THE WORLD'S FIRST 9a | Buster Martin on HUBBLE

[@shokland]

It doesn't get more British than that. Topping Hubble with a reserved 'brilliant!'. Ha ha ha! Nice movie, BTW.

[@MF-CLIMB]

Cup of tea and sit down afterwards.

[@hewhotellsastory]

Fuck being British. This is the problem with the UK Government, it doesn't represent the English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh. These are Englishmen. They have the right to be English and represented as such. When Scotland gets independence, it will signify a change. Finally, the countries which make up the mess of the UK system will have their independence. Great video.

[@DamnDstryr]

Man, you're really talented. No matter if you're doing short horror movie or a climbing one. Keep it up.

[@JimClimber]

Absolutely outstanding film. Great story telling, edits, music... Seriously, i couldn't fault it. Awesome work to you, and Buster

[@ensar6803]

Respect for the Ben Moon and his ascent Congrats Buster And thank you Andrew for brilliant film.

[@I_am_Spartacus]

Fantastic video Andrew !! Really enjoyed that.... didn't even realise Hubble had been upgraded...

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

Thanks!

[@arnaudlemay6297]

Your filming and editing is getting proooooooo! I hope you get to work more with the "mainstream" climbing media and get to showcase your skills to more people!

[@SyRyanYang]

"any self-respecting top rock climbers would wanna climb Hubble" haha

[@MechanixPL]

Andrew, have you thought about making more videos of cellar board climbing--Pro Cellar Session is my favorite video you've made? There's a great woodie training culture in the UK and a movie/series about it would be awesome.

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

I actually have a shoot lined up for one (you read my mind). Was supposed to be doing that before this second lockdown. I've gotten really into woodie training since moving to the UK- the best 🤙

[@MechanixPL]

@@AndrewMacFarlane Wow. Can't wait for this episode! Good luck.

[@AdventureswithAixe596]

Such a great study of a climb and related climbers. Very inspiring filming, climb and climbers. No show just authentic core of the thing!

[@niallgrimes3642]

Good film :-) One thing though - over the years I have often seen the amazing pics of Ben Moon on Agincourt from the 1980s. These were the best pictures of that era IMO. They were taken by a good friend of mine, Takashi Nakagawa. I don't think he ever made any money from them (prob not bothered), the originals were lost (maybe not bothered) and he never seems to have his work credited (prob not bothered even then and almost def now - he's a lovely person). Anyway, not having a go Andrew, just his efforts seem to be uncredited. So there, file this comment away under Who Gives A Shit :-)

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

Niall, can you send me his website or social? I thought I had the source materials. I'd like to remedy that if I can- even if through mentions in the description. Thanks

[@niallgrimes3642]

@@AndrewMacFarlane Cheers Andrew. We are fb friends but he has no website or anything. I wasn’t making a deal really as he is one of those not bothered sort of 🐈 cats. It just comes up every now and again and I think, Ah, there’s Takashi’s photo.

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

@@niallgrimes3642 They're amazing. And capturing those on film back in the day where you hoped it all comes out in the end... without the ease of taking 1000 shots in a day. I'll add his name to the description. Glad you enjoyed the short!

[@niallgrimes3642]

@@AndrewMacFarlane cheers Andrew

[@niallgrimes3642]

Andrew I can almost guarantee you it's not worth the faff of redoing it to add takashi x

[@PhilipWillsWorld]

Awesome climb Buster. So proud of what you have achieved so far.

[@ZoraZoldier]

Always find it so wierd when routes just end randomly one third of the way up the wall... I'm like "but what about the rest of the way up"? I get that it would probably be way to hard or there are no holds up there or something, but still feels quite unsatisfying. Oh well, doesn't take away from the awesome send or the great video though! :)

[@Adam_Wheeler]

From what I've heard its pretty much blank above the finishing jug of hubble.

[@EKdlwoasred]

Leave that to the bugs

[@ficklemedia8733]

Thanks Andrew. Really enjoyed this. 👍🏼

[@klimmersimon]

Omg Andrew I love this film! You've out done yourself with this one in my opinion. Keep it up!

[@tiuclaudio]

Thank you! Seems like your best work so far! 👏 I also vote for a british underground woodie culture documentary. 😉

[@piotrosc]

Another great story on the channel! Thank You for this video :) it Was absolutly inspiring!

[@poggerswagthomas4952]

This was really well made and was a blast to watch ! Keep it up

[@ptrefftz]

Great work Andrew! Thanks for sharing their stories.

[@PureCycling1]

Wasn’t “Hubble” world’s first 8c+? For as I know, “Action Directe” in Frankenjura was the first red pointed 9a.

[@ploglet]

Great video and he walked it. So cool to see anything about Hubble or Action Direct. Two of the most well known routes ever done it seems.

[@jdsalbion]

Buster, superb effort son. Great film as well. Brought back a lot of memories. Those moves will always be etched in my brain. Still not sure why more people don't use the Malc left leg flag on the crux though. Was the only way I could do it......

[@Brenda-vl6yl]

Good to see you still climbing strong buster!

[@BiskitBandit]

Really well edited mini-doc

[@nicolodalmonego2785]

Really cool video. I'd love to see more of this

[@hijim3874]

These videos are sick

[@MF-CLIMB]

This is brilliant. I wanted this to be a full movie! Such great content, had a great flow to it. Great storytelling ability Andrew 👍🏻

[@skip1860]

Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant fucking British

[@MF-CLIMB]

@@skip1860 what?

[@skip1860]

@@MF-CLIMB why do stupid humans say what when all you had to do was reread it

[@MF-CLIMB]

@@skip1860 are you ok?

[@solsticeval]

Incredible cinematography as always!

[@266dmartin]

Yeah man! Been Waiting for this episode

[@maratt1914]

Masterpiece! Great work!

