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A nice dry crisp morning greeted us so we headed for our planned route to finish off the Arrochar Munros.
Lots of cars in the car park in Arrochar but most of the people I guess were heading for the Cobbler. We set out up what seemed like the M8, a very well worn track to the Cobbler but soon turned right and then left up a much less troden track to climb up towards Cruch am Miseag and views of the Cobbler.
Is it me? I just cant see a shoe there anywhere!
- Cobbler
From here it was a nice walk to the base of the scramble up to the Spearhead on Narnain and the summit. The snow was frozen hard and there was plenty of ice around so time to put on the crampons and attack the scramble. We went to the right of the main buttress and up a small snow filled gully before turning to the left and summiting.
- Narnain Scramble
- In the gulley
A quick sandwich and time to head off for Beinn Ime, crampons stayed on for the decsent of Narnain and all the way up Ime where we were met with wonderfull views all round. It was clear enough to see all the way down to Ailsa Craig.
- Ailsa Craig in the distance
- Bein Narnain and Ben Lomond from Bein Ime
Another sandwich and then time to return down Bein Ime and join up with the wide track leading back from the Cobbler which we followed all the way back to the car park with head torches for the last half hour trying to pick out the sections of ice. Another fine day.