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In between the beast from the east (s) we headed west to try a days fun on The Cobbler. Having don Chockstone Gully a few years ago - we knew what to expect and the great (if short) route that it provides.
Leaving the shores of Loch Long, we made our way up the never ending path that zig zags through the woodland! Once the forest was left behind we soon reached the snow line - and there was more snow than expected. Heavy falls the day before had left a good dump of fresh snow! Luckily for us there had been some footfall on the path and we followed the footsteps. Not so lucky was the fact that as we approached the turn off for the Cobbler the footsteps went straight onto the Bealach nd not to The Cobbler! Breaking trail we headed into the gloom (the winds were light but the mist was in and with the snow on the ground and zero visibility, we knew finding the start of the gully may be tricky!). However we did find the gully and it was as expected - snowy but magnificently atmospheric. A good route when other gullies may be more susceptible to bad condition we found the snow in Chockstone to be super and we made up way up and eventually under the chockstone itself. This is a marvellous location and a super end to the short route under the rock and on steep ground:) Up and over and we went for a look at Great Gully. Not as sheltered as Chockstone - there was a lot of windslab here so we backed off and set about the next adventure - getting of the mountain safely in zero visibility and drifts up to our waists! Soon we found the path we had made on our ascent and made our way off the mountain. Another superb day :)
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