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Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made rope-solo ascents of 'El Pilar del Cantábrico' on Naranjo de Bulnes / Picu Urreillu in Spain and 'Une Jolie Fleur dans un Peaux de Vache' and 'Take it or Leave it' in the Verdon...

Interview with Jakob Schubert after the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger in Norway last week. The 32-year-old Austrian has now called the climb B.I.G. and suggested the grade 9c. This is currently the third route in the world...

Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of 'Baise moi' at the crag Saint Auban in the verdon gorge, France. The Frenchman climbed the route flash style and has suggested the grade 8c+.

On Saturday 3 June French rock climber Sébastien Bouin repeated Bibliographie, the 9b+ at Céüse in Southern France first ascended by Alex Megos in summer 2020 and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi and Sean Bailey in summer 2021.

The video and an interview with Austrian climber Jakob Schubert regarding his attempts of DNA, the 9c sport climb located in the verdon gorge in France established by Sebastién Bouin in 2022.

Reel Rock 17 will begin its global tour as of March 2023. The new season features Seb Bouin attempting to free DNA in the verdon gorge, Andrew Bisharat and Palestinian climbers in the strife-torn hills of Palestine, and Barbara Zangerl...

On 01/11/2022 French climber Sébastien Bouin made the first ascent of the direct start to Jumbo Love at Clark Mountain. The new variation is called Suprême Jumbo Love and graded 9b+.

French rock climber Sébastien Bouin has made a rare repeat of Jumbo Love, the 9b at Clark Mountain, USA, first ascended by Chris Sharma in 2008.

French climber Solène Amoros has sent her first 8c+, La flûte en chantier at La Ramirole in the verdon gorge.

On Friday 5 August French rock climber Sébastien Bouin made the third ascent of the 9b+ Change at Flatanger, first ascended by Adam Ondra in 2012 and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020.

Swiss climbers Katherine Choong and Jim Zimmermann have both repeated Hattori Hanzo, the seven pitch 8b+ on the North Face of Titlis above Engelberg in Switzerland, first ascended by Matthias Trottmann.

French climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first repeat of Iron Curtain at Flatanger in Norway. First ascended by Adam Ondra in 2013 without kneepads and graded 9b, with kneepads Bouin believes it warrants 9a+.

The new climbing series Hidden Gems with Seb Bouin, featuring the crag Thaurac.

The short film 'The verdon gorge - The Origins of Sport Climbing' by American filmmaker Keith Ladzinski that explores the history of sport climbing in the verdon gorge in France through the eyes of François Guillot, Bruno Clément, Alan Carne,...

On Friday 29 April Sébastien Bouin made the first ascent of DNA in the Ramirole sector of the verdon gorge in France. The French climber has suggested the grade 9c, making it one of the most difficult sport climbs in...

On 18/04/2022 Swiss rock climber Katherine Choong repeated the 8b multipitch 'La Ramirole' (150m, 8b) in the verdon gorge, France