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Number Three Gully

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<< Winter Cascade

Number Three Gully (Variation finish) >>

No description has been contributed for this climb.

Ticklists: Ben Nevis Numbered Gullies, Ben Nevis Gully Climbs.

Photo: Ross finishing pitch 1 © Dave Foster
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS

This climb is in 213 logbooks, and on 8 wishlists.

In descent
easers - Solo - 05/Mar/13

Hidden - Solo O/S - 03/Mar/13

Jon Ellis - Solo - 03/Mar/13 with Nigel Evans, Andy Hill

The best grade 1 route I have ever done. Near vertical headwall for 2-3m before the top.Snow conditions firmed up nicely once above CIC hut.
kiwi boy - Solo O/S - 03/Mar/13 with nigel evans, john Ellis

Stefan_Morris - Solo O/S - 02/Mar/13

augustus trout - Lead O/S - 26/Feb/13 with Andy Stratford

Hidden - 25/Feb/13

mark12345 - 23/Feb/13

Abbed off a snow bollard over cornice then soloed down 50m and bum slid the rest.
Theeni - Solo - 09/Feb/13

Hidden - 07/Feb/13

Nice first Nevis gully for Heather
markwarner - Solo - Feb/13

artmal - Solo - Feb/13

Hidden - 15/Jan/13

shipton47 - Lead - 14/Jan/13

Hidden - Solo O/S - 11/Jan/13

Hidden - 2013

kingjam - Lead - 2013

spragglerocks - Solo - 29/Dec/12 with Si Coldrick, James Hoyes, Rachel Batt

Spraggs first winter climb, nice and easy.
Hoyes - Solo O/S - 29/Dec/12 with Simon C, Rachael S, Rachel B

With Si, Rach and James then down No 4. Nice tootling day out
Batt - Solo - 29/Dec/12

bowls - Solo - 10/May/12

Kieran (aged 10) 1st solo ice climb. Nice one!
EcoClimber - Solo - 16/Apr/12

My 1st solo ice climb (aged 10). An exciting winter route.
KDSclimber - Solo - 16/Apr/12 with Richard

Hidden - Solo - 17/Mar/12

Took a steeper ice pitch on the left to finish.
Ken Applegate - Lead - 14/Mar/12 with Dave, Connie

crispy - Solo O/S - 10/Mar/12 with Phil, Anton

HIGHTOWER - Solo - 29/Feb/12

Sam Warby - Solo O/S - 29/Feb/12

Hidden - Solo O/S - 14/Feb/12

A short pitch at the end to overocme the cornice but all grade 1 ground was soloed
maherp - Solo - 12/Feb/12 with SMC

Hidden - Solo - 12/Feb/12

jonbwoy - 02/Feb/12

Simon Preuss - Feb/12 with Dave, Andy, Phil

davesa - Solo - Feb/12

Hidden - Solo - 31/Jan/12

Me first gully on the Ben.
Jones_88 - 2nd - 30/Jan/12

Jackspratt - Solo O/S - 15/Jan/12

First route on the Ben - descended No 4. Well conslidated snow with icy sections.
bobpilgrem - Solo O/S - 14/Jan/12 with Tom

Really nice - very icy so probs worth II today, took cornice on the left. Came down no. 4
tompilgrem - Solo O/S - 14/Jan/12 with Dad

descent
sophiecb - Solo O/S - 14/Jan/12 with Chad

SnowdonGypsy - Solo - 12/Jan/12

Rhydian Evans - Solo - 10/Jan/12

JanBella - Solo O/S - 05/Jan/12

Blurgy319 - Solo - Jan/12

Hidden - Solo - Jan/12

goatee - Solo - 2012

bandersnatch - Solo - 2012

DNF due to fresh powder avalanche hazard. Small partial depth avalanche triggered!
tom_holdsworth - Solo dnf - 29/Dec/11 with Paul Elliot, Mike Kennedy

richardshoes - Solo O/S - 28/May/11

Hidden - Solo - 28/Apr/11

Hidden - Solo - 14/Apr/11

Hidden - 10/Apr/11

We did this on a very hot April day! We thought we would be swimming up the gully but condition were pretty good! A little soft at lower levels but as we got closer to the top conditions were good and even a little icy at the top!We decended via the tourist path(never again)!
Fullhog - Solo β - 10/Apr/11

