Buster Martin

Quick Info ˅

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8B+
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a+
Hardest Sport (Onsight):	8a
Hardest Sport (Flash):	8b+

References

[1] A previous 8a.nu account https://www.8a.nu/user/buster-martin/sportclimbing

Contributors: remus

Quick Info

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8B+
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a+
Hardest Sport (Onsight):	8a
Hardest Sport (Flash):	8b+

References

[1] A previous 8a.nu account https://www.8a.nu/user/buster-martin/sportclimbing

Contributors: remus

Lists

Podcasts

Pics + Vids

Hubble (9a)

Added at 17:11 on 20 November 2023

First Ley (9a+)

Added at 07:04 on 04 April 2024

Victimes del Futur (9a)

Added at 20:02 on 02 February 2024

First Ley (9a+)

Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020

Hubble (9a)

Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020

Bat Route (8c)

Added at 09:12 on 19 December 2020

Goosfraba (8c+)

Added at 11:11 on 08 November 2022

Bumbayé (8c+)

Added at 18:03 on 03 March 2021

First Ley (9a+)

Added at 12:02 on 10 February 2021

Bongata - Rodillar (8b+)

Added at 08:03 on 07 March 2021

El Potro (9a)

Added at 12:03 on 15 March 2021

Jungle Speed (9a)

Added at 20:03 on 22 March 2021

Fat Lip (8B)

Added at 09:04 on 11 April 2021

Directa Rodillar (8c+)

Added at 07:03 on 28 March 2021

Kurfil (8b)

Added at 07:03 on 28 March 2021

The Vice (8B)

Added at 07:03 on 28 March 2021

Belly of the Beast (8B)

Added at 18:03 on 28 March 2021

Last Night (9a)

Added at 05:03 on 15 March 2023

Persian Dawn (8c+, FA)

Added at 07:04 on 26 April 2021

Persian Dawn (8c+, FA)

Added at 11:04 on 26 April 2021

The Cider Soak (8a)

Added at 06:07 on 05 July 2021

Keen Roof (8A+)

Added at 07:03 on 28 March 2021

Pur et Dur (8b)

Added at 09:03 on 27 March 2022

The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2) (8B+)

Added at 22:07 on 05 July 2022

Adrenochrome (8a)

Added at 13:07 on 22 July 2022

Action Directe (9a)

Added at 16:10 on 10 October 2022

Action Directe (9a)

Added at 07:11 on 04 November 2022

The Journey (9a+)

Added at 10:04 on 03 April 2024

Ascents

26 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown. Use the other tabs to view these ascents.

Year	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
2011	The Cider Soak	8a	Lead \| worked	2011
2011	The Cider Soak	Third go. https://vimeo.com/23170027
2012
2013	Bat Route	8c	Lead \| worked	2nd Jul 2013
2013	Bat Route	https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg413187.html#msg413187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tsQn-1lJs
2014
2015
2016	The Vice	8B	Boulder \| worked	2016
2016	The Vice	https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ON7dnJnhG/
2017
2018	Rainshadow	9a	Lead \| worked	Jun 2018
	Kurfil	8b	Lead \| flash	31st Dec 2018
	Kurfil	https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vHgo5jh0X/
2019	Racing in the Street	8b	Lead \| worked	18th Aug 2019
	First Ley	9a+	Lead \| worked	17th Nov 2019
	First Ley	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrFsu8ykKA [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/B5A3GqKD9Ys/
2020	Hubble	9a	Lead \| worked	11th Oct 2020
	Hubble	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_r7yp_itLM [2] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3u2BAjPtmo06CTOJMJkq9B?X8UGkQ
	Belly of the Beast	8B	Boulder \| worked	1st Nov 2020
	Belly of the Beast	https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDBf3fjgyh/
2021	Bongata - Rodillar	8b+	Lead \| flash	6th Mar 2021
	Bongata - Rodillar	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CMFes5-DSPo/
	El Potro	9a	Lead \| worked	15th Mar 2021
	El Potro	https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcF8J4jtCe/?igshid=1603qh13g4zmh
	Jungle Speed	9a	Lead \| worked	22nd Mar 2021
	Jungle Speed	https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuzNlgD5xp/
	Directa Rodillar	8c+	Lead \| worked	27th Mar 2021
	Directa Rodillar	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7ia5Gj4KJ/
	Fat Lip	8B	Boulder \| worked	10th Apr 2021
	Fat Lip	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhUiiFjbYK/
	Persian Dawn	8c+	Lead \| worked	25th Apr 2021
	Persian Dawn	First ascent. I’ve named it after a book of stories written by my great-grandfather called 'Persian Dawns, Egyptian Nights' in keeping with the middle Eastern theme of some of the other routes at the Tor like Arabian Nights, Mecca, Haj [sic] and Kaa'bah. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/COFsT7Yjtot/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/COIGdOMj1u8/
	Keen Roof	8A+	Boulder \| worked	19th Jul 2021
	Keen Roof	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1VZgwD8kR/
2022	Pur et Dur	8b	Lead \| flash	26th Mar 2022
	Pur et Dur	https://www.instagram.com/p/CbiOFQXN7lg/
	The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)	8B+	Boulder \| worked	5th Jul 2022
	The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)	https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfo_IwVjSc8/
	Adrenochrome	8a	Deep Water Solo \| onsight	21st Jul 2022
	Adrenochrome	https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgUD5JDjNVS/
	Action Directe	9a	Lead \| worked	4th Oct 2022
	Action Directe	The first british ascent. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164 [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA [4] https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/
	Goosfraba	8c+	Lead \| worked	1st Nov 2022
	Goosfraba	https://www.instagram.com/p/CkeEVP5DvM_/
2023	Last Night	9a	Lead \| worked	14th Mar 2023
	Last Night	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpybU2EDr2c/
	Victimes del Futur	9a	Lead \| worked	19th Apr 2023
	Victimes del Futur	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2233yxNJwb/
2024	La Furia de Jabali	9a+	Lead \| worked	6th Mar 2024
	The Journey	9a+	Lead \| worked	1st Apr 2024
	The Journey	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5SizU9NXh2/

