Blimey, that's one of the remotest areas of the western Brecon Beacons, who on earth decided to lead a large school party of possibly poorly clad school children into such a remote area.
The weather forecast was horrendous to start with, and the group leader still chose one of the quietest locations in the whole Beacons.
I bet there were less than a handful of staff looking after the group, and nobody took into account the stragglers, or less fit members of the party.
The fact they got lost,indicates that they had no idea of the kind of terrain they had chosen, and the adults in the party, were not proficient in navigation in hostile weather.
Everything sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
Let's hope they are all found safely, but in this case, the police should bring a criminal prosecution against the schools organisers.
Had the weather forecast been for glorious weather, like we had for the start of the month, then leading a group of excited children into a very remote area of Southern Wales would have been a big adventure.
Setting a date, and sticking to it religiously, come what may, was more than foolhardy.
When i lived in South Wales a few years ago, i rarely went near the Carmarthen Vans, or Black Mountains, simply because of the terrible boggy ground, and the hopeless navigation in bad weather.
A few miles beyond Mc Turks farm, on the Craig Y Nos road, i went waist deep into boggy ground on my way to Llandeusant.
Leading a large group of school children into very desolate country, in terrible weather, is negligence in the extreme.
Hope everything turns out fine, but this was a MRT callout that was totally unnecessary.