Descent
J Brown - Solo O/S - 09/Apr/11 with RK

in descent
carl_123 - Solo rpt - 26/Mar/11

in descent
carl_123 - Solo O/S - 25/Mar/11

In descent.
keith hal - Solo - 05/Mar/11 with Peter Berwick

What a slog...
frecro - Solo - 05/Mar/11 with Mike Cross

JamesRoddie - Solo O/S - 02/Mar/11

indigostarlight - Solo - 01/Mar/11

Pete23 - Solo - Mar/11

Hidden - Solo O/S - 28/Feb/11

stouffer - AltLd - 26/Feb/11 with Deb

access was hard work! top out was interesting
mfisher - Solo O/S - 26/Feb/11 with goose

Was more knackered walking up to the gully. Great route though
goose299 - Solo O/S - 26/Feb/11 with Matty Fisher

Found it a little tricky topping out
Stiffinger - Solo O/S - 13/Feb/11 with sam

Hidden - Solo - 30/Jan/11

Adam Lincoln - 29/Jan/11 with Kev Avery

Hidden - Solo O/S - 28/Jan/11

Singleton_Alex - Solo O/S - 27/Jan/11

MarkyGee - Solo O/S - 27/Jan/11 with Steve Cox, Keith Phillips, Patrick Manuel, Pete Telling, Stu Howie

np134 - Solo O/S - 27/Jan/11 with A. Singleton, N. Howett

mikemartin - Solo - 26/Jan/11

jack_eadie - Solo - 26/Jan/11

Hidden - Solo - 23/Jan/11

adie84 - 2011

Hidden - 2011

gripped01 - Solo - 15/Dec/10 with Dave Tait

fall-line - 12/Dec/10 with Sarah Kirton, Alex Tuck

Was a really good day, Worth the Drive!
Adamski1986 - Solo O/S - Dec/10 with John Walker

Went to climb the buttress but a team already on and lots of stuff being knocked down. Finished up the short steeper right hand branch.
Moonstone Hippy - Solo - 27/Nov/10 with Phil

Hidden - Solo - 21/Nov/10

Hidden - Solo - 20/Nov/10

Downclimbed
Major_Steve - Solo O/S - 20/Nov/10 with Neil

Phil Emerson - AltLd - Nov/10

Powdery but with enough hard snow beneath to make axes effective. Nice route & short enough to combine with another.
Doogleman - Solo - Nov/10

Liam Ingram - Solo O/S - 03/May/10

Snow soft in places but hard in others. Steep at top with a slumped cornice.
Moonstone Hippy - Solo - 01/May/10

Hidden - Solo - 11/Apr/10

philboy - Solo - 11/Apr/10 with matt g

clive-greenwood - AltLd O/S - 04/Apr/10 with Andy Assam

Ross Young - Solo O/S - 28/Mar/10 with Matt HWUMC

NHARRIS - Lead O/S - 26/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/10

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 21/Mar/10

Hidden - Solo - 30/Jan/10

Julie Carroll - Solo - Jan/10

Hidden - Solo - 2010

colinthrelfall - 2010

radioshed - 2010 with Ross young

ollyroberts - Solo O/S - 27/Dec/09 with Kyle

Winter Route, Not in condition, Grade III
owenrhyswilliams - Solo O/S - 17/Dec/09 with Gareth Protheroe

Protheroe - Solo O/S - 13/Dec/09 with Clay and Rob

Clay C - Solo O/S - 13/Dec/09 with Rob, Gareth

R_W_M - Solo - 13/Dec/09 with Clay, Gareth

Brendan - Solo - 13/Nov/09 with Paul

Simonfarfaraway - Solo - 27/Feb/09 with Huw

Hidden - Solo - 26/Feb/09

Mountainman62 - Solo - 26/Feb/09 with David86, James91

Steep topout!
lucasp - Solo - 01/Feb/09 with Dave P (LMC)

