Skip to content 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 
