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Buster Martin on Action Directe 9a

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 พ.ย. 2022
  • In 1990, Ben Moon climbed 'Hubble' making it the world's first 8c+. The following year, Wolfgang Gullich made the first ascent of 'Action Directe' giving it a UIAA Grade XI (8c+/9a). Both routes have since been upgraded to 9a.
    In October 2022, Buster sent Action Directe in just four sessions over two separate trips this year. Buster becomes the first Brit to climb the route, and joins Alex Megos in becoming the only two people in the world to have climbed both Action Directe and Hubble.
    Filmed and edited by Marsha Balaeva ‪@monoculturefilms5868‬
    Supported by Moon Climbing.

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  • @eccehomer8182
    @eccehomer8182 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    A great film and a superb ascent. It's strange how often many of these iconic climbs finally get done when something doesn't feel right and the holds are a bit damp.

    • @arnonimous7588
      @arnonimous7588 ปีที่แล้ว

      (whispering ---- "Saïd" ---- here)

    • @alexbarcovsky4319
      @alexbarcovsky4319 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Its because 90% of the time I feel like climbers cant send because their head aint right. When everything is propper shit you dont have that pressure of failing because you are kind of giving it a "whatever Ill try".

  • @tiamat87
    @tiamat87 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great to see young climbers caring about historical routes and actually climbing them ♥

  • @constantinosschinas4503
    @constantinosschinas4503 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A Brute, futuristic route that 30 years later has not aged a bit, staying impressive and inspirational. Excellent ascent and video as well. Thanks for sharing.

  • @dainaheaton
    @dainaheaton ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Classy words from Buster. Lovely illustrative animations from Marsha, must have been very cool to film!

  • @BrunoAxhausen
    @BrunoAxhausen ปีที่แล้ว +23

    great film! So ironic when you spend all this time perfecting a sequence, having perfect partial sends along the way and then the actual send ends up being one of the worst goes on a proj… happened to me this summer as well, such a weird feeling 😅

  • @wenlambotomy6231
    @wenlambotomy6231 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This route was so ahead of its time.

  • @TxusFactory
    @TxusFactory ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Since the moment you accidentally took my climbing shoes in Cuenca I knew you'd send it 😁Jokes aside, great send sir! Keep it up!

  • @torreyintahoe
    @torreyintahoe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started climbing right when Gullich put up Action Directe. He was always my hero. He was a real visionary. Got to visit Frankenjura twelve years ago.

  • @jre9571
    @jre9571 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember reading the articles in my Climbing mags after WG sent it. Still as valid today as then! Beautiful send! Well done sir.

  • @Tpgough
    @Tpgough ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Inspiring stuff, Buster. Always enjoy following your achievements. Ben and...the other guy...from Uni of Hertfordshire will be chuffed if they see this. Keep it up pal!!

  • @christianmengel9407
    @christianmengel9407 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best angle I’ve seen of the route! Such a good video!

  • @hanneshuch8965
    @hanneshuch8965 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Buster is a great guy! Well deserved ascent!

  • @danielosullivam6662
    @danielosullivam6662 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant little film.Loved the edit/production and Busters smiles!

  • @niallgrimes3642
    @niallgrimes3642 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a great film, amazing stuff Marsha!

  • @princenabby1
    @princenabby1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully filmed and edited video!

  • @ploglet
    @ploglet ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video and climb. Cool to see the final ascent from a different angle. Congrats

  • @stephenbyrne7547
    @stephenbyrne7547 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb film and fantastic send 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @user-hx7rh4su3t
    @user-hx7rh4su3t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant. Looking forward to Sajd's video.

  • @kellycordner1
    @kellycordner1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wonderfully articulate as well!

  • @lucasla5
    @lucasla5 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing!!! well done Buster and Marsha

  • @edferrri
    @edferrri ปีที่แล้ว

    incredible film and ascend!

  • @LilianCvl
    @LilianCvl ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congrats! What a dream to climb this route

  • @santosvella
    @santosvella ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a humble guy.

