 Some girls needed rescueing at the weekend from the Black Mountains. Sounds like a busy weekend for the rescue services at the Brecon Beacons. BBC NEWS STORY
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 Should have stayed in Brum?
I might have missed it, but did anyone see if the Mountain Rescue Council had a stand at the NEC?
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 Sounds like they had much better things to do!
Hats off to them, that's what I say. :-)
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 Saw lots of small parties carrying huge rucksacks complete maps around their necks (therefore it must be DoE) heading off into various parts of the Cairngorms on Sunday. Lets hope they stay low as the snow cover on the plateau is still reasonable and there was more fresh snow falling.
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The reason there is alot of DoE groups out is becasue it the start of the season when they are allowed out-it starts in April finishes end of september/october i believe! I'm out with DoE in a fortnight. I saw a couple of groups myself just this weekend as i was leading some scouts on a bit of an introduction to hillwalking/backpacking and we were in the normally quieter area of the NY moors.
Mark
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 Yes, the fragrant DoE parties are out and about - we encountered one on Derwent Edge this Sunday. Staggering along under the weight of improbably huge rucksacks, enjoying the opportunity to be out in the bracing British countryside, and smoking as many fags as possible...
Happy memories...
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... sneaking a bottle of booze along. Not to mention that other great adolescent pastime - girls....
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 Remember that "discussion" we had recently where I insisted that "the Black Mountain" was known these days as "the black mountainS!"
How many of you thought this report was about the Black Mountains near Hay on Wye???
Lifted direct from the BBC report:-
"They became lost in poor weather on Saturday afternoon near Ystradgynlais in the BLACK MOUNTAINS and called for help on a mobile phone.'
I rest my case M'lud!!!!!
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Tony - I've always known the area (for over 20 years) as the "Camarthen Fans". Everyone I know who knows the area has always avoided calling it "The Black Mountain" for exactly the reason you mention.
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Now I'm doing it. I mean Carmarthen of course.
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 A direct line from the BBC report :-)
And you believe everything the BBC says Tony?
Now where did I put that BBC chairman?
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Sorry Mike, the BBC source was Peter Howells, a well respected Rescue team leader who has lived in the area all his life.
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BTW
I'm with you on this one Marcus and refer to the area as the CFs in an attemot to avoid this confusion, and it generally works although that is technically incorrest as these peaks only form part of "the Black Mountain(s)" around the lakes and do not strictly encompass other peaks futher South and west such as Cribbarth etc.
That is why when someone refers to the "black Mountains" those of us who live local usually ask "East or West!"
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Tony I didn't read any qoutes of his calling the area "The Black Mountains". Anyway Ystradgynlais sort of gave the location away. And while I'm being pedantic the report called them "The South Wales Search and Rescue team", Peter Howells I think is a member of the Central Beacons MRT.
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Yes he is. The team that used to be called Morlais.
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Personally I call them the Black Mountain and The Black Mountains. But then again I don't find it that confusing, maybe it's because I'm a reader or something.
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I remember him from the last time we were down that way, he won an award I think. I only remember it as I know a "Peter Howells" and I couldn't think of anyone less likely to be in a MRT!
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He's the Secretary of the MRC. Co-incidentally I got an e-mail from him last week clarifying the situation regarding mountain rescue teams and the HSC proposals.
It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all, tra la la...
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 People form this school are at my place of work next week.
Oh God...
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and it's getting smaller.
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