Watch Buster Martin climbing Action Directe in the Frankenjura
Watch British rock climber Buster Martin repeating Action Directe, the world’s most revered 9a first ascended by Wolfgang Güllich in the Frankenjura, Germany, in 1991.
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Buster Martin climbing Action Directe (9a) in the Frankenjura, Germany
Marsha Balaeva / MonoCulture Films
On 4 October 2022 Buster Martin repeated Action Directe, the 9a first ascended in 1991 by Wolfgang Güllich at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. Here's his story.
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