It feels like everyone has a picture of themselves at the top of Pen Y Fan, it's part of the initiation into Welsh culture.
So much so, that there are several things that you can guarantee on a trip to the top.
We've listed some of our favourites here, why not share any of your experiences in the comments?
People dressed as though they’re about to summit Yr Wryddfa
We’re all about being prepared, and the weather up Pen Y Fan can be quite poor. However, there’s always someone that - despite there only being a light drizzle - arrives with layers upon layers, wrapped up to the max, and inevitably ends up dehydrated and sweating by the time they reach the top for their picture.
Or, people dressed like they’re off to Barry Island
On the other hand, it’s always better to be over-prepared than under-prepared like the guy who has rocked up in shorts and flip flops. Sure, it’s a pretty straightforward route, but a sturdy pair of trainers wouldn’t go amiss.
Someone hunting for a trace of shrubbery for a modest bathroom break because they didn’t go at the start
When nature calls, you have to answer, but when the path is busier than the M4 at Newport it can be difficult to find a quiet spot. Time to rope in your fellow walkers to create a modesty wall.
Spending longer queuing for a picture at the top than you did walking up
If you didn’t get a picture crowded around the plinth did you even get to the top, especially after it was voted The most instagrammable walk in the UK. Make sure you factor in some queuing time if you are keen to capture your big day out, and no, there aren’t toilets at the top.
Bonus points if you take a picture from behind with your arms in the air looking out at the view.
Getting up in the middle of the night to get to the top at sunrise because it looked amazing on TikTok
We’ve all seen the videos of the beautiful sunrise at the top and have been tempted to try it ourselves. Only the blessed will ever experience this, the rest of us will wake up full of promise and hope, only to reach the top and not even be able to see the edge.
The argument of whether it’s a climb or a walk to the top
Sure, saying you climbed Pen Y Fan sounds far better than you walked up to it, but does it really count as a climb? Surely you shouldn’t be able to do climb without some element of using your hands?
Discussing the walk with a colleague only to learn they went up the hard way
Sure, there’s no shame in Pont ar Daf car park, but it does feel that way when you chat to someone else who has done the 17km circuit from Storey Arms, who also stopped off at Corn Du and Cribyn - at least you all take the picture in the same spot so no one has to know.
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