  • @middle-agedclimber
    @middle-agedclimber ปีที่แล้ว

    Best film about AD. Nice evasion at the end, a true politician ;)

  • @muttiplay
    @muttiplay ปีที่แล้ว

    What a composed reaction to the send! Nice

  • @music4lifesux
    @music4lifesux ปีที่แล้ว

    SUCH a sick video.

  • @auntie5132
    @auntie5132 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:55 Got me when I saw how many shoes he brought 😂

  • @Hendershot93
    @Hendershot93 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good work man!!

  • @bluepalmsmusic
    @bluepalmsmusic ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations!

  • @seoleaders
    @seoleaders ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb video. Buster is a machine, one finger pullups? I had no idea that was even possible lol.

  • @mountbeckworth1
    @mountbeckworth1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Well done! And no distracting rap background music. From Australia.

  • @josephtomlinson5998
    @josephtomlinson5998 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed this 🤘🏼

  • @nicholasmarshall5775
    @nicholasmarshall5775 ปีที่แล้ว

    great film!

  • @MiklasKuoppala
    @MiklasKuoppala ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely film

  • @emanueler
    @emanueler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing!! wow. One thing as a newbe I don't like of Frankenjura, is that at the top there's seem to be always a big and scary run out where if you fall, you fall a lot. Sometimes I have not even found the top anchor :(

  • @rupps191
    @rupps191 ปีที่แล้ว

    great film marsha!

  • @ochoymedio78
    @ochoymedio78 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing film! Congratulations! One question: how was Wolfgang's original beta? Everyone's said that his beta was kinda more straight forward and that no one has ever repeated the route that way ,and I've always wondered about which were the differences.
    Never have I seen a video explaining the way Wolfgang did it.
    Cheers mate!

    • @hanneshuch8965
      @hanneshuch8965 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wolfgang did a superhard cross move at the top (where the route leads to the left) which was also done by Alexander Adler, but the craziest thing is that he matched the two finger pocket (where you jump to at the start) with the help of two very small holds. When he had the two finger pocket with his left hand he went superdirect and very far upwards. Certainly not the easist way :) Cheers, Hannes

    • @ochoymedio78
      @ochoymedio78 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hanneshuch8965 After I wrote the question I went directly to Adler's video and noticed exactly that, the cross move on the last part where no one crosses, but it's the matching on the pocket after the jump what I'm reading/listening for the first time (nevertheless there are pictures actually of that right? In "a life in the vertical")! So instead of going right with the left on the lower cross, he went directly straight with his right? wow, gangsta! Danke Hannes!

    • @hanneshuch8965
      @hanneshuch8965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ochoymedio78 There are pictures of this on my harddrive :) But they are owned by Thomas Ballenberger so I cannot show them online. Actually they should be used in the documentary about a swedish climber sending Action Directe .... :) If you come to the Frankenjura one day let's meet for a coffee and I bring my computer and show you. Cheers!

  • @konradschwein5954
    @konradschwein5954 ปีที่แล้ว

    xcellent movie!!!! sympatic guy:)

  • @maurocanipari7258
    @maurocanipari7258 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wolfgang forever. Great!

  • @hiroshi6041
    @hiroshi6041 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dream line🙌🙌

  • @aidanscarffe5256
    @aidanscarffe5256 ปีที่แล้ว

    Strong work buster!

  • @clemensbogner3045
    @clemensbogner3045 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Uk 3??wtf?? :D ;)

  • @mauricioalfaro9406
    @mauricioalfaro9406 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actual climbing starts at 8:16

  • @mikafull
    @mikafull ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Image with what shoes Wolfgang climbed it back in the days.

    • @jamesjackson2894
      @jamesjackson2894 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Boreal lasers. To be fair I don't think Wolfgang used his feet much! 😂

    • @Aaron-xq6hv
      @Aaron-xq6hv ปีที่แล้ว

      By 1991 we already had slip-lasted and downturned shoes. I know shoes have gone crazy in the 21st century but this is still Wolfgang Gullich and not John Gill.