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
First Ley	9a+	Lead \| worked	17th Nov 2019
First Ley	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrFsu8ykKA [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/B5A3GqKD9Ys/
La Furia de Jabali	9a+	Lead \| worked	6th Mar 2024	9a+ (soft)
The Journey	9a+	Lead \| worked	1st Apr 2024
The Journey	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5SizU9NXh2/
Rainshadow	9a	Lead \| worked	Jun 2018
Hubble	9a	Lead \| worked	11th Oct 2020	9a (soft)
Hubble	References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_r7yp_itLM [2] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3u2BAjPtmo06CTOJMJkq9B?X8UGkQ
El Potro	9a	Lead \| worked	15th Mar 2021
El Potro	https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcF8J4jtCe/?igshid=1603qh13g4zmh
Jungle Speed	9a	Lead \| worked	22nd Mar 2021
Jungle Speed	https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuzNlgD5xp/
Action Directe	9a	Lead \| worked	4th Oct 2022
Action Directe	The first british ascent. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CjikrxCjRQm/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/10/action_directe_9a_by_buster_martin-73164 [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfL9_r5SIDA [4] https://www.climbing.com/news/hubble-or-action-directe-the-first-9a-buster-martin/
Last Night	9a	Lead \| worked	14th Mar 2023
Last Night	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpybU2EDr2c/
Victimes del Futur	9a	Lead \| worked	19th Apr 2023
Victimes del Futur	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2233yxNJwb/
Persian Dawn	8c+	Lead \| worked	25th Apr 2021
Persian Dawn	First ascent. I’ve named it after a book of stories written by my great-grandfather called 'Persian Dawns, Egyptian Nights' in keeping with the middle Eastern theme of some of the other routes at the Tor like Arabian Nights, Mecca, Haj [sic] and Kaa'bah. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/COFsT7Yjtot/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/COIGdOMj1u8/
Directa Rodillar	8c+	Lead \| worked	27th Mar 2021
Directa Rodillar	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7ia5Gj4KJ/
Goosfraba	8c+	Lead \| worked	1st Nov 2022
Goosfraba	https://www.instagram.com/p/CkeEVP5DvM_/
Bumbayé	8c+	Lead \| worked
Bumbayé	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CL9nHMOpUoS/
Bat Route	8c	Lead \| worked	2nd Jul 2013
Bat Route	https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg413187.html#msg413187 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tsQn-1lJs
Bongata - Rodillar	8b+	Lead \| flash	6th Mar 2021
Bongata - Rodillar	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CMFes5-DSPo/
Kurfil	8b	Lead \| flash	31st Dec 2018
Kurfil	https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vHgo5jh0X/
Racing in the Street	8b	Lead \| worked	18th Aug 2019
Pur et Dur	8b	Lead \| flash	26th Mar 2022
Pur et Dur	https://www.instagram.com/p/CbiOFQXN7lg/
The Cider Soak	8a	Lead \| worked	2011
The Cider Soak	Third go. https://vimeo.com/23170027
Adrenochrome	8a	Deep Water Solo \| onsight	21st Jul 2022
Adrenochrome	https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgUD5JDjNVS/

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)	8B+	Boulder \| worked	5th Jul 2022
The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)	https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfo_IwVjSc8/
The Vice	8B	Boulder \| worked	2016
The Vice	https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ON7dnJnhG/
Belly of the Beast	8B	Boulder \| worked	1st Nov 2020
Belly of the Beast	https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDBf3fjgyh/
Fat Lip	8B	Boulder \| worked	10th Apr 2021
Fat Lip	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhUiiFjbYK/
Keen Roof	8A+	Boulder \| worked	19th Jul 2021
Keen Roof	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1VZgwD8kR/

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade