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Minus Two Gully*** V 6

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[Minus Two Gully, Ben Nevis, Pitch 4, 2 kb]**** in SMC Guide

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Photo: Minus Two Gully, Ben Nevis, Pitch 4 © Colin Wells
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This climb is in 49 logbooks, and on 33 wishlists.

wheelsucker - AltLd - 09/Apr/13 with Daf Morris

Hidden - AltLd - 09/Apr/13

Grate climb, right hand finish and up NE Buttress
Dougbart - AltLd - 07/Apr/13 with TIm

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 06/Apr/13

machars - AltLd - 06/Apr/13 with Bjorn Verduijn

The Grist - Lead O/S - 31/Mar/13 with Alan Barnes

Did most of this 29 March 2013 before one of the lads fell and broke a leg. Led first three 60 meter pitches then abseiled off. Pretty serious. Pretty stellar. Unbelievable this got sent in 1959 on that old junk, fekkin world class ascent that were...
RobCC - Lead dnf - 29/Mar/13

wheelsucker - 2nd dnf - 19/Mar/13

Hidden - AltLd dnf - 19/Mar/13

Hidden - AltLd - 17/Mar/13

Brilliant with plenty of quality climbing and lots more actual ice than many other Vs. Thinning in places. Finished up NEB for the full experience. Led pitches 2, 4 (intermediary ice-screw belay) and a shorter than expected 6.
niallk - AltLd O/S - 13/Mar/13 with Willie

Hidden - AltLd - 09/Mar/13

Uisdean hawthorn - 09/Mar/13

Hidden - 2nd - 05/Mar/13

Brilliant climb, favourite winter climb so far. First pitch was thin, ice was good on the other pitches. http://www.masterplan-photography.co.uk/2013/03/gully-north-east-buttress
Foxy - AltLd O/S - 02/Mar/13 with David Martinez Majo

After orion direct. Great route, atmospheric start in a narrow chimney, nice icy traverse halfway, and then a cool ice pitch up at the top. Unbelieveably someone did a shit on the last belay ledge just before we arrived - RANK!
Adam Booth - AltLd O/S - 23/Feb/13 with Murdo

finish up N.E buttress. Best route ive done on the ben!
jamesturnbull - AltLd - Feb/13 with rich howells

centurion05 - 2011

Hidden - 2011

alkira - 2011

Lone Rider - 2011

Hidden - 2011

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 12/Mar/10

really good route - right hand fork on the upper section, finished up NE Buttress
robertmichaeladams - AltLd - 12/Mar/10 with Dave

Hidden - AltLd - 08/Mar/10

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 08/Mar/10

sadams - AltLd - 07/Mar/10 with Eric Hildrew

epic! route was in great nick, a bit thin in places but bomber all round. many cruxes all of which are harder than any of point 5. finished up north east buttress with a long traffic jam. 3rd winter route, badass lead from ben!
Dr Caterpillar - 2nd O/S - 06/Mar/10 with Ben Hirst

Brilliant route! Finish up NE Butress taking in the mantrap and 40 foot corner for the full ***** experience!
rob1 - AltLd O/S - 06/Mar/10 with Andrea Sales

Simon K - 2nd - 04/Mar/10 with Mike Pescod, AB

AB1965 - 2nd - 04/Mar/10

akhughes - AltLd O/S - 22/Feb/10

Hidden - AltLd - Feb/10

Hidden - 2010

Hidden - AltLd - Jan/09

Hidden - 2009

sgl - AltLd - 24/Mar/08 with gaz

gaz.marshall - AltLd O/S - Mar/08 with sam

innes - AltLd - 2008

barney_edin - 2nd - 18/Apr/06 with Joanna

Huge route for me. Finished in crap weather and abseiled back down the route in a torrent of melt water - Never Ever been colder.
Treadsoftly - 2nd O/S - 19/Feb/01 with Mike Lates

Clasic route, bit too windy to continue up north east buttress. Minus 1 next!
Chad123 - Feb/01 with Greg Smith

great climbing up thinly iced slabs/chimneys. quality
Grezza - Lead O/S - Feb/99 with Paul E

Nice route, Epic descent!
mark mcgowan01 - Lead O/S - 1991 with Con Higgins

Climbed in high winds and heavy snowfall, lots of spindrift avalanches - epic. descended N E Buttress to avoid summit storm conditions. Friends on Zero bivied at top of gulley and continued descent next day
David Smith - AltLd - 09/Mar/90 with Al Bennett

GaryK - AltLd O/S - Feb/87 with Paul Ayres

Ghastly Rubberfeet - AltLd - 1985 with Duncan Bond

Gezzer - AltLd - 1984 with Max Rock

Hidden - Lead - Mar/83

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Style of ascent

Lead5 of 49 (10.2%)
Followed7 of 49 (14.3%)
Alt Leads28 of 49 (57.1%)
Unknown9 of 49 (18.4%)

'Climbed'31 of 49 (63.3%)
clean O/S15 of 49 (30.6%)
dnf3 of 49 (6.1%)