Loving the music!!! I was half expecting Lewes Collins to come running the other way with a Heckler and Koch sub machine gun!

Seeing this 'Tab' I'm extremely proud of the Fijian contribution to 22 SAS Regiment namely: 1-The Late Talaiasi Labalaba 2-Mr Sekonaia Takavesi 3-The Late Fred Marafono 4-Mr Tom Morrel 5-Mr Ilisoni 'Horse' Ligairi 6-Mr Jim Vakatalai They joined up with my late father Mr Sikeli Vakalala who was a former Airborne man of 16 Parachute Brigade of Aldershot 1963-1974. Thankyou 22 SAS Regiment for Laba's statue placed here in Fiji at Nadi international airport, the Pacific's gateway to the world !!!!!!

This is a walk in the park, try doing it with 3 grumpy kids who have no interest in being outdoors.

Jesus Christ, that’s only 45mins over the actual time for selection. Bloody fantastic achievement 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Congrats on finishing! I've been hoping to do this someday so it's nice to see the route from the perspective of a hiker.

Born and live in the Brecon Beacons , I ride my mountain bike up from tar fechan forest 🌳 then down into Brecon and back up again great mountain biking ,hiking beautiful scenery but the weather can change in a heartbeat,a blue sky then fog snowy rain ☔️ and it goes cold so unpredictable, make sure your prepared for every possible eventual and dress right proper boots and clothing food water , its second nature to me I know the Brecon Beacons like the back of my hand ,but it's still can catch you out , be safe and enjoy 😊

did this on roller blades last year towing a cement trunk, Im just hard a guess. Only drank 12 pints that night, and knobed a couple of birds... fuckin easy

Went up last week for 7 hours (hurt like hell) going up tomorrow....favourite place on earth

Did this several times in my military career luckily under 4 hours each time. Nice job!

I walked from Merthyr Tydfil with 25kg and when I got to the reservoir these guys were were heading the other way. They saw me and thought I was on my way back already. The look on their faces was priceless.

Love the music, brings back memories :) Well done!

If someone as fit as you is hitting 167bpm... then I think my heart would literally explode :)

The who dares wins soundtrack is amazing.

Love the music as the race starts from the Who Dare Wins movie. Classic

Fantastic video Simon , I thought it was going to be some kind of “here’s what they went through...so can I”, I’m sure you know it is a little different for them. Super impressed with the soundtrack (great movie ; RIP Edward Woodward & Lewis Collins), & very well done if I may say so in the great time. She is a hard nut to crack, so well done & again, a enjoyable video...cheers, Simon.

Awesome effort, I'll be doing this one 💪 oh and the music was cool 😁

At last a suitable soundtrack. Doing the climb 2nd time. Huge respect.

Soundtrack lifted from 1982's Who Dares Wins... like it!

Respect! Guys had a good one

Outstanding!

Wow so inspiring, well done guys x

I have a lot of respect for the sas and pen fan dance Alan Hurst-thomlinson

Brill, very well done and remember.....its only pain!!

This looks a great challenge

Great music from the film

My backs hurting just watching

Up the hill, down the hill, around the hill, airborne, easy, easy, airborne..... In my time Para´s used to sing this whilst running.

This video is ace well done.

Just returned from doing this...amazing event. July 7th 2018...Ken and the boys put on a great event

smashed it. good effort lads

well done 👍 great effort

Great video I enjoyed watching

Doing this soon im looking forward to it

Loving the music reminds me of Dirty Harry lol Great walk did it once but instead of turning round continue to the lower reservoir then right up the trail and back round the ridge if the weathers clear it’s epic

Had lots of sweaty ball moments on the fan dance. Storey arms for a liverner

Nice One Amazing

I can see this mountain from my house and winter is best

Good work fellas

Wow, fantastic

Fare play for completing that challenge, but back in the day the Fan Dance was 3 trips up and down and NO paths but compared to Long Drag, The Dance was reasonably easy, good effort though guys.

You have to run to do the time.

Nicely done lads, how about an overnight version complete with scoff cooked with hexamine stove as a sequel? Pub run after everyone's in, of course!

Deep respect 👍

Testosterone highway! yet serving and ex sas guys still go unnoticed there, look out for the misfits and the old boys!

Shout out to my step dad; bob Holbrook; one of the originals.

