Young And Old

Had a pretty good weekend. Was working Saturday morning, but it was a pretty easy shift, then a nice afternoon in the sun playing with the dogs and a barbeque into the evening. Was a nice warm day, and a pretty good dinner.

Sunday we decided to climb The Cobbler (Ben Arthur). I hadnt done it before, but it was so good. The best mountain I have climbed so far. It doesnt matter it's not a munro. The ascent starts quite gently with a long winding path up through the forest, and then eases out onto the valley and you really appreciate the size and structure of the mountain. On the way up you pass the Narniann boulders. We climbed the first one alright with a bit of a push and left the bigger one for the way down. Then you hit the true ascent. Very rocky, and very steep all the way to the top. A good 45 minutes climbing and you are there. Then you need to 'thread the needle' which means getting to the true top. You go through a small hold and climb on to the top of some boulders. After many people doing this the rocks are a bit polished so you need to be careful or its a long way down! On the way down we tried the second Narniann boulder. After some negotiating the 15 foot or so wall, we clambered on top. Then we were a little stuck. Jump? Tricky, but maybe doable. The a man helped us out and guided us down with the appropriate footholds and hand grips. Good fun. Check the photos here.

Going to climb another one this weekend so check back for more photos.

Aereogramme are supporting Biffy at their Glasgow date. This is quite stellar news.

Even better news is that the mighty Nine Inch Nails will support the Foo's in Edinburgh! Blimey. £35 doesnt seem so bad now!