The Cobbler

[2dalmatians]

What a day!!

We (dalmatian no 2 - Daisy) started from Sucooth car park at 0845 with every intention of climbing Beinn Nairnan and then Beinn Ime. However after getting pretty far up the mountain (I think around the Spearhead) we aborted the climb as (a) we hadnt seen a soul all day (b) we are novice climbers (c) the wind was really fierce (d) I'm sure we took the wrong route - we seemed to be climbing up the left side - very scary drop with big wind gusts (could see the cobbler off to the left (e) couldn't find my bravery pills!!

Anyway heading back down with our tails between our legs we reached the path that traverses the hill and decided to go right. Eventually we me the main cobbler path and although it wasn't exactly Sauchiehall street there were a few people walking and a good path. So with a choice of either heading down feeling sorry for ourselves or gritting our teeth and heading back up we decided on the latter course of action.

Well worthwhile, we went straight up the scrambly bit of the Cobbler finally getting to the summit around 230pm .

Thought about doing Nairnan from the backside but it was 315pm by the time we got off The Cobbler and to be honest I was knackered.

We will definitely be back to climb Nairnam and Ime - if anyone can shed light on where we went wrong (if we went wrong) it would be much appreciated as I dont fancy the slog up the cobbler path to get to Nairnan.

PS Respect to the mountain rescue teams - had a little feeling at one point that I might have needed them.

Daisy showed her respect too to Charles Paterson - founder of the Arrochar rescue team - see photo of plaque.

Daisy at the Cobbler

me at top

[johnnyaztec]

I was up that way in May,we made the top of Narnain but abandoned Ime due to poor weather.The area around the spearhead is where there is a little bit of scrambling involved and initially from where you start the up section from the saddle between Narnain summit and Cruach Nan Miseag it does head to the left,with exposure in a few places thrown in too,i m guessing that you were probably on the right path to make the summit.

The route from the North west side is pretty sedate no real scrambling or airy drops to contemplate there.

[mountain coward]

It's probably about 3 years since I did Narnain and it was very misty but I'm sure we went up a gully just under the Spearhead Buttress heading to it's right. Maybe you went the wrong side. I'm almost sure it's at that point you turn right up a loose-ish scrabbly (but not scrambly) gully. I don't really remember any drops or exposure anywhere and I probably would have noticed ground like you describe.

What a beautiful dog!

[sloosh]

Sorry, but it only counts if the Dalmation threaded the Needle.

[2dalmatians]

We did discuss it and she did want to do it, but given that it was her turn to make dinner that night I (selfishly) said no! She doesn't have the knack of taking pictures with the Blackberry yet otherwise she would have got one of me doing it....

[ceebeeby]

You did better than we did today - got rained off of it just after the forest - couldn't see 100 ft in front, and as had a wee one (human) in tow, decided to give it a miss!

Altogether a damp squib!

Well done you and Daisy

[sloosh]

We did discuss it and she did want to do it, but given that it was her turn to make dinner that night I (selfishly) said no! She doesn't have the knack of taking pictures with the Blackberry yet otherwise she would have got one of me doing it....

She can't work the Blackberry yet? At least she was making dinner...

[Alan Weir]

Daisy looks so proud to be top of the hill.