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The Cobbler
I used to climb a lot of mountains in my youth but I haven't climbed anything for a few years, mainly because of family commitments. However, I felt it was about time I got back to them hills before I lose the ability to walk further than the width of Tesco's car park.
So yesterday I conquered The Cobbler, which sounds grand except that just about everyone who does a hill climbs this at some point. It's a few feet short of 3000 feet, so it's not even a Munro, but you do literally start from sea level and therefore climb every inch of its height.
I did well until the last 500 feet, when the muscles in my legs started telling me, in no uncertain terms, that they had had enough and wanted to go home now thank you very much. I pressed on though and made it to the top, breathless, heart pounding, and trying not to look like a total wreck in front of a young family that looked like they were about to administer first aid to me.
The top is known as The Needle and requires a scramble through a small hole and a climb up the side while dangling over a precarious cliff. I'll post that tomorrow.
The Cobbler
I used to climb a lot of mountains in my youth but I haven't climbed anything for a few years, mainly because of family commitments. However, I felt it was about time I got back to them hills before I lose the ability to walk further than the width of Tesco's car park.
So yesterday I conquered The Cobbler, which sounds grand except that just about everyone who does a hill climbs this at some point. It's a few feet short of 3000 feet, so it's not even a Munro, but you do literally start from sea level and therefore climb every inch of its height.
I did well until the last 500 feet, when the muscles in my legs started telling me, in no uncertain terms, that they had had enough and wanted to go home now thank you very much. I pressed on though and made it to the top, breathless, heart pounding, and trying not to look like a total wreck in front of a young family that looked like they were about to administer first aid to me.
The top is known as The Needle and requires a scramble through a small hole and a climb up the side while dangling over a precarious cliff. I'll post that tomorrow.