0:00 - Intro
3:49 - Route description
5:52 - Start
8:27 - Summit Pen Y Fan
10:29 - Turn around point
12:40 - Start return leg
13:10 - Jacobs Ladder
13:25 - 2nd summit of Pen Y Fan
14:15 - Finish

Something different to my usual jaunts around the Lake District. Visiting South Wales for pre Christmas familiy stuff I take a day away to run the infamous Fan Dance.

A fitness test that candidates for UK Special Forces must pass at the beginning of UKSF Selection. It is a 15 mile route up and over Pen Y Fan the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons. This is an 'out and back route' where Pen Y Fan is summited twice. On the return route you must tackle the infamous Jacobs Ladder, Pen Y Fan's steep ascent on the South East ridge.

The test is an individual effort where you must use the route led by the Directing Staff who set a fast pace. Candiates must carry a bergan (rucksack) weighing around 35-40lbs on top of which is the weight of your water, food and weapon. The time limit is 4 hours 10 minutes.

**DISCLAIMER**

All the information I provide in this video is open source. It's ont tinterweb. As such I can't guarantee it’s 100% accurate. However, it's as close as you can get.

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