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No Blue Skies living up to its name (photo: Henning Wackerage)

In thick and misty conditions it may be difficult to identify some of the climbs, but from the first aid box just south of the lochans, the magnetic bearings to some of the main gullies are as follows.

 Aladdin’s Couloir 110°

 Aladdin’s Mirror 145°

 Trident Gullies 184°

 Goat Track Gully 222°

 Fiacaill Couloir 242°

Conditions

This is a high, accessible, north-facing corrie whose buttress routes come into condition very quickly; the easier gullies do not take much longer to form either. However, the ice development mostly depends on freeze–thaw and snow-melt, so takes longer to come into condition. Because of the popularity of this corrie many routes are becoming harder as vegetation is destroyed, especially by ascents in lean or thawing conditions. However, this can mean that the route is well marked with crampon and tool placements. There can be some serious rock-fall danger in thaw conditions, particularly in the area of Fingers Ridge and Red Gully.