Look at there age thy did damm good

If you fancy stepping up and trying the Fan Dance as part of an organised well marshalled event? check out "The Special Forces experience thesfexperience.co.uk The Winter event is 20th and 21st January 2018 and the Summer series 23rd and 24th of June 2018. look forward to seeing you at the Red Phone box.

Why "The Van Dance"? Sounds like every bugger is chasing a Ford Transit. Done the route many times but starting from car park below Lower Neuadd Reservoir (Pont Cwm Y Fedwen) - to Storey Arms and back.

The music. Who dares wins.

Are those two people in the photo at 11:22 brothers?

the sas don't stick to the paths they go over the rugged terrain.

"This is what's known in the trade, as..." 😂

Thought I heard a Gurkha say "hold my beer" .

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..................

Spot on, well done guys! How did you prepare / train for it ?

' I would like to do this event very much ! When is the next one scheduled for in 2017 please?Still recovering for a Sprained ankle but WILL be ready if I'm accepted to join ! '

Hopefully if I can get myself fit enough I shall be doing the fan dance in 2017

What OS map is it for that region?

Not Bad not bad only 35 mins overtime well done

What's the name of the tune you use at beginning. I know it who dares wins

@ 3:01 Pen y Fan is actually 886 meters.

45lb, not including rifle food, and water. To be completed in 3hrs 45 minutes

I wonder how it compares to the rhodesian SAS selection course or that of the selous scouts at wafa wafa with dangerous game like elelhant lion ans buffaloe.

Training for this now for the june fan dance Im crapping it but im not gonna be defeated im determined to beat it If my dad was alive today he'd be doing it with me he served in British army rct ,rip lance corporal

I'm out! Ill leave the man stuff to the MEN-the REAL MEN> THANK you to all Patriots xxx

Usual dumbing down so the general ‘I’ve done that’ public can have a day out

Where was that path when I did it? Mind you we weren't allowed to use paths/tracks (man-made).

Anyone remember Farm 15 ?

Evening buddy 😁. Great video. How much were ya carrying. Hope ta be doing it next year. Thanks for sharing mate. ATVB, Andy

How many of those people made it into the SAS?

brings back memories of when I was in the sas

Blimey, these guys use "SAS" to sell anything!

Next week - Long drag...

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is it easier if you have tattoos?

Some proper Walt webbing there!

I drove down from London many many moons ago in my TA days and did this without all the hype , 3 times up and 3 times down, with Bergen, was in my 20's then ! Great fun but Ben Lomond and Ben Lawers is by far harder. In my 50's now but still love the hills. Love the SAS music from Who Dares Wins with the Lewis Collins

they been paid to walk with heavy equiment

Going back up Jacobs ladder looks pleasant on the old leg muscles.. @8:26

Not sure what the point of doing that is. Surely a lot easier turning up and doing it when there isn’t 200 other people getting in your way?

You haven't seen steep mountain trails yet if you call those "extremely steep".

Easy way up

Kick in the butt

andy mcnab bring me here

The music kills the fun.

SAS not SBS get back down and do it again

I've wondered for SF selection if they use webbing aswell because that make alot harder.

I have been invited. Please can anyone who has been give me some info Please ? Thankyou in advance. I love Our SAS & SBS 💖💜

Unfortunately there’s no ex special forces running this events company.

It doesn't start there and that's a fact.

What time do selection recruits have to complete this in?

They should be yomping 😨 LOL 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

lee grant you dont need to be fit just determind in the mind

My uncle was part of the that Iranian siege team

Did that during RAF recruit training in 1987. Easy peasy. But I was 16 and fit as a fiddle lol

That's not the Fan Dance. Wrong route wrong weight.

Civvies paying thousands for this.

Never mind, why should 'anybody or thing pay to walk on a mountain that has long stood their. Before most on you where here ? I walk where I want when I want ! Pay to walk on earths mountains🙈🙉😂

I only came here because one time I was at delgrossos and saw a guy dancing with a fan

'People. Could take their own food and the path I similar to the yellow brick road just like the wizard of OZ it leads you by itself. So if a man or woman is fit enough or built for the occasion the direction is not needed as the path is marked.' That said I wouldn't recomend novelty fit people or over consumers do it without the assistance of yourselves !So I see your point their to. But their's also the free will of the person or person's and if their's enough of them or they're clear fit anyway then they. Need not pay for mother nature's free views of the earth unless the need thsd assistance of people like yourselves 👍