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