View back down the Wye Valley towards Llandogo, from Cinder Hill, St Briavels (Taken on 30/8/81)

A delightful residence at Whitebrook, on our route out of the Wye Valley (Taken on 30/8/81)

St Dingat church, Dingestow (Taken on 30/8/81)

Frances in the grounds of White Castle, the best-preserved of the Three Castles, near Llantilio Crossenny (Taken on 30/8/81)

Richard, Nigel, Jackie, Frances, Mark and Kevin on one of the round towers of White Castle (Taken on 30/8/81)

The group on the wooden bridge to the inner gatehouse at White Castle (Taken on 30/8/81)

The moat at White Castle (Taken on 30/8/81)

View to the Vale of Ewyas from Cwmyoy, in the Black Mountains (Taken on 30/8/81)

Cwmyoy church and hamlet, with Mark Moreton (Taken on 30/8/81)

View to the left, up the Afon Honddu valley, from Capel-y-Ffin youth hostel (Taken on 30/8/81)

Central view from Capel-y-Ffin youth hostel, showing the desolate hills of the Black Mountains (Taken on 30/8/81)

View to the right, down the valley, from Capel-y-Ffin youth hostel (Taken on 30/8/81)

The group at the entrance to Capel-y-Ffin youth hostel, showing the hostel and the hill beyond that we climbed last night. Richard, Glenn, Kevin, Mark, Nigel, Jackie, Frances, Matthew and John (Taken on 31/8/81)

Another group photo on the bridge at Hay-on-Wye, looking south (Taken on 31/8/81)

John and Jackie take in the view to Llangors Lake from Mynydd Llangorse, after walking up Cockit Hill from the road (Taken on 31/8/81)

John and Jackie on Cockit Hill, with Mynydd Troed beyond (Taken on 31/8/81)

John takes pole position on the ride over Mynydd Illtud from Brecon. This photo was taken near Blaencamlais, about 5 miles beyond Brecon (Taken on 1/9/81)

Riding over Mynydd Illtud, near Blaencamlais, with the Brecon Beacons looming in the distance (Taken on 1/9/81)

View to our hairpin climb over Bryn Melyn, from near Maeswalter, Heol Senni (Taken on 1/9/81)

The group near Maeswalter, Heol Senni (Taken on 1/9/81)

Another group photo (Photo: Kevin Presland) (Taken on 1/9/81)

The group near Maeswalter, looking towards Pant-y-Ffordd, Heol Senni (Taken on 1/9/81)

View of the hairpin climb from just a mile away, near Blaen-Senni farm (Taken on 1/9/81)

Jackie and Frances lead the final ascent to the Bryn Melyn hairpin climb. Taken from the ruined house just beyond the cattle grid (Taken on 1/9/81)