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NEWS: First Ley 9a+ by Buster Martin

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 UKC News 22 Nov 2019
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.

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 Iamgregp 22 Nov 2019
In reply to UKC News:

Incredible.  He's just getting better and better isn't he? 

Well done Buster!

In reply to UKC News:

What about Gaskins on Violent New Breed?

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 danm 23 Nov 2019
In reply to peter.clarkson1:

I think the grade of it is unconfirmed as it hasn't been repeated.

In reply to UKC News:

Well done mate..... 

Freakin awesome news! 

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 JLS 24 Nov 2019
In reply to UKC News:

Skipping that clip looked scary!

Seems like a sound young man.

 Robert Durran 24 Nov 2019
In reply to JLS:

> Skipping that clip looked scary!

Looked like he could have decked out, but maybe the perspective was odd.

 Michael Gordon 24 Nov 2019
In reply to UKC News:

That's disappointing. Sounded as though someone had just put up a 9a+ at Ley Quarry

 planetmarshall 24 Nov 2019
In reply to danm:

> I think the grade of it is unconfirmed as it hasn't been repeated.

Really? It's got 33 votes for the grade on UKC. Must be one of the most repeated 9a+ routes in the world...

 Wft 24 Nov 2019
In reply to UKC News:

Inspiring stuff. Great climbing style. 

 Toerag 26 Nov 2019
In reply to Robert Durran:

> Looked like he could have decked out, but maybe the perspective was odd.

Given that the article states he decked on rope stretch whilst working the route I'd say you were spot on.


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