The Cobbler as seen from the path up Beinn Ime. Just an hour from Glasgow and reachable by public transport, the Arrochar Alps offers some spectacular mountains to climb that are perfect for the occasional day trip out of the city.
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The Cobbler. One of Scotland's most distinctive mountains, and only an hour's drive from Glasgow. Reaching the summit plateau is the easy bit. From there, you have to squeeze through a small arch before working your way along narrow ledge on a stone spire which hangs over a precipitous drop before scrambling the final few metres to the very top. This is a move called Threading the Needle and it's not for the fainted-hearted. Most just settle for watching others attempt it!
Today, I decided to head out of the city and spend the day in the Arrochar Alps. This was the view, including Beinn Narnain (right), the Cobbler (middle), and (I think) the Brack (left), with Loch Goil just making an appearance in the distance. I'll be back to photographing Glasgow tomorrow.
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Unable to afford any other accommodation, they would spend their nights sleeping in the shelter provided by these house-sized rocks before heading back to the city when their time was up.
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The Narnain Rocks in the valley between Beinn Narnain, disappearing off to the right, and the Cobbler, disappearing into the cloud on the left, in the Arrochar Alps. In the 1930s, groups of factory workers, shipyard employees and the unemployed from Glasgow would, whenever they could get the time, make their way here by any means possible to challenge themselves by climbing the many surrounding rock faces.
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Beinn Narnain and Beinn Ìme from Succoth, Arrochar. Munros No. 43 and 44 for me.
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The Arrochar Alps are less than an hour's drive from Glasgow, and yet they feel like a completely different world. Today, it seemed like I had the entire range to myself. Well, me and this pair of Ptarmigan!
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This Is My Glasgow
Alison Mackenzie
Graeme Fyfe