Watch the ‘Reel Rock 17’ Trailer, With Seb Bouin, Babsi Zangerl, and More Grab a brew, call your crew, and get the popcorn popping, rock climbers: Reel Rock 17 is almost here. Written by Sam Anderson February 03, 2023
Anatomy of a 430-Foot 5.15 Climb: See Bouin’s ‘Nordic Marathon’ Up Close To ascend Seb Bouin’s 430-footer, climb out the roof of the Flatanger Cave for what seems like forever. Then keep going. Then go some more. Written by Sam Anderson January 20, 2023
Follow First Ascents in the ‘French Yosemite’ With Seb Bouin What is the “French Yosemite”? Like the American one, it’s a rock-climbing paradise. And unlike the American one, climbing there is brand new. Written by Sam Anderson December 07, 2022
Seb Bouin Sends America’s First 5.15c: ‘Suprême Jumbo Love’ The French climber seems committed to breaking barriers this year by sending new routes at the upper limits of sport climbing difficulty. Written by Andrew McLemore November 03, 2022
Seb Bouin Sends ‘Jumbo Love,’ First 5.15b in US, Now Pursues Harder Variant One day after sending ‘Jumbo Love,’ Bouin wants to unlock a never-redpointed variation that might make the iconic climb much harder. Written by Sam Anderson October 26, 2022
Seb Bouin Obliterates Sport Climbing Sensibilities With Massive 5.15 At a staggering 430 feet long and a proposed difficulty of 9b/+ (5.15b/c), “Nordic Marathon” is the longest stretch of 5.15 ever climbed. Written by Austin Beck-Doss July 25, 2022
Seb Bouin Climbs Another Flatanger 5.15, Aims at Futuristic 5.15d In Norway’s famous playground for elite climbers, Seb Bouin delivers another repeat of an Adam Ondra 5.15. But it’s only a snippet of his new mega-project. Written by Andrew McLemore July 25, 2022
A Case for Grading the World’s Hardest New Sport Climb Seb Bouin climbs hard AF. But what gives a 5.15b climber the authority to grade a route 5.15d? This video digs deep for an explanation. Written by Jilli Cluff July 13, 2022
Seb Bouin Makes First Repeat of Ondra’s ‘Iron Curtain’ at Flatanger The French rock jock Seb Bouin cued up a knee pad to soften the crux, and gave the route a personal downgrade to 5.15a/9a+. Written by Sam Anderson July 13, 2022
