Wakefield Gullies

A number of gullies on both sides of the South West Ridge have been climbed when filled with snow and ice. Details about these routes are scarce – please add more information if you have it:

• The first major scree fan in the East Hooker is one of these, known as the Winter Western Gully.
• The gullies just past the second swing bridge have been climbed, including one by Joe Friend and Colin Monteath in 1972 known as the Gully of a Thin Man.
• The gully that begins at the large scree downstream of the second swingbridge, on the south side of the South West Ridge, is called Bad Obsession.
• The right-hand variant (looking up) to the Bad Obsession gully is called Psych Ward.
• These latter gullies are also used as (bold!) ski lines. They encounter steep terrain at about 1700m, which could be unclimbed as it’s possible to abort by traversing either right or left.