- Spindrift showers the Orion Face and the big smear of Hadrian’s Wall Direct in the early morning gloaming
- The long slog up to the base of Hadrian’s is certainly made up for by the surroundings!
- Andy on the final steepening to the base of the route, aiming for the peg belay on the right of the smear
- So it begins – Andy makes steady progress on pitch 1 as the realisation dawns that there would be no respite for 50m
- Andy nearing the top of the relentless first pitch with the team ahead just beginning the second. Photo credit: Wil Treasure
- Wil Treasure and partner setting off on the first pitch of Point Five Gully after dodging lots of fallen ice and a flying jobby, gross
- Chilling above the steep bit at the start of pitch 2. Photo credit: Andy Harrison
- Andy traverses to the belay at the top of pitch 2 as the exposure begins to build, along with the calf pump!
- The chimney at the start of pitch 3 provided a short and sharp section of steep ice, protected by rock gear low down
- Nearing the top of the easy ground. The final ice pitch trends up and left around the headwall to the prominent rock fin on the skyline
- Heading for the base of the final ice pitch at the end of the easy ground. Photo credit: Andy Harrison
- Andy approaches the belay before the final ice pitch with all the ambience of an alpine face
- Andy embarks on the final steep ice pitch which kept on giving right to the top!
- Jacob Davies topping out Zero Gully after cannily using a deadman snow anchor to protect the final section
- Looking south down Loch Linnhe to the Isle of Mull in gorgeous afternoon light