Tying the right knots on Knott Rigg

[Hillwalking Hilary]

We camped for a couple of days by Stonethwaite Beck and had some adventures. Don't think that, on balance, we underestimated the difficulties of this challenging walk. Caroline, Chris, Hilary, Matthew and all the children (Emily, Mary, Ruth and Thomas) aged between six and three.

Knott Rigg and Ard Crags - Newlands Hause to Rigg Beck

The tent was up so time for a photo of most of the team

Settling into the campsite by Stonethwaite Beck

Returning to the campsite after adventures on the crags of Besseyboot

Such were the dangers of the steep-sided ridge that we roped up the children

Along the ridge - Lizzie at the back, then Emily, then Mary, then Thomas, the eldest, at the front

Beginning to head down

[HalfManHalfTitanium]

Loved this

"Such were the dangers of the steep-sided ridge that we roped up the children"

great photos!

[Pointless Parasite]

Ha Ha that's absolutely hilarious! Roped-up for the traverse of Knott Rigg . Still, it probably had a reassuring effect on the young kids

[Hillwalking Hilary]

Thanks Tin Man and Parasite.
Perhaps because of the absence of reliable data on fatalities, the dangers of Knott Rigg are often underestimated. Roping up the children reassured the parents.
HH

[Bonzo]

There's something more 1986 about those photos.

[Hillwalking Hilary]

Bonzo,
1996 was long enough ago; I was a child myself in 1986.
HH

[Munro Mary]

This is your daughter checking in here, Hillwalking Hilary!
Brilliant to see one of my earliest adventures in the mountains recorded!
I especially like the picture of us all setting out along the ridge.
It was a good job that you roped us up!