The Fan Dance Series — Summer— Winter

CAN YOU TAKE ON THE INFAMOUS SAS SELECTION ROUTE?

FACE THE BRECONS AT THEIR COLDEST & CRUELLEST

24 kilometres through the Brecon Beacons. Six editions. One legendary route.

24 kilometres through ice, wind and low cloud. Six editions of the legendary route — run in the harshest months of the year.

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Test your strength of mind traversing Pen y Fan and associated terrain before taking on Jacob's Ladder on the return leg. The Fan Dance is a 24-kilometre route march through the Brecon Beacons — the same ground used in UK Special Forces Selection.

The only organisation of its kind run and staffed by ex 22 SAS and other UK Special Forces. Our events are designed to give each participant an experience unrivalled by any other.

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Distance24 KM
LocationBrecon Beacons
Variants6 Editions
DifficultyExtreme
Choose Your Edition

SIX WAYS TO TEST YOURSELF

The Fan Dance
24km · The Original · Brecon Beacons

The classic. Test your strength of mind traversing Pen y Fan and associated terrain before taking on Jacob's Ladder on the return leg. The route that started it all.

Fan Dance Hunted
24km · Pursuit · Brecon Beacons

The Fan Dance with a twist — you will be given a 15-minute head start before the pack of 'Wolves' (DS) will be released and on your tail. Can you stay ahead?

Fan Dance Extreme Gemini
Double Route · Extreme · Weekend

Tackle the Fan Dance twice in one weekend. Join a select group who have conquered the challenge. Not for the faint-hearted — a true test of endurance.

Fan Dance Dark Trail
24km · Night · Brecon Beacons

Testing your senses as well as your endurance, take on the mighty Brecon Beacons in the dark. The same brutal route under the cover of night.

Fan Dance Trinity
Triple · Maximum · Weekend

The ultimate weekend package — two Original Fan Dances plus the Dark Trail. Complete all three to earn the unique Trinity medal stack. Our most demanding format.

Fan Dance Eclipse
24km + Dark Trail · 24 Hours

Complete both the 24km Fan Dance and the Dark Trail within 24 hours. Day and night on the same legendary route — a relentless test of will.

LOCATION & GETTING THERE
Start Point
Pont Ar Daf Carpark
Brecon, Powys LD3 8NL
Region
Brecon Beacons National Park
Mid/South Wales border
Nearest Station
Merthyr Tydfil
11 miles / 18 minutes by road
By Car
A470 north from M4
toward Brecon
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