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

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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.

Seb Bouin interviewed by Actiontalk TV

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