Ben Lui Central Gully on a Perfect Day....

[dav2930]

Superb. Looks like you caught the gully in really good nick - perfect neve! Well done.

When I did this back in 1999 the snow was very unconsolidated, giving little purchase for the axe (a single walking one). The cornice at the top was an overhanging nightmare of soft powder that took me ages to dig through. It was unquestionably a dangerous situation and I should have reserved this fine climb for the right conditions - as you had.

Great photos and the drone shots in your video are very impressive.

[seamus0]

Awesome shots and video! I was out Meall Glas that day taking shots of Ben Lui from a distance and the inversion, fantastic day out! Looks like you had perfect conditions for the gully! How you manage to control a drone and climb I'll never know

[katyhills]

Just stunning - yet again! Running out of superlatives for these brilliant reports!

Fabulous photos. Very jealous....

[Emmanuelle]

Splendid. I love the shot of the cloud slowly pouring into the gully, like a cauldron of magic potion! Beautiful.

[Sgurr]

Wow and double wow. Beats Sgurr Marcasaidh where we were Marilyn bagging....and West Lomond where I bumped into you.
We've climbed through an inversion in the area, I think it was on a Corbett, maybe the cloud hangs around the hills round there a lot. Only thing lacking was a Brocken Spectre.