23-year-old Buster Martin has ticked his first 9a+ with an ascent of Chris Sharma's First Ley in Margalef, Catalonia. The 15m route shares the first, ~8B/+ part, up to a small rest, with the more famous First Round, First Minute, 9b, and then goes left into the last part of Ley innata, which leads to the top. Buster is only the second Brit to tick a confirmed 9a+ after Steve McClure, with Tom Bolger close behind with his ascents of two 9a/+s.
Fri Night Vid Finding Focus - Life Behind The Lens of a Climbing Photographer
This week's Friday Night Video is a portrait of a prolific climbing photographer from Wedge Climbing. Sam Pratt is well known in both the outdoor and competition scene but if you haven't heard of him, you've likely seen...