Climbing History | Jordan Buys

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Year	Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
2007	Carmen Picasso	E8 (Lead Flash)		2007
2007	Carmen Picasso	With a pre-placed wire. References [1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone https://www.thebmc.co.uk/Download.aspx?id=139
2008	French Duke	E9 (Lead)	✓	2008
	French Duke	https://vimeo.com/2170252
	Isla de Encanta	8B (Boulder)		6th January 2008
2009	Widdop Wall	E10 (Lead)		31st January 2009
2009	Widdop Wall	Before making his successful ascent in 2009 Jordan was trying the route around 2005 and decked out when the crucial modified ball nut popped out. Second ascent?
2010	True North	8c (Lead)		13th July 2010
	True North	First of the grade.
	Accelerator	8b+ (Lead)		21st August 2010
	Accelerator	Second ascent?
	Balance It Is	E7 (Lead Flash)		25th October 2010
	Balance It Is	https://vimeo.com/16202918
2011	Cry Freedom	8c (Lead)		July 2011
	Loaded	E8 (Lead)		22nd October 2011
	Loaded	Second ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cevf9vNN_rf/
2012
2013	High Fidelity	8B (Boulder)		14th March 2013
	Rainshadow	9a (Lead)		3rd May 2013
	Rainshadow	Third ascent. I actually knew I was going to do Rainshadow on the Friday. On the Thursday I went to the Peak to do some easier climbing to waken up the body and mind. I found myself having an onsight go on Ninth Life, an E7 down Chee Dale. I felt amazing, I couldn't fall off that day so I confidently set off in the sun. I fell off high up with the sun shining in my eyes. It was quite a huge fall but that just got me more psyched. I pulled the ropes and did it next go for a more boring ascent. Friday dawned, it was the day to make the third ascent of Rainshadow… Well I just did it. That was it, all that effort distilled down to a few minutes climbing. Saturday dawned, it was time to go a win a bouldering competition. Well I did just that and took home £300. [2] References [1] https://www.thebmc.co.uk/jordan-buys-climbs-rainshadow-9a [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CsjC6IJNvi9/
	The Beast	8c (Lead)		20th August 2013
2014	Aladdin	8c (Lead)	✓	15th August 2014
	King of Thieves	8c+ (Lead)	✓	15th September 2014
	Epic Adventures	8c (Lead)	✓	15th September 2014
2015	Chicama	E9 (Lead Ground up)		August 2015
2015	Chicama	https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/08/chicama_e9_6c_ground-up_for_jordan_buys-69881
2016	Muy Caliente!	E9 (Lead)		August 2016
	Talbot Horizon	E9 (Lead)		August 2016
	The Final Round	E9 (Lead)		October 2016
2017	Bat Shadow	8c+ (Lead)		8th July 2017
2018	Dark Energy	8c+ (Lead)		8th August 2018
2018	Dark Energy	Second ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmSfpMljTvi/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un1Nm0NZE2I
2019	Progress	8c+ (Lead)		April 2019
2019	Megalopa	8c+ (Lead)		31st May 2019
2020
2021	Wonderwall	8c (Lead)		September 2021
2021	Wonderwall	https://www.instagram.com/p/CUYeYBAjsOW/

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
Rainshadow	9a (Lead)		3rd May 2013
Rainshadow	Third ascent. I actually knew I was going to do Rainshadow on the Friday. On the Thursday I went to the Peak to do some easier climbing to waken up the body and mind. I found myself having an onsight go on Ninth Life, an E7 down Chee Dale. I felt amazing, I couldn't fall off that day so I confidently set off in the sun. I fell off high up with the sun shining in my eyes. It was quite a huge fall but that just got me more psyched. I pulled the ropes and did it next go for a more boring ascent. Friday dawned, it was the day to make the third ascent of Rainshadow… Well I just did it. That was it, all that effort distilled down to a few minutes climbing. Saturday dawned, it was time to go a win a bouldering competition. Well I did just that and took home £300. [2] References [1] https://www.thebmc.co.uk/jordan-buys-climbs-rainshadow-9a [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CsjC6IJNvi9/
King of Thieves	8c+ (Lead)	✓	15th September 2014
Bat Shadow	8c+ (Lead)		8th July 2017
Dark Energy	8c+ (Lead)		8th August 2018
Dark Energy	Second ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmSfpMljTvi/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un1Nm0NZE2I
Progress	8c+ (Lead)		April 2019
Megalopa	8c+ (Lead)		31st May 2019
Aladdin	8c (Lead)	✓	15th August 2014
Epic Adventures	8c (Lead)	✓	15th September 2014
True North	8c (Lead)		13th July 2010
True North	First of the grade.
Cry Freedom	8c (Lead)		July 2011
The Beast	8c (Lead)		20th August 2013
Wonderwall	8c (Lead)		September 2021
Wonderwall	https://www.instagram.com/p/CUYeYBAjsOW/
Accelerator	8b+ (Lead)		21st August 2010
Accelerator	Second ascent?

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Isla de Encanta	8B (Boulder)		6th January 2008
High Fidelity	8B (Boulder)		14th March 2013

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
Widdop Wall	E10 (Lead)		31st January 2009
Widdop Wall	Before making his successful ascent in 2009 Jordan was trying the route around 2005 and decked out when the crucial modified ball nut popped out. Second ascent?
French Duke	E9 (Lead)	✓	2008
French Duke	https://vimeo.com/2170252
Chicama	E9 (Lead Ground up)		August 2015
Chicama	https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/08/chicama_e9_6c_ground-up_for_jordan_buys-69881
Muy Caliente!	E9 (Lead)		August 2016
Talbot Horizon	E9 (Lead)		August 2016
The Final Round	E9 (Lead)		October 2016
Carmen Picasso	E8 (Lead Flash)		2007
Carmen Picasso	With a pre-placed wire. References [1] A record of ground-up and on-sight climbing on Peak, Yorkshire and Lancashire gritstone https://www.thebmc.co.uk/Download.aspx?id=139
Loaded	E8 (Lead)		22nd October 2011
Loaded	Second ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cevf9vNN_rf/
End of the Affair	E8 (Lead Flash)
End of the Affair	https://vimeo.com/32634708
Balance It Is	E7 (Lead Flash)		25th October 2010
Balance It Is	https://vimeo.com/16202918

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8B
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E10
Hardest Trad (Flash):	E8
Notable Partnerships
Naomi Buys
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Nationality:	GB
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8B
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E10
Hardest Trad (Flash):	E8
Notable Partnerships
Naomi Buys
Social Media

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