Andy Beck - On Location

Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work.

This route was part of Andy's fascinating and unique project "The Wainwrights in Colour". Click here

16th May 2008

The route on the sixth day of a week in the North Western Fells of the Lake District. We based ourselves in Lorton in the campsite of The Wheatsheaf Inn, a convenient location to reach all 29 of these hills.

A fairly simple ridge walk would take in the two tops of Ard Crags and Knott Rigg. From the end of the ridge we cut down into Sail Beck and then to Rigg Beck.

Ard Crags from Rigg Beck. our route was up the left hand ridge.

 

Ascending the ridge through Heather and Bilberry.

The east summit of Ard Crags.

 

The Newlands valley from the ridge.

 

Eel crag and Sail from Ard Crags summit.

 

Knott Rigg looking towards High Snockrigg and High Stile.

 

A steep descent took us to Sail Beck.

 

Addacomb Beck from the path to the watershed.

 

Wandope and Addacomb Hole.

 

Sail Beck from the watershed.

 

After crossing the watershed we are now heading down Rigg Beck to return to the car.

 

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