Buster Martin
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | GB |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8B+ |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a+ |
| Hardest Sport (Onsight): | 8a |
| Hardest Sport (Flash): | 8b+ |
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References
[1] A previous 8a.nu account https://www.8a.nu/user/buster-martin/sportclimbing
Lists
Podcasts
Pics + Vids
First Ley (9a+)
Hubble (9a)
Bat Route (8c)
The Cider Soak (8a)
Action Directe (9a)
Ascents
24 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 2011 | The Cider Soak | 8a (Lead) | 2011 | |
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Third go. |
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| 2013 | Bat Route | 8c (Lead) | 2nd July 2013 | |
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https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg413187.html#msg413187 |
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| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016 | The Vice | 8B (Boulder) | 2016 | |
| 2017 | ||||
| 2018 | Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | June 2018 | |
| Kurfil | 8b (Lead Flash) | 31st December 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Racing in the Street | 8b (Lead) | 18th August 2019 | |
| First Ley | 9a+ (Lead) | 17th November 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Hubble | 9a (Lead) | 11th October 2020 | |
| Belly of the Beast | 8B (Boulder) | 1st November 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Bongata - Rodillar | 8b+ (Lead Flash) | 6th March 2021 | |
| El Potro | 9a (Lead) | 15th March 2021 | ||
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcF8J4jtCe/?igshid=1603qh13g4zmh |
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| Jungle Speed | 9a (Lead) | 22nd March 2021 | ||
| Directa Rodillar | 8c+ (Lead) | 27th March 2021 | ||
| Fat Lip | 8B (Boulder) | 10th April 2021 | ||
| Persian Dawn | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 25th April 2021 | |
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| Keen Roof | 8B (Boulder) | 19th July 2021 | ||
| 2022 | Pur et Dur | 8b (Lead Flash) | 26th March 2022 | |
| The Never Ending Story | 8B+ (Boulder) | 5th July 2022 | ||
| Adrenochrome | 8a (Deep Water Solo Onsight) | 21st July 2022 | ||
| Action Directe | 9a (Lead) | 4th October 2022 | ||
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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/ |
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| Goosfraba | 8c+ (Lead) | 1st November 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Last Night | 9a (Lead) | 14th March 2023 | |
| Victimes del Futur | 9a (Lead) | 19th April 2023 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| First Ley | 9a+ (Lead) | 17th November 2019 | ||
| Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | June 2018 | ||
| Hubble | 9a (Lead) | 11th October 2020 | 9a (soft) | |
| El Potro | 9a (Lead) | 15th March 2021 | ||
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcF8J4jtCe/?igshid=1603qh13g4zmh |
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| Jungle Speed | 9a (Lead) | 22nd March 2021 | ||
| Action Directe | 9a (Lead) | 4th October 2022 | ||
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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/ |
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| Last Night | 9a (Lead) | 14th March 2023 | ||
| Victimes del Futur | 9a (Lead) | 19th April 2023 | ||
| Persian Dawn | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 25th April 2021 | |
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| Directa Rodillar | 8c+ (Lead) | 27th March 2021 | ||
| Goosfraba | 8c+ (Lead) | 1st November 2022 | ||
| Bumbayé | 8c+ (Lead) | |||
| Bat Route | 8c (Lead) | 2nd July 2013 | ||
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https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg413187.html#msg413187 |
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| Bongata - Rodillar | 8b+ (Lead Flash) | 6th March 2021 | ||
| Kurfil | 8b (Lead Flash) | 31st December 2018 | ||
| Racing in the Street | 8b (Lead) | 18th August 2019 | ||
| Pur et Dur | 8b (Lead Flash) | 26th March 2022 | ||
| The Cider Soak | 8a (Lead) | 2011 | ||
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Third go. |
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| Adrenochrome | 8a (Deep Water Solo Onsight) | 21st July 2022 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| The Never Ending Story | 8B+ (Boulder) | 5th July 2022 | ||
| The Vice | 8B (Boulder) | 2016 | ||
| Belly of the Beast | 8B (Boulder) | 1st November 2020 | ||
| Fat Lip | 8B (Boulder) | 10th April 2021 | ||
| Keen Roof | 8B (Boulder) | 19th July 2021 | ||
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