Jordan Buys new routes first 8C.....

28th Jul 2010

Jordan Buys has returned stronger than ever from a brief layoff to climb his hardest sports route ever...After a fantastic winter with loads of hard grit acsents Jordan was having trouble with a finger but as his latest e-mail spells out, it doesn't seem to have stopped his progress...

"Hi Richie, not been in touch for a while. But I finally sorted out my injured finger and had a great trip to Rodellar. I am a firm believer one can always come back a stronger and a better climber after a lay off of hard training.

In Spain i managed my first french 8a flash and loads of onsights of 7c and 7c+ even though I went away too unfit having only just started hard climbing after awaiting the physios go ahead.

Then back in yorkshire I got up Supercool(8a+) pretty quick at Goredale. Thought I better try something hard and got on True North at Kilnsey. Felt hard at first but I soon started feeling like I could pull bit after a few comps as training but the weather was still too warm for me...

Then it started feeling a bit more breezy and chilly, with a gale force westerly one sunday and finished off last years first ascent project that never dried out to give The Jordanator, 8b at the Hollywood Bowl, Giggleswick.

Then then wind conveniently changed to a cold and strong easterly and I went back to Kilnsey and red pointed True North, my first 8c!!"

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