The Fan Dance special forces test march - for civilians! By Avalanche Endurance Events. Film: Direct & Edit: Rich O'Regan Ground camera (main): Phil Thomas Ground camera (2nd): Rich O'Regan Aerial cameraman: Benjamin Kenobi
It is life changing and life defining like Ken said. I went to hell and back on two separate Fan Dances'. In times of need, I refer back to those times and tell myself "you did the Fan Dance, you can do this".
My Son has just completed this yesterday !!! What an awesome event whilst waiting for Mark to finish we chatted to many of the contestants What a Fantastic Group Of People !! What Ken Says is as it is It Makes a Boy a Man in his own mind Just Fantastic Thank You
just stumbled across this video .me and a friend did the winter 2014 ,just watchin this reminded me of the pain and total enjoyment of it ,it is a great event and well organised by ken and the team ,i did say never again but you never know .......
Absolutely bang on about the cameraderie,I met some great people who looked after me as I was going down with dehydration and managed to finish and get my patch.
@@colinstewart1432 Yeah, I agree, I did it back in 2015 and loved it, and it was HARD. But rewarding, and I'm just about to join the Army now, so it must of had some affect on me!
29th 2020 was the worst weather when I done fan dance with 3 others . 6 hours there and back …amazing experience. Break your boots in a few months before , carb up 2 days before, 2liters of water at least , bananas , sodium/mineral tablet half way through. Good luck ..
I plan on doing this next summer but live in flat boring Essex.Could anyone give advice on training/gym workouts and any footwear and equipment tips would be gratefully accepted.
Parachute Regiment recruits do this in Week 8 of Basic Training with 45lbs bergan, belt order, and wpn. Average age is about 18. A 5 minute turn-around water break at Storey Arms, and then get going again back over the hill. It's a mental toughness exercise for reasonably fit people. Wear good, comfortable boots - and don't jack. Get a grip..................
I'm talking 30+ years ago. No doubt its all changed now. - probably for the better. We tab'd 14 ks/whatever ; we simply de-bussed way short of the official start point. In those days the DS had competitions going on and bets on which section would would reach Pen-y-Fan first, etc. It was a mental ftness test then for recruits, because at 17/18/19 yrs of age they were still unaware of what they coud actually do - physically. I remember as a DS going past a bunch of guys on Snr Brecon - who were sitting by the (Roman Rd) trackside watching the recruits going past and asking me what Bn they were from; the look on their faces when I explained they were just recruits on basic training doing the Fan Dance. Happy days.............
Am elite ... absolute first class endurance and fitness .. this was extreme hard . It’s not really the course that makes it extreme , but push your limit over 3-4 hrs with 20kg on your back
Richard Hunt, ironic that your friend Jason Birch failed 23 SAS Selection. His efforts to expose Jones as a Walt fell flat as all of the official Walter Mitty pages refused to take up the claim as they undertook due diligence and found such claims to be false. A certain Mr Humm humiliated you in public when he called your phone after you provoked him that you would never discover your true identity
