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Barefoot Charles

Reel Rock S8 E2

Charles Albert is like a ‘French Mowgli’ growing up at the bouldering utopia Fontainebleau. He took up climbing as a child and when he needed new climbing shoes as a teenager, he continued barefooted.

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Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, French, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, English, Portuguese

Release Year

2022

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