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![The quest for the world's first 9a+](/uploads/img/3/73463.jpg)
18/01/2024 - Climbing
The quest for the world's first 9a+ Watch the video about the hardest sport climbs in the 1990's, and the quest for the world's first 9a+. Featuring Chris Sharma with Biographie, fred rouhling with Akira, Bernabé Fernández with Orujo, Steve McClure with Mutation, Alex Huber with and...
![Nicolas Pelorson, Lucien Martinez vs Bombé Bleu at Buoux](/uploads/img/3/81911.jpg)
14/03/2023 - Climbing
Nicolas Pelorson, Lucien Martinez vs Bombé Bleu at Buoux The video of French climbers Nicolas Pelorson and Lucien Martinez illustrating all the moves of Bombé Bleu, the legendary project at Buoux in France. Bolted in 1991 by Marc Le Menestrel and also referred to as Chantier, this route has...
![Watch Seb Bouin uncut on Fred Rouhling’s Hugh at Eaux Claires](/uploads/img/3/70958.jpg)
13/05/2021 - Climbing
Watch Seb Bouin uncut on fred rouhling’s Hugh at Eaux Claires The video of Sébastien Bouin at Eaux Claires repeating Hugh the first 9a in France put up by fred rouhling in 1993.
![Watch Seb Bouin uncut on Fred Rouhling’s Akira](/uploads/img/3/68344.jpg)
05/03/2021 - Climbing
Watch Seb Bouin uncut on fred rouhling’s Akira The video of Sébastien Bouin climbing Akira, the famous route freed by fred rouhling at Eaux Claires in France in 1995.
![Sébastien Bouin makes first repeat of Fred Rouhling’s De l’autre Côté du Ciel](/uploads/img/3/68479.jpg)
28/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin makes first repeat of fred rouhling’s De l’autre Côté du Ciel French rock climber Seb Bouin has made the first repeat of another fred rouhling 1990’s testpiece, De l’autre Côté du Ciel at Les Eaux Claires.
![Fred Rouhling's Akira finally repeated after 25 years by Sébastien Bouin, Lucien Martinez](/uploads/img/3/68344.jpg)
23/11/2020 - Climbing
fred rouhling's Akira finally repeated after 25 years by Sébastien Bouin, Lucien Martinez Akira, the famous sport climb established by fred rouhling in 1995, has finally been repeated for the first time by Sébastien Bouin and Lucien Martinez. According to the two young Frenchmen the route is a difficult 9a, and not 9b...
![Sébastien Bouin repeats Fred Rouhling’s Hugh at Eaux Claires, France’s first 9a](/uploads/img/3/68051.jpg)
02/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin repeats fred rouhling’s Hugh at Eaux Claires, France’s first 9a French climber Seb Bouin has made a rare ascent of Hugh at Les Eaux Claires, first ascended in 1993 by fred rouhling and famous for being the first 9a in France.
![Sébastien Bouin adds one of France’s hardest sport climbs to Russan](/uploads/img/3/51710.jpg)
11/04/2018 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin adds one of France’s hardest sport climbs to Russan At the French crag Russan (Pont St Nicholas-Seynes) Seb Bouin has made the first ascent of 'Les yeux plus gros que l’antre'. 70 meters long and graded 9a+/9b, this is now one of the most difficult sport climbs in France.
![Bombé bleu at Buoux attempted by Nicolas Januel](/uploads/img/3/14961.jpg)
03/12/2017 - Climbing
Bombé bleu at Buoux attempted by Nicolas Januel Interest in the Buoux Bombé bleu project, also referred to as Chantier by French climbing legend Marc Le Menestrel who bolted the line in 1991, has been rekindled thanks to French climber Nicolas Januel who recently attempted the historic project.
![Laura Rogora climbs Grandi Gesti 9a at Sperlonga](/uploads/img/3/35591.jpg)
01/03/2016 - Climbing
Laura Rogora climbs Grandi Gesti 9a at Sperlonga On Sunday 28 February 2016 the 14-year-old climber Laura Rogora redpointed her first 9a, Grandi Gesti at Grotta dell’Arenauta, Sperlonga, Italy.
![Sébastien Bouin climbs Chilam Balam 9b at Villanueva del Rosario](/uploads/img/3/30655.jpg)
28/05/2015 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin climbs Chilam Balam 9b at Villanueva del Rosario French sports climber Sébastien Bouin has repeated Chilam Balam, the famous 9b at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
![The evolution of free climbing](/uploads/img/3/1655.jpg)
23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this...
![Bombé bleu at Buoux, work in progress for Iker Pou](/uploads/img/3/14960.jpg)
20/11/2012 - Climbing
Bombé bleu at Buoux, work in progress for Iker Pou The difficult project Bombé bleu at the French crag Buoux has recently been attempted by Iker Pou.
![Salamandre, video of Fred Rouhling](/uploads/img/3/1309.jpg)
05/09/2011 - Climbing
Salamandre, video of fred rouhling The video of fred rouhling on Salamandre at Saint-Pierre en Faucigny, France.
![Fred Rouhling, Salamandre and climbing extreme](/uploads/img/3/1309.jpg)
27/12/2007 - Interviews
fred rouhling, Salamandre and climbing extreme Interview with fred rouhling after the first ascent of Salamandre at Saint-Pierre en Faucigny, which the French climber has graded 9?
![Bain de sang, 9a, for Scarian e Manolo](/uploads/img/3/64925.jpg)
06/02/2006 - Climbing
Bain de sang, 9a, for Scarian e Manolo On 3/02/2006 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla and Riccardo "Sky" Scarian repeated Bain de Sang, 9a first ascended by Fred Nicole at Saint Loup, Switzerland.
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