3cd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Fan y Big ridgeway\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>An alternative way up or down Fan y Big, the ridgeway. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51153723238\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51153723238_3d0068d6ce_b.jpg\" alt=\"Fan y Big\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Looking East from the ascent of Cribyn to the snaking stone path up Fan y Big. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51154591995\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51154591995_12e15cd93e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cribyn\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>As you descend Fan y Big you can see the ascent of Cribyn ahead. | Minolta MD 35-70 @ 35mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain rank by height: 79 out of 188Height: 2,359ft | 719mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO036206 I know that Fan y Big has technically been downgraded to a hill, but as far as I&#8217;m concerned it was on the list of 188 mountains in Wales that I found online so I would still treat it as 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