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The Céüse sport climbing area has been saved

Céüse will not be blocked! The project of the European Space Agency ESA described in the broadcast of April 1st is fictitious.

The sport climbing area Céüse is threatened with closure

The European Space Agency ESA is planning a new research site in Europe, in the middle of France - on the Céüse plateau. Climbing could be over by 2030. What is behind it and what can we do about the project?

First ascent by Alexander Megos: Et pour quelques dégaines de plus (9a +)

During a short stay at the foot of Mount Ventoux, Alexander Megos scored numerous routes and opened a new 9a + line: Et pour quelques dégaines de plus.

Katherine Choong scores 8c + Route La Ligne Claire

Last Saturday, Katherine Choong managed to climb the La Ligne Claire (8c +) route in the French climbing area of St-Léger.

Historical Akira climbing route repeated - Fred Rouhling rehabilitated?

Climbing route Akira - Uncut Video now online

Seb Bouin has repeated the Akira route 25 years after the first ascent. The full-length video of the ascent is available here.

11-year-old Théo Blass scores Super Samson (8c)

Théo Blass climbs an 8c sport climbing route for the third time. After eight sessions on the Super Samson route, he got the red point ascent.

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Is Le Bombé Bleu the hardest route in the world?

In the French climbing area Buoux there is an impressive route that has not been conquered for decades: Le Bombé Bleu. Some have tried their hand at the imposing line: Ben Moon, Fred Rouhling or Chris Sharma. And now Lucien Martinez, Anatole Bosio and Charles Albert.

What crazy moves: Seb Bouin climbs Rouhling classics

In the following video, Frenchman Sébastien Bouin climbs three mystical routes that his compatriot Fred Rouhling first climbed around 25 years ago.

Simon Lorenzi climbs the boulder The Big Island Assis (9a?)

The Belgian Simon Lorenzi climbs the most famous and one of the most difficult bouldering problems: The seated start version of the boulder The Big Island in Fontainebleau.

Lucien Martinez repeats The Big Island and devalues

The French Lucien Martinez succeeds in ascent of the Fontainebleau classic The Big Island (8c). However, Lucien suggests 8b + as a rating.

Video: Sebastien Bouin repeated controversial Akira climbing route

In November 2020, Sébastien Bouin and Lucien Martinez climbed what is perhaps the most controversial route in climbing history: Akira in the climbing area Le Périgord, France. Following this article, there is now the video of the repetition of Seb Bouin.