Ard Crags and Knott Rigg
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01/09/2002 |
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6 miles |
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Glorious and very warm |
Walk done by |
Jed |
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"Lonely Ard Crags offers, especially in August, a climb up to a personal heaven of one's very own - at only 1800 feet" Alfred Wainwright |
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Ard Crags |
1860' approx |
Knott Rigg |
1790' approx |
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At the start of the walk - Causey Pike towers above the road in the Newlands Valley |
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Ard Crags comes in to view |
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First glimpse of Ard Crags - check Wainwrights North Western fells - almost identical to his drawing |
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Ard Crags from Birk Rigg |
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Causey Pike stands proud to the right of the path |
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The final climb from Aikin Knott. |
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Looking back down the ridge to Newlands valley and Catbells |
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The view to the west from Aikin Knott. The small ridge right of centre is the descent route for today's walk. Its not a well used route. |
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Sail from Ard Crags ridge |
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Looking back to Causey Pike
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Ard Crags summit and cairn |
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From L to R - Wandope, Addacomb Hole, Crag Hill and Sail from Ard Crags summit |
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Looking west along the ridge |
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Looking westerly to Knott Rigg |
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Robinson from the path to Knott Rigg |
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Hindscarth and the ridge to Robinson in the foreground |
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Looking down Ard Gill |
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Knott Rigg ahead |
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Knott Rigg Summit with (L to R) High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike in the distance |
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The view of the High Stile ridge to the west from Knott Rigg |
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The ridge of descent to Keskadale Farm |
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Ard Crag from Newlands |
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Farm in Newlands on the way back to the campsite |
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