Jimmy Webb (climber) explained

Jimmy Webb (born November 7, 1987) is an American professional rock climber specializing in bouldering. He is one of a handful of climbers who have climbed the boulder grade .

Webb was the men's winner of the 2013 Psicobloc Masters Series held in Park City, Utah.^[1] He beat several of the world's best climbers to win the event, including Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, and Tommy Caldwell.^[2] In spring 2014, Webb climbed The Understanding and Practice of the Wild, both routes, within a week of each other.^[3] In November 2014, he repeated Defying Gravity, which was first climbed by Daniel Woods a year before.^[4]

Webb has flashed six boulder problems graded or higher. Dead Point Magazine says "it’s not a stretch to consider Jimmy the world’s best flash boulderer."

On December 15, 2018, after 11 days of effort, Webb completed the first ascent of Sleepwalker in Black Velvet Canyon, Red Rocks, suggesting a grade of ; the grade was confirmed by Daniel Woods in January 2019.^[5] This marked his second V16, along with Creature from the Black Lagoon in Rocky Mountain National Park. A few months later he got his third V16 with Ephyra, in Chironico.

Notable ascents

Boulder problems

• Insomniac - Colorado (USA) - October 2022 - Third ascent. ^[6]

• Poison the well - Brione (Switzerland) - March 2020 - Second ascent.

• Off the Wagon Low - Valle Bavona (Switzerland) - February 2020 - Second ascent.^[7]

• Ephyra - Chironico (CHE) - March 2019 - First ascent,^[8] repeated by Niky Ceria.^[9]

• Sleepwalker - Black Velvet Canyon (USA) - December 2018 - First ascent. Repeated by Daniel Woods.^[10]

• Creature from the Black Lagoon - Upper Chaos Canyon, (USA) - August 2017 - Third ascent.^[11]

• Le Pied à Coulisse - Fontainebleau (France) - February 2016 - Second ascent.^[12]

• Livin Large - Rocklands (South Africa) - July 2015 - Second ascent.^[13] (Originally graded V15 by Nalle Hukkataival in 2009).

• Lucid Dreaming - Bishop (USA) - January 2020 - Fifth ascent.^[14]

• Virgo - Tahoe (USA) - October 2019 - First ascent.^[15]

• Spray of Light - Rocklands (South Africa) - August 2019.^[16]

• The Finnish Line - Rocklands (South Africa) - June 2019 - Seventh ascent.^[17]

• Primitivo - Ticino (CHE) - April 2019 - First ascent. Repeated by Giuliano Cameroni.^[18]

• From Dirt Grows the Flowers - Chironico (CHE) - March 2019 - First ascent by Dave Graham in 2005.^[8]

• The Outer Limits - Tahoe (USA) - May 2018 - First ascent.^[19]

• Dreamtime - Cresciano (CHE) - February 2018.^[20]

• Kintsugi - Red Rocks (USA) - December 2016 - Second ascent.^[21]

• The Big Island - Fontainebleau (France) - February 2016.^[22]

• The Game - Colorado (USA) - January 2016.^[23]

• The Matriarch - Rocktown (USA) - December 2015 - First ascent.^[24]

• Defying Gravity - Thunder Ridge, (USA) - November 2014 - Second ascent.^[25]

• The Understanding - Magic Wood (CHE) - April 2014 - Done in one session, First ascent by Nalle Hukkataival.

• Practice of the Wild - Magic Wood (CHE) - April 2014.

• The Multiverse - Wyoming, (USA) - March 2014 - First ascent, unrepeated.^[26]

• The Story of Two Worlds - Cresciano (CHE) - March 2014.^[27]

• The Nest - Red Rocks (USA) - 2013 - Second ascent.^[28]

• Delirium - Mount Evans (USA) - September 2013 - First ascent.^[29]

• The Wheel of Wolvo - Mount Evans (USA) - September 2013 - First ascent.^[30]

• La Rustica - Val Bavona (CHE) - 2013 - First ascent.^[31] (Originally proposed by Webb as V14, but later confirmed as V15 by Nalle Hukkataival and Daniel Woods)

Redpointed routes

9a+ (5.15a):

• Empath - South Lake Tahoe, California - October 19, 2020.^[32]

• Dreamcatcher - Cacodemon boulder (Squamish, CAN) - September 2, 2018.^{[33] [34]}

Awards

• 2013 Psicobloc, Park City, Utah^[35]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Results of the 2013 Psicobloc Masters Series in Park City, UT . psicocomp.com . December 2, 2014 . April 2, 2014.
2. Web site: Jimmy Webb . Dead Point Magazine . December 2, 2014 . January 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911153325/http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/jimmy-webb . September 11, 2014 . dead .
3. Web site: Gannaway . Ryan . Jimmy Webb Climbs Multiple V15s in Magic Wood, Switzerland . Rock & Ice . December 2, 2014 . April 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222085509/http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/james-webb-climbs-multiple-v15s-in-magic-wood-switzerland . December 22, 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: Jimmy Webb repeats Defying Gravity 8C at Thunder Ridge . Planetmountain . December 2, 2014 . November 27, 2014.
5. Web site: Sleepwalker: 8C+ for James Webb and Daniel Woods. 22 January 2019 . 23 January 2019.
6. Web site: https://www.8a.nu/news/insomniac-8c%2B-by-jimmy-webb-%2B-interview-4tn9x . 8a.nu . 7 October 2024.
7. Web site: Off the Wagon sit (8C+/V