"Thursday 5th April 2018. An ascent of Mynydd Bach 373m/132m, near Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Ceredigion. 4.4km, with 125m of ascent. 1hr 45mins. On the one sunny day in the week, I took a drive down to Mid Wales to ascend some hills that had been left unclimbed in previous trips, as a sort of tidy-up exercise. I normally prefer to park the car for the day and do an extended hike, but sometimes one needs to make exceptions to make progress in the various British hill lists I am working my way through. Mynydd Bach was definitely a hill that required such treatment. Nobody in their right mind would drive for two and a half hours to climb this hill, do an extended hike over it, and then drive home. I parked at the end of a narrow lane, where three wide forest tracks met, that winds north from near the hamlet of Ystradmeurig. I had been warned what to expect when hiking up this hill, so I had come prepared. I donned a pair of thick waterpoof over-trousers and wore gloves, despite the heat of the day. As I prepared to set off, two vehicles arrived in this remote spot, out of one of which a man in a suit got out. I soon realised he was an estate agent, come to show a client round a..." — marktrengove2 • Apr 5, 2018