Lower Man (Helvellyn)
925m (3036ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5ml (8km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,649ft (807m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
The Swirls - Helvellyn Gill - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn Gill - The Swirls
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75ml (14km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,296ft (1,005m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Sticks Gill - Stanah Gill - Legburthwaite - Thirlmere - Thirlspot - The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,575ft (1,090m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere - Browncove Crags - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Legburthwaite - Thirlmere - Thirlspot - The Swirls Car Park Thirlmere.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.75ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,449ft (1,051m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Hole-in-the-Wall - Red Tarn (Helvellyn) - Catstye Cam - Swirral Edge - Helvellyn - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - White Side - Raise (Helvellyn) - Sticks Pass - Lucy's Tongue - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,020ft (1,225m) |
| Time: | 8 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd - Sheffield Pike - Nick Head - Sticks Pass - Raise (Helvellyn) - White Side - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding Youth Hostel - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5ml (18.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,418ft (1,346m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd - Sheffield Pike - Nick Head - Glencoyne Head - Hart Side - Green Side (White Stones) - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Raise (Helvellyn) - White Side - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Swirral Edge - Catstye Cam - Red Tarn Beck - Glenridding Beck - Glenridding Youth Hostel - Glenridding
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13ml (21km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,359ft (1,329m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Glenridding - Glenridding Dodd - Sheffield Pike - Green Side - Stybarrow Dodd - Sticks Pass - Raise (Helvellyn) - White Side - Lower Man (Helvellyn) - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag (Helvellyn) - Dollywaggon Pike - Grisdale Tarn - Grisedale Beck - Brownend Plantation - Lanty's Tarn - Keldas - Glenridding
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lower Man (Helvellyn)
Christina Lander walked up Lower Man (Helvellyn) on June 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] Glenridding - Birkhouse Moor - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Nick Head - Sheffield Pike - Glenridding Dodd - Glenridding [with] Dick [weather] A perfect sunny day on the high fells
Iain Jones climbed Lower Man (Helvellyn) on April 16th, 2011 [from/via/route] Helvellyn [with] Jim Hamilton, Alex Walker & Rob Argent - 05 August 2017 - The Wainwright 60 - Day 3 (Helvellyn); 02 December 2023 - via Swirral Edge with Fell Top Assessor
Chris Hughes bagged Lower Man (Helvellyn) on June 28th, 2023 [from/via/route] Thirlmere car park [weather] mist / drizzle
Melfyn Parry hiked Lower Man (Helvellyn) on May 23rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Started walk from the car park at the Patterdale Hotel, followed route C427 with a couple of changes. Climbed over Striding Edge & then on to Helvellyn but then took a detour to walk out to Lower Man then doubled back to Helvellyn before descending Swirral Edge to then climb too summit of Catstye Cam. From here we descended to Hole in the Wall & then went out to Birkhouse Moor & rather than doubling back to Hole in the Wall to repeat the path back to the carpark we continued beyond the summit along easy to follow paths which led back down to join the return route at NY377158, making a total of 16.4Km [with] With DS [weather] Sunny spells & quite warm at times especially on uphill sections when in lea of the breeze. On the tops the breeze was chilly. - Stunning views in all directions.
Nina Adams summited Lower Man (Helvellyn) on April 22nd, 2023 [from/via/route] Helvellyn YHA @Glenridding - Glenridding Common - White Side - Lower Man - Helvellyn - Lower Man - Whiteside - YHA [with] Craig [weather] 7.8° Rain Poor visibility
Christine Shepherd conquered Lower Man (Helvellyn) on June 11th, 2006 [from/via/route] Walked from Glennridding using walk c394. Repeated this walk solo on 15.4.21 on a glorious day. Climbed again on 7.5.22 [with] My daughter, Rebecca. [weather] Hot & sunny
Martin Woods scaled Lower Man (Helvellyn) on June 6th, 2021 [from/via/route] From Patterdale - Birks to Fairfield round to Hellvelyn & down to Glenridding [with] Ackers and Crush [weather] Sun, 22 deegrees v.little breeze
Angela Haworth walked up Lower Man (Helvellyn) on March 25th, 2002 [from/via/route] From Thirlspot return via Dollywagon Pike, Grisdale Tarn - Dunmail Raise [with] companion [weather] Dry - Broke leg between Grisdale Tarn & Dunmail Raise - walked myself to the road.
