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Sébastien Bouin on biography - the first 9a + route in the world

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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 +)

On the sport climbing route Biography it is the first route with a level of difficulty 9a +. It was bored in 1989 by Jean-Christophe Lafaille. The American managed a first free ascent Chris Sharma in the year 2001.

In the film, Sébastien Bouin talks to Arnaud Petit, Laurent Girousse and Sylvain Millet about the history of the route and the sport climbing mecca Céüse.

Séb Bouin - Vintage Rock Tour in Céüse

Video about the first ascent of biography by Chris Sharma

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