The Cobbler...

As the weather was predicted to be sunny again, myself and Josh decided to head up for a day on the Cobbler . We got to Arrochar and headed straight up through the zig zag paths to reach the open pass with good time. As we made good pace we passed the Narnain Boulders and headed up the towards the North Peak and had a quick bite to eat. 

North (Right), Central and South peak (Left) of the Cobbler...

We made good progress and headed up towards the central peak and successfully 'threaded the needle' to reach the true summit of the Cobbler.

Josh on the Central summit...

                                          

                                            Myself and Josh on the ridge descent from the South peak...

Bennybeg with the siblings...

Jenni on her 1st outdoor climb since she was a young'un...

Now that I have a 2 week period free from work and lectures I decided that a a trip back to Bonnie Scotland would be on the cards. Perfect time to visit family and of course get some climbing/walking days logged.

I had only been home a few hours and had already planned to get some sport climbing done on the Tuesday (8th April). A chance to justify purchasing the new Scottish sport climbs guide book and to visit a new venue was not an opportunity I planned on wasting.

Josh on one of his 1st outdoor lead climbs...

So myself, Jenni and Josh made the 1 and a half hour drive to Benny Beg. Benny Beg is a cracking wee crag just 200 metres from a fantastic little cafe. What more could you ask for, eh..? The rock is quartz-dolerite and generally very solid. What the crag lacks in height (between 8 and 15 metres) it more than makes up for in a number of good quality routes. During the day we managed to bag around 11 routes between us whilst enjoying the wall to wall sunshine that was on offer at this south facing crag. Bliss.

South Devon Yachting...

Towards the end of last month (March) we managed to squeeze a sail in on one of the college yachts. Aspiration. We headed out from Noss Marina down through Dartmouth towards Berryhead and then back again. We were out testing our sea legs ahead of our yachting eXped to the channel islands at the end of May. Here is a quick video. Enjoy...