Rockfax Description
Sustained and difficult climbing that takes a fairly direct line to gain the tip of Low Man. Start at a small protruding buttress 10m left of the edge of Deep Gill.
1) 26m. Climb walls past grassy ledges to belay on the highest grassy ledge below a blank wall.
2) 4c,10m. Climb a small rib on the left (bold) to gear in a small corner on the left. Continue to a belay in a niche - 'First Nest'.
3) 4b, 20m. Move right to a corner, then head around its rib along a break to slabby ground that is climbed to Moss Ledge.
4) 4a, 12m. Herford's Slab. Climb the slab above the ledge, first left and then right, to gain a ledge and Hopkinson's Cairn.
5) 4c, 27m. Climb up a groove just right of an arete (above Deep Gill) past a small overhang to a ledge on the right (possible belay). Move right and up 'The Bad Corner' to a ledge and belay.
6) 4a, 20m. Jones' Arete. Starting on the left, boldly climb the arete which gradually eases. Gain the top via a crack. © Rockfax

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Classic VS's of Scafell , Lakeland's Best Multi-pitch Routes up to HVS , Arc'teryx Lakeland Revival 2017 , UK Holiday Plans , Steve Ashton's 100 Classic Climbs The Lake District , A Lakeland Apprenticeship , Alternative Lakeland Classic Rock , Lakes Trad Ticklist , Cumbria for the Recreational User

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EA_Mountain_Skills 8 Feb, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: The best multipitch I’ve ever done… on the UK’s best multipitch crag.
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βeta: The best multipitch I’ve ever done… on the UK’s best multipitch crag.
x12dan34 19 Jul, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Scree in professor's chimney very active, care and cover advised when pulling ropes.
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βeta: Scree in professor's chimney very active, care and cover advised when pulling ropes.
MeMeMe 12 Jun, 2021 Show βeta
βeta: Arete pitch was great!
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Grade: VS 4c ***
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