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The name Bouin is mostly associated with a fixing and preserving solution used in histology, consisting of a variety of acids. Sébastien Bouin is a contemporary French rock climber who is reaching for the cutting edge of possibility with only a couple of climbers in front of him and all within reach. Like an acid, he just keeps burning through the grades. Seb climbs like a young man who has not learnt fear and commits totally to a sequence and is fluid over steep terrain. His immense strength and skilful technique are appreciated by many.

'Like an acid, he just keeps burning through the grades'.....

....It's not about hard, it's about ascetics'

I see what you did there - like it!

Super inspired by Seb. No nonsense, just pure psyche and massive skills on ridiculous cool lines. 

I adore Verdon and it's so cool seeing Seb put it on the map for super hard sport. 

Would love to sit down for some tea and nutella with this guy! Great to see Seb continue to be inspired by the setting of a route rather than just its technical merits alone - isn't that what sits at the heart of climbing?

I enjoy reading articles about climbers who just not focuss on a sort of climbing but enjoy overall climbing like Seb doing multipitch routes.
Great article to stoke motivation