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First time at this so here goes-
Set of from the car park at Arrochar about 0930 hours on the 22/01/2011. It was thick fog but my friend assured me once we had climbed a couple of humdred feet we would be above the fog and blue skys would be waiting. I wasnt to sure ! We then zig zagged through the trees.
- Just past the trees looking back at Ben Lomond
We followed the path and The Cobbler came into view with blue sky behind !
- The Cobbler
We carried on past the Narnairn boulders and came to a fork on the path. My friend managed to convince me to go left and tackle The Cobbler from the front. To start with it was quite straight forward however it soon became a bit of a scramble for a novice like me. Maybe this was not the best idea when there was still snow and ice about.
- Tackling The Cobbler form the front
After several small breaks to catch my breath/rid myself of fear we reached the summit. The summit was superb with very little wind and clear views.
- Summit
We also had a great view of Beinn Ime
- Beinn Ime from the summit of The Cobbler
We then returned via the tourist path at the rear of The Cobbler. This was quite tricky due to the ice on the steps.
Back at the car park I felt quite a sense of achievent on completing my first Corbett giving the route we took.