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Seb Bouin scores bibliography (9b+) at Céüse

Sébastien Bouin manages the fourth ascent of the Bibliography route (9b +). It is his second 9b/+ route this year.

Most difficult climbing route in the USA: Seb Bouin climbs Suprême Jumbo Love (9b +)

French pro climber Seb Bouin solves an old 2010, the direct variation of Chris Sharma's Jumbo Love, at Clark Mountain. His first ascent, called Suprême Jumbo Love, adds another 20 meters of hard climbing to Jumbo Love. The result: America's hardest climbing route with a 9b+ rating.

Seb Bouin on 9c Route DNA: «I had sleepless nights»

In the nineteenth edition of BETA, we talk to Sébastien Bouin about the world's second 9c sport climbing route. The Frenchman made the first ascent of DNA in the Verdon Gorge on April 29, 2022. Assessing the route was not easy for Bouin, as he reveals in an interview.

The ultimate trick for drying tufas and climbing holds

After rainfall, certain areas and routes stay wet or humid for a very long time. In the following video, the French professional climber Seb Bouin reveals a very helpful and easy-to-use trick, how holds or entire tufas can be dried.

Next 9c? Seb Bouin targets climbing route DNA Project

The Frenchman Sébastien Bouin is currently concentrating on the biggest climbing project of his career: He wants to freely climb the sport climbing route "Project DNA". How difficult is the route? Is it climbable? An overview.

Climbing until the ribs break: Seb Bouin in De l'autre côté du ciel

As part of his Vintage Rock Tour, Seb Bouin climbed the route De l'autr côté du ciel and sustained an injury.

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.

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 +)

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