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MAD ABOUT MOUNTAINS Warming up for the summer... 2 to 5 May 2003 On the first of the May bank holiday weekends in 2003 the hill-hungry of the troop headed west to the Brecon Beacons for a themed camp - Mad About Mountains. Venue Dolygaer Scout Campsite - ace location at the foot of the Beacons, next to a reservoir and complete with train going past the entrance. Hill day We enjoyed a day on the Brecon Beacons - venturing to the summit of Corn Du. The cloud lifted to give a breathtaking view of the glaciated valleys and an exhilirating ridge walk took us to the top - unfortunately just as we got there it lowered again and we were greeted by winds to lift you off your feet. We thought it best to retreat at this point rather than carry on, and headed back down to camp to dry off our kit. Everybody had a great day on the hill, even though we had to cut it short. Gorge walking The Sychryd gorge is one of the best in the UK for gorge walking. We found ourselves clinging onto rocks above raging waterfalls, clambering along trees, crawling through tunnels, jumping into plunge pools, bombing into three foot deep mud and more on a crazy day on, in and above the river. This is simply a brilliant activity, so please point us in the direction of the next canyon... Rock climbing On an unexpectedly blue skies day we rigged up a few climbs at Dina's Rock. The scouts effortlessly glided up the crag, and took in the rays as their final activity on the camp. Abseiling We outdid our abseil of two weeks previous (Easter Camp) and set up a 180-footer, which we can tell you is very high indeed. Only for the brave, which meant everybody - we're gonna have to get ourselves a longer rope... Stoves Scouts cooked their meals during the weekend on expedition stoves. We had done some training on this at our weekly meetings, so this was an opportunity to put those skills into action. All in all a great weekend, that left us all a little madder about mountains!