  • @iggimoore
    @iggimoore ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome :)

  • @josettechavy9001
    @josettechavy9001 ปีที่แล้ว

    Un niveau phénoménale, tb perfomance

  • @Troggination
    @Troggination ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the real action directe was the friends we made along the way

  • @chumdm3
    @chumdm3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Way to fight it out despite it not being a perfect ascent. It would be so easy to take. That route is properly hard.

  • @danobable
    @danobable ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work and a cool film 🙂 was that Chris Sharma in the background?

  • @richardbradley1532
    @richardbradley1532 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice

  • @antoinehalik
    @antoinehalik ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the music at the beginning. Could you give me the name?

  • @doublevgreen
    @doublevgreen ปีที่แล้ว

    sick

  • @fabey2948
    @fabey2948 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought Ondra also did both routes!!!

  • @alexbarcovsky4319
    @alexbarcovsky4319 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine fucking up a sequence on a 9a and still sending. Thats when you know the training paid off.

  • @DrewWithington
    @DrewWithington ปีที่แล้ว

    Proper hardcore route.

  • @carlosbagan7607
    @carlosbagan7607 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙏👏👏👏

  • @fanaticclimbing
    @fanaticclimbing ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Buster becomes the first Brit to climb the route" And Richard Simpson?

    • @shimizen1693
      @shimizen1693 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, they got it wrong, he did it in 2005 and he's also listed as having climbed Hubble. There was controversy about him at some point for supposedly having claimed ascents without evidence to get sponsorships. [Edit: the following is wrong:] But there's video of his ascent of Action Directe (in a short film called "Obsession") so no question about that one.

    • @jamesjackson2894
      @jamesjackson2894 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, there's no send footage on that film.

    • @shimizen1693
      @shimizen1693 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesjackson2894 Yeah, just googled it and appears you're right.

  • @p3scful
    @p3scful ปีที่แล้ว

    💯

  • @the_zenclimber
    @the_zenclimber ปีที่แล้ว +12

    afaik only UK climbers have settled on Hubble being 9a…

    • @arthurv8905
      @arthurv8905 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well the only non-Brit to have climbed it is Alex Megos... Ondra seemed to think it was 9a when he tried it.

    • @MsFleshgear
      @MsFleshgear ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexander Adler , from Dresden Saxony , is the 2nd Germans, right after Wolfgang.
      That was a long time ago.

    • @sanf5488
      @sanf5488 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MsFleshgear thats a fake ascents, he confirmsd tht about it.

  • @josephmullett5427
    @josephmullett5427 ปีที่แล้ว

    "for many years" ;)

  • @israelolvera558
    @israelolvera558 ปีที่แล้ว

    💫💟❤️💓❣️😘💞✨😇

  • @TheMegaMrMe
    @TheMegaMrMe ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing climb, but that belay technique...

  • @TesterAnimal1
    @TesterAnimal1 ปีที่แล้ว

    A great battle. Looked like a normal climber!

  • @achimborn5850
    @achimborn5850 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just think it's terrible that everywhere now, even in the most beautiful natural places in the world, you always see these hooks in the rocks. Just because a few idiotic fun-loving adrenaline junkies want to prove themselves, who apparently know nothing better in their lives than to climb around pointlessly somewhere.

    • @princenabby1
      @princenabby1 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just think it's terrible that everywhere now, even in the most unobjectionable cyber spaces in the world, you also see these ill-informed and negative comments. Just because a few idiotic contrarian junkies want to prove that their way of looking at the world is the only way, who apparently know nothing better in their lives than to criticize pointlessly everywhere. Sound about right, Achim?

    • @achimborn5850
      @achimborn5850 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@princenabby1 No, that is not quite true!
      What these climbers do you can see. What I do no one knows. (I do not sit for hours in front of the computer and criticize, because it is my profession or just for fun. Unlike the climbers who do it either professionally or for fun!