Seb Bouin on Akira, Grading DNA and French Climbing History
In this episode, Seb and Kris discuss collaboration versus competition, taking grades personally, DNA, and where Akira and Fred Rouhling fit into French climbing history.
Fred Rouhling, Akira and the Biggest Climbing Controversy of the 1990s
Rumors about Akira were rampant. Some said he never climbed it. Some said he filled in the holds after he did it. Some said he chipped it specifically to fit his freakish proportions. The media turned Fred Rouhling into a pariah.