Guinness Gully

Temps were -7C in the morning warming to -5C through the day. Wind was calm. We noticed less than 10cm HST over a strong crust. There appeared to be little previous avalanche activity in the gully. All 3 pitches climbed well, there is flowing water over the ice but a dry line can be found. Currently this climb is not picked out. There are a few thin spots but I was able to place BD 'blues' on all pitches. The ice on P3 is not as wide as usual. Someone has cleaned the old tat off the tree anchors at the top of P1 & P2. There are currently 2 strands of 6mm cord. These anchors could do with a mullion. No one has made it over to the fixed anchor at the top of P3, so I can't comment on whether it's iced over or not. We climbed above the big ledge (usual stopping point for P3) to a tree anchor & a semi-hanging belay.