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- Strong bridge to take so many!!
- Start of day alongside Rigg Beck with our target, Ard Crags, left of centre
- Cresting Aiken Knott as the wind speed increases
- Into the teeth of the wind along the ridge
- On the ridge and briefly in the lee of the wind with snow splattered Sail behind
- Topping Out on Ard Crags
- End of Day on the way back to the Start Line
- That’s the way to do it!
- Ard Crags: the key objective of our walk
- It’s going to get steeper
- It just has …
- Our radiant leader
- A short breather always helps
- Atop Ard Crags
- Who’s that underneath?
- We’ve reached Knott Rigg
- The vicious wind is now behind us – hooray!
- More steepness
- But the valley draws closer with every step
- Though there is still a bit to go
- Back down in Newlands
- Crossing Newlands Beck
- The dramatic Newlands skyline