[@rellify3]

Dude that was a rad film! Nice job Andrew

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

Thanks Spencer 🤙

[@lawrencebutler7016]

can see the wide boys in his early photo when he was a kid climber

[@doc_sav]

9:09 - That was some hard work!

[@andulasis6283]

2:40 song anyone?

[@tamasgal_com]

That's System Override, Makeup and Vanity Set

[@andulasis6283]

@@tamasgal_com Thanks! that song gave me some serious workout motivation in combination with those clips :D

[@tamasgal_com]

@@andulasis6283 I see, you're welcome. Keep going! :)

[@stpolaris671]

That was really close, I am sure he will be strong enough to come back and climb it ground up.

[@hughthornbery7883]

Brilliant filming

[@azersgames6053]

I thought that the first 9a was action direct 🤔

[@Adam_Wheeler]

Well this was put up before Action Direct, it was simply upgraded at a different date.

[@gaelduprat1247]

Megos said that of three 8c+ that he climbed hubble, kabaah & evolution, of the three kabaah was the hardest but he give it 8c+. Moreover he is the first to have climb Hubble and Action Directe and annonced that it was not comparable : hubble 4 hard moves and AD 14 hard moves even if the moves of hubble are harder in individual... it seems like it depend of the climber like always ^^' For me action directe all day ! But still a gnarly one this hubble !

[@Adam_Wheeler]

@@gaelduprat1247 My mate Matt Wright has done all three of those and he thinks that Hubble is by far the hardest of the three. He did Kabbah super fast and evolution in about 7 sessions. Hubble took him like 17.

[@julesduffy1089]

@@Adam_Wheeler it's still an 8C+ as far as i know. Adam Ondra surggested 9a but Megos surggested 8C+. Nevertheless an awesome Route!!

[@Adam_Wheeler]

@@julesduffy1089 Pete Dawsom, Matt Wright, Buster Martin and more have done it and flaim that it is 9A too. It's had a natural upgrade, its not just Adam Ondra who said its 9a lol.

[@TertiusCasaubon]

Love these videos

[@jerrybro7806]

surprising that's tour channel isn't bigger, really well produced video. definitely subscribing!

[@iblisss666]

If you are able to climb it with the first 3 quickdraws clipped ... you can do it soon, nex time! alé

[@herbert5727]

Very well shot video! What camera and lens do you use?

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

S1H with S Pro 2.8

[@herbert5727]

@@AndrewMacFarlane thanks for the reply!

[@bryceoverstreet1048]

Isn’t action direct the first 9A??

[@robertjohnson2067]

Yes. You are correct.

[@stuartjohnson7930]

Got my notification 6mins late?? What do KZbin

[@Nick-B78]

Sick send 👏💪

[@eagleeye3333]

made the experience that climber use a kind of super glue...9a is with that glue like 7a and with stuff and kneepad only 6a

[@Gabrielowns321]

another banger!

[@paulmitchell5349]

There's more in the tank. Time to start doing hard new routes.

[@doublevgreen]

why did you choose such a provocative video title

[@elfriederich]

@@mackcaruso3864 any source?

[@matgof03]

@@elfriederich did you even watched the video?

[@elfriederich]

@@matgof03 sure, but who graded it 9a? I've always read something about hard 8c+ or 8c+/9a and that Action Directe is harder than Hubble.

[@doublevgreen]

you cant call a line the first 9a in the world if it wasnt the first one at the time of the first ascent

[@MF-CLIMB]

@@doublevgreen arguably it was it just wasn’t graded correctly when it was done.

[@Overitall805]

Moffatt to Moon to Martin

[@haydengutiw]

Now for Rainman

[@jipe4153]

Its only 8c+, says alex megos

[@ashhodson2063]

F#$! I love climbing!

[@feralberti2]

I wonder if everyone Top-roped the initial boulder problem that gives this route the grade?

[@Wazoodles]

Feel free to go be the first to do it sans pre clip!

[@alexh117]

Yeah. Even Ben Moon preclipped it, it think, but as Wazoodles says, feel free to be the first to do without.

[@xli6645]

haha will bosi is the belayer

[@tiamat87]

action directe is the first 9a :>

[@rdtarcade7644]

this is not the worlds first 9a

[@eagleeye3333]

he did two pull ups and two quarter front lever, a traverse with the feet on the floor... kindergarden exercises, that was enough to climb a stair up but hubble is on another training planet....think it is faked....Ben and Jerry were far stronger

[@cillijed4291]

hiiiiih

[@tschauli_pauli4652]

I think instead of upgrading hubble you should downgrade everything else, because it was supposed to be the next step to 8c so it has to be 8c+

[@jonijarvio9539]

Not the first 9a

[@jonathanborger5942]

Good video, good climbing. But you really can't show this as an ascent without commenting on the three (!) preclipped draws. By watching I can maybe understand the first two, but the third looks absolutely unnecessary, thus negating the alleged ascent. But maybe there is an explanation? How did Ben Moon climb it?!?

[@AndrewMacFarlane]

A few people have mentioned the pre-clips and I haven't commented yet because I didn't think it was necessary, but maybe it's not so obvious to those who aren't familiar with the climb. Sooooo yes, every climber on Hubble uses these clips. The 1st clip is a directional for the belayer, the 2nd clip isn't an issue from the start, but the 3rd is necessary because it's the crux of the problem which is around a V14 boulder problem. These moves are so intense that the only time someone would be able to clip the third is from above when they are past the V14 section, but at that point, the 3rd clip is at their feet. So, everyone clips to the third because you either send or ground fall... and most of the time it will be a ground fall.

[@akimlaszek]

That's a weird way of spelling Action Directe...

[@ugodelfatti5012]

W0w very very good.Great