2 men on a mountain

Can you see them?, they're up near the top

This was taken on "Corn Ddu" which leads to "Pen y Fan" which is the tallest mountain in South Wales.

3 of us decided to climb it one Winter's Sunday, it was a few degrees above freezing at the base, no problem we thought

We had the usual Winter's clothing on but nothing like the clothing we needed up there as we later found out.

We got this far and took a few shots before my hands went past being cold, then numb, then they stung as though I'd put them in boiling water, I was the only one who forgot to take gloves.

Ice crystals were forming all over us and the clouds were dropping.
The wind was gale force up there, (just a breeze at the base) and it was more like a down draft, coming almost vertical down the mountain, never experienced anything like it before, it was difficult to stand, I was pressing down hard on my tripod while taking this photo.

I dread to think what the wind chill temperature was, must've been -20 or thereabouts I guess.

My friends helped me pack away my camera and we turned back, leaving it to the better equipped climbers
It took about half an hour before I could feel my hands again.

Minolta Dynax 7D
Sigma 10-20 EX
1/3 second
f25
ISO 100
12mm