It was a completely calm day, so there was no snow being blown around and therefore no spindrift coming down. All of this spindrift was, in fact, manufactured: I kicked out ledges at the belays ahead of them, so the film could depict what’s commonly experienced on the climb. In the film 'The Pinnacle' steady spindrift pours down on Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner as they climb Point Five Gully. It’s difficult to make a film of a climb that conveys what it really feels like to climb the route. Here he reflects on the many moods of this iconic climb, beginning with his role in the film re-creation of its first free ascent by Jimmy Marshall and Robin Smith back in 1960 Mike Pescod, mountain guide and Jöttnar Pro Team member, knows the route better than most. Point Five Gully on Ben Nevis is one of the finest ice climbs in the world.
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