Kevin Foster climbed Lower Man (Helvellyn) on June 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Catstyecam, Swirral Edge & Helvellyn [with] Peter and Henry. [weather] Baking hot. - Report to follow.
Margaret Richards bagged Lower Man (Helvellyn) on September 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] c113 from Thirlmere [with] Don [weather] Sunny & windy - Fantastic views
Lucy Perchard hiked Lower Man (Helvellyn) on September 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] the Helvellyn range ascending from Legburthwaite to Sticks Pass & then along the ridge to Raise, Whiteside, Lower Man, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike & Dollywagon Pike, then down to Grisedale Tarn, back up to Seat Sandal before descending down to Grasmere. [with] Tony [weather] Mostly sunny
Simon Neilson-Clark summited Lower Man (Helvellyn) on June 9th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Glenridding outdoor centre [with] Mrs H [weather] Sunny & heavy storms
Chris Owen conquered Lower Man (Helvellyn) during April, 2018 [from/via/route] Glenriddig then striding edge [with] ian [weather] Low cloud, rain a the top, windy. - First retirement walk.
John Tippins has scaled Lower Man (Helvellyn) [from/via/route] Glenridding [with] Solo, with one or two companions, with a group of adults and kids. - Walked Helvellyn (and Lower Man) at least ten times, this first in 1968?
Jo White walked up Lower Man (Helvellyn) on September 23rd, 2017 [from/via/route] Thirlmere [with] John White [weather] Bad, misty, rainy & windy. No visibilty
Kevin Connolly climbed Lower Man (Helvellyn) on August 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] Thirlmere [with] Ethan [weather] Fine
Geoffrey Robertshaw bagged Lower Man (Helvellyn) on September 6th, 2017 [from/via/route] Up from Thirlmere [with] Wife [weather] Mist at top - No Views at the top
Tony Rogerson hiked Lower Man (Helvellyn) on May 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Out & back from High Park Wood [with] Floss & Kim [weather] Sunny
Mark Nattrass summited Lower Man (Helvellyn) on September 24th, 2015 [from/via/route] walk c432 from Swirls car park [with] Will & Nessa
Mark Davidson conquered Lower Man (Helvellyn) on April 4th, 2002 [with] Teasey [weather] Ok - bit hazy with the odd bit of snow still on the ground. - Left part of our thermos flask at the cross-shaped shelter on the summit. Oops!
Denis Hoyle scaled Lower Man (Helvellyn) on August 31st, 2013 [from/via/route] St John's in the vale to Grasmere. [with] Steve and his brothers [weather] Overcast & rain - Good views apart from when it rained.
Joanne Mcgawley walked up Lower Man (Helvellyn) on July 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] Helvellyn [with] Rich [weather] Hot - 9.34 miles
Iain Taylor climbed Lower Man (Helvellyn) on December 12th, 2010 [from/via/route] Glenridding (NY 38992 16932)
Ray O'hara bagged Lower Man (Helvellyn) on April 21st, 2011 [weather] Clear & sunny
Paul Macey, Patrick Rogozinski, Matthew Thomas, Mr M A Blanchard, Craig Lewis, Louis Smith and Steve Davenport have all walked, climbed & bagged Lower Man (Helvellyn).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Lower Man (Helvellyn)
Catstye Cam (centre) with Striding Edge (left), Helvellyn and Lower Man (Helvellyn) (right) in the background from Sheffield Pike
Birkhouse Moor (foreground left), Catstye Cam (foreground centre), White Side (centre right) and Raise (Helvellyn) (right) with Striding Edge, Helvellyn and Lower Man (Helvellyn) in the background from Sheffield Pike
Catstye Cam (left), Helvellyn (centre) and Lower Man (Helvellyn) (right) from near White Side
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