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High Rigg

Walked on 09/03/2009

Start point: The Church of St.John’s in the Vale (NY 306 225)

The Church of St.John’s in the Vale – Low Rigg – Tewet Tarn – High Rigg – The Church of St.John’s in the Vale

Distance: 2.6 miles     Total Ascent: 236 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Overcast with showers. 6°C.

It was a mixed bag of weather today with it being really quite gloomy at the start before I was hit with a big hail/snow shower, a brief sunny spell and then back to the gloom. A constant, though, was the icy wind; a good day to stick to the lower fells I thought.

High Rigg

High Rigg route map.

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Looking across to Wanthwaite Crags on Clough Head.

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Tewet Tarn and Blencathra from Low Rigg.

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Windswept Casper checks out Latrigg and gloomy Skiddaw.

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A little rest for the lad.

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Wintry Blencathra across Tewet Tarn.

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Skiddaw from the tarn. Look at that snow shower coming in from the east across the Vale of Keswick, it looks like it will get me soon.

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Correct! High Rigg beyond the church from Low Rigg.

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Surprisingly, the sun came out briefly after the shower had blown across to light up snow capped Blencathra.

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Moody Wanthwaite Crags.

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The summit of High Rigg.

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High Seat and Bleaberry Fell from the summit.

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Steel Fell and Thirlmere.

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Helvellyn under cloud.

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Blencathra from High Rigg.

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Keswick from High Rigg.

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Snowdrops and the Church of St.John's in the Vale.

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Footnote: Today is Angus' 13th birthday. He isn't up to the fells these days so he stayed at home, obviously he was licking his lips to the thought of all that birthday cake...

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