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The other side of Fred Rouhling

Was Fred Rouhling a liar or a misunderstood man? This extremely interesting text was first published in 2005 under the title «The other side of Fred Rouhling»...

Historical Akira climbing route repeated - Fred Rouhling rehabilitated?

Fred Rouhling's Akira historic route was repeated by Seb Bouin and Lucien Martinez. Do they confirm the controversial Gra 9b?

French Julia Chanourdie climbs 9b route Eagle-4

Julia Chanourdie climbs a 4b route with Eagle-9 in St. Léger as the first French woman and only the third woman worldwide.

Will the Fontainebleau bouldering area be drilling for oil soon?

Fontainebleau is one of the best and most popular bouldering areas in the world. Now the oil multinational Bridgeoil wants to drill for oil there.

Sébastien Bouin on biography - the first 9a + route in the world

The French top climber Sébastien Bouin visits historically significant climbing areas and routes as part of his video series Vintage Rock Tour. For the latest edition, he went to Céüse and tackled the Biographie route (9a +)

Will Adam Ondra climb this 9a + route on the first attempt?

Adam Ondra made a detour to the Entraygues climbing area. His goal was a flash ascent of the route La Mustache qui Fache (9a +).

Adam Ondra: Almost punished and still got gold

Adam Ondra won gold in Briançon. But in the meantime the situation looked different. The jury accused him of a mistake.

IFSC World Cup Briançon 2020: information and live stream

The first IFSC World Cup of the season will take place in Briançon on August 21 and 22, 2020. Information and live stream about the lead competition can be found here.

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