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Moksha 9a by Victor Guillermin (17)
What is your next plan?
I don't really know what will be my next plans but I think I'll start to work on the big sister of Moksha: Beyond, Seb Bouin's king line, an incredible 9a+... a real dream line!
How long is the hike to the crag?
It takes approximately 1hours 15minutes ... but the hike is very steep, steeper than in Ceuse😅.
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Seb Berthe does Beyond (9a+)
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Seb Bouin's story behind ACL (9b)
Sebastien Bouin did the FA of Ariégeois Cœur Loyal (9b) in his home crag Pic St Loup, in April. It is a 20m extension to Legend (9a) which he made the FA of in 2017 after it had been a project for 20 years. "I bolted this route [the extension] 5 years ago when my grandpa passed away. His woodworker …
Seb Berthe does Beyond (9a+)
Seb Berthe has done the third ascent of Beyond (9a) in Pic St Loup. The 30-year-old is a former international competition climber who twice has won the Belgium …
Sebastien Bouin had a record breaking 2022, doing the FA of DNA (9c), Suprême Jumbo Love (9b+), Nordic Marathon (9b/+) and he also repeated Change (9b+). Add t…
Katie Lamb makes history
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Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
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