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Name:Old Man of Mow
Hill number:18980
Height:337m / 1106ft
Parent (Ma):2825  The Cloud
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Cheshire East
Catchment:Mersey
Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m)
(Hu,Tu,3)
Grid ref:SJ 85827 57566
Summit feature:rock
Drop:143m
Col:194m  SJ878567  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 118
(1:25k) 258 268S
Observations:c 2m higher than trig point 25m SE at SJ 85843 57544
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 78 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
6 of 10 as part of 27 mile bike ride. See the trigThe-Z-Man13/01/2024
Summit Not Reached or attempted, base of rock only.Archie30/10/2023
Summit Not Reached or attempted, base of rock only.KathW30/10/2023
Parked at Kidsgrove station and walked the Gritstone to here, on to Congleton then Back Via The Macc Canal. 16miles Was up here for the Trigpoint 2003 and 2020 & 2022 to photograph the nearby windswept treeDeego13/05/2023
After visiting the trig, walked around the Old Man.Andrew Pearson18/04/2023
Taking advantage of the fact that the fencing and 'no climbing' sign burnt down in a fire last summer. 3 routes done with MF - Spiral Route, Direct Route and Alsager Route.steveb200607/04/2023
Near miss within sight of the trig when walking the Gritstone Trail.burwellian20/02/2022
Not climbed as out of bounds. Visited Trig instead which will become the high point when this eventually falls over.Jephcote8321/11/2021
Visited but not climbed as this is a climbers domain.nickywood113/06/2021
As others, parked at Mow Cop Castle. Bagged that then followed Gritstone Trail around to the Old Man. Path up far side of the stone leads to trig. Fine spot to visit. Also bagged Overmoor, Shutlingstone, Cats Tor and Shining Tor. Enough for a warm day.Pete West31/05/2021
Parked at the Castle Car Park. Accessed from the path beneath to visit Old Man of Mow and Mow Cop Trig Point.Dave29/03/2021
Old Man tor not climbed. Stood beside it only. On Gritstone Way Day4.Nick Caunt01/10/2020
Walked up from Ackers Crossing following the South Cheshire Waydi7218/01/2020
Walked up on roads from Brown Lees, Biddulph. Top of Trig point appears level with Top of Rock stack, which is OOB, but has been deemed higher, so this is unclaimed!IanHHill10/11/2019
With Jo, from Mow Cop Castle car park en route to Mow Cop trig on a cloudy afternoon. Very impressive. Not climbed/tickedamblerbob20/10/2019
I activated the summit for the Humps excluding Marilyn amateur radio award from the trig point. Great sunset.M0YDH14/09/2019
Spiral route with Adrian, lead by Dave McG. Nice dry rock on a warm sunny summer evening.jonglew08/08/2019
Spiral Route with Jon and Adrian.Dave McG08/08/2019
Lead by Dave McG, assisted by Jon Glew.Adrian08/08/2019
Short walk from the Car Park below the Folly. Walked below the Old Man and up a Steep slope to the CP. Very Windy, but nice views over to odrell BankM6KIO05/04/2019
From the NT CP below the folly.Newton Maximus04/03/2019
Walk up from school to visit trig, old man & castle. Didn't climb old man.Ramblingpaul04/12/2018
Walked this a few times but on this day -Walked between Mow Cop and the Cloud as part of Gritstone TrailD SID10/10/2018
From free NT car park by castle (a folly designed to look like a ruin), along Gritstone Trail & path along N. side of enclosure - Path up alongside fence to trig point. (not ticked)gerrybowes19/09/2018
Great climb on warm evening, led by Rick and Richard. Supported by Jenny, Alan, Bryher and Freddie. Spiral Route, starting with easy step at the back, then inelegant mantle shelf onto block, traverse left, out around overhang ( easy for second) to stance. Finally up front corner of top block to join the leaders before abseiling off the back. Delighted, easier than anticipated- as second.Denise 06/08/2018
Via the Spiral Route VS 4a. Alternate leads with RickS, belaying in the corner beneath the final block. Reasonable protection and an ancient rusty eye bolt at the top to abseil off from - which we back up with a double rope down the long side. I thought it probably deserved a 4b grading. Very fine views. A memorable evening in the company of Denise, Rick, Jenny, Alan, Geoff, Jenny and the dogs Bryher and Freddie.RichardM06/08/2018
With Richard McLellan, Denise and Jenx, plus Alan W and a few pups! Spiral Route VS 4b, middle block has fallen out making the traverse possibly harder. Richard lead first pitch me the second. Nice airy face to surmount, interesting bolt on top to arrange an abseil offnordicstar06/08/2018
mmmm..how can this be do-able when the notice says KEEP AWAY FROM THE HIGH ROCK FACESsoftsquare09/02/2018
Nice wander round village. Visited trig, folly and old manLongwojo11/01/2018
Started from Ackers Crossing and used the South Cheshire Way. Took about 35 minutes, path very muddy in places. 205m ascent. Some good views despite murky conditions.RoguePulsar03/01/2018
Visited trig.PGCE22/11/2017
Quick visit w Jenx and Bryher on way back north. Damp day so didn't dally. Castle CP, visited the folly then up to high point at trig. Good recce of the Old Man which will return to on a better day with the rope for a scramble up. Best access to trig in from track underneath rather than what would be through a garden from East.nordicstar11/07/2017
Viewed from the trig point area in pouring rain. To be climbed another day!jenx11/07/2017
Only ever visited the folly before.MRDC07/03/2017
Parked in Castle car park. Hadn't realised there was a Tump harder than In Pin. Only went to trig point.PeterD22/03/2016
Day of five summits. With K. Didn't climb Old Man obvs. Parking is downhill to west.Ashley20/03/2016
A quite staggering spot. As to the why..who knows... it defies the laws of physics though.stig_nest21/12/2015
Did not climb the Old Man itself but visited while bagging the trig.Skip20/10/2015
1/8 First of long day again old Man of Moy/The Cloud/Croker Hill/Gun/Burbage Hill/Combs Head/Black Edge/Bole HillFergalh20/09/2015
Double English Hump completion with Alan W. Weekday evening climb. Single pitch HVS 5a.mae01/07/2015
Did the rock climb up to the higher point on the Old Man pinnacle with MAE.Alan Whatley01/07/2015
Climbed with Mow Cop - Trig Point, I'm glad I was pedantic enough to climb to this highest point too now that it has been recognised as the true summit.JohnStoneham10/03/2013
Viewed from trig.chalky195318/11/2012
Walked round the bottom!moorsman19/09/2012
Trig point visit onlyFather Ted24/03/2012
Great little walk along the moorland of Black Edge from Buxton, Drove to and bagged The Cloud and Mow Cop on way back home.DanTrig23/07/2011
Weekday evening climb led by Paul R, with Geoff P. Spiral Route VS 4a, final pitch (forehead) seemed harder than 4a (but I was doing little climbing at the time) https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=106350RHW14/06/2011
Part of longer Mow Cop walkmikependergast01/06/2011
Stood on trig before base jumping off it in a sad attempt to be higher than The Old Man of Mow for a second on grey dry afternoon.Dugswell231/10/2010
There are a lot of people who are still logging that they summitted.Martin R27/03/2010