Russell Lovett - Solo - 01/Feb/09 with andrew haigh

existing debt - Feb/09 with Iain a

tomtom89 - Solo - Feb/09

Em66 - Solo - 05/Jan/09 with Mat, Tom

rob87n - 2nd - 03/Jan/09

Hidden - Solo - Jan/09

CT6419 - Solo - 2009

rossn - 2009

Excellent day with a cloud inversion at about 800m
KeithW - Solo O/S - 31/Dec/08

Hidden - Solo O/S - 30/Dec/08

bms - Lead - 30/Dec/08 with MS

Mike Parker - Solo - 30/Dec/08 with Dan Parker

Darrell Read - 29/Dec/08 with Ian Johnson

Topped out on Ben to clear skies.
Marq - Solo O/S - 29/Dec/08 with Shona Wildman, Andrew Funnell

Hidden - AltLd - 19/Apr/08

Nice clear sunny day
mauchie - Solo - 17/Mar/08 with Alec Holden

kevin k - Mar/08

katie75 - AltLd - Mar/08 with dan, dan

industrialiceman - 24/Feb/08

Hidden - Solo O/S - 22/Feb/08

Hidden - Solo - 12/Feb/08

The cornice was very spicy - got thrown a rope to aid with the struggle/swim.
alaan - Solo O/S - 10/Feb/08 with Jim

Hidden - Solo O/S - 10/Feb/08

abbeywall - Solo - Feb/08 with K

went left at top, more interesting.
HamishD - Solo O/S - 03/Jan/08 with chris burn

Pompey - Solo - Jan/08 with andy, barry, tracy

vincentvega - Lead O/S - 2008 with danny robb

dj_brigham05 - Solo O/S - 30/Dec/07 with Chris Thain

First winter experience. Had a rope but it wasn't doing anything.
chris2451 - Solo O/S - 30/Dec/07 with David Brigham

ruggystunts - Solo - 19/Dec/07

Moved together for most of it. Did ~ Grade II variation left at top due to queues.
Cardi - Lead O/S - 18/Dec/07 with Rich P

Hidden - Solo - 07/Apr/07

Hidden - Solo - 01/Apr/07

Hidden - Solo - 25/Mar/07

benman - Solo - 16/Feb/07

matt.woodfield - Solo - 08/Feb/07

First winter climb
Lay - 2nd - 06/Feb/07 with Clive Roberts (lead), Alison Darlow, Jonathan Woodward

My first ascent of ben nevis.
leakster - Solo - 04/Feb/07 with jeff & paul

variation - up left gully
cham749 - 2nd O/S - 01/Feb/07 with Henry Methold

Bob.allan - 2nd - 25/Jan/07 with Jason Mitchell

keith leonard - Lead - 2007 with wife

jiles - 2nd O/S - 30/Dec/06 with Alex Winter

Alex Winter - Lead O/S - Dec/06 with J. Iles-Smith

Hidden - AltLd O/S - 19/Apr/06

Hidden - AltLd O/S - Apr/06

Descent after climbing Comb Gully
BruceG - 18/Mar/06 with Alii

Hidden - Solo - 04/Feb/06

alexr - Solo - Feb/06 with Si

DaleB - Feb/06 with GD

Hidden - Feb/06

easy lead on very busy route.
andy hunter - Lead - Feb/06 with mark

Hidden - Solo O/S - 28/Jan/06

latitude - Lead - 28/Jan/06 with Kate Drugan

On PYB course. Moved together. Very hard snow. Steep narrowing near the top was more like Grade II.
CathS - 26/Jan/06 with Jane

munnsy - 2nd - 22/Jan/06

First winter outing since my dad introduced me over 5 years ago. Grade II with an ice pitch at the top.
andymoin - AltLd O/S - 14/Jan/06 with Magnes Josnon

Icy near the top making it hard for the grade.
Will Smith - Solo O/S - 04/Jan/06 with Mel and Steve

Sonya Mc - Solo - Jan/06 with Flock

Hidden - AltLd - Jan/06

skimble - Lead - Jan/06

viking - Solo - Jan/06

mike kann - Solo O/S - 2006

creag - 2006

centurion05 - 2006

Descent
barney_edin - Solo - 2006 with Phil A

Hidden - Solo O/S - 2006

Hidden - Solo - 25/Feb/05

Captain Solo - Solo - 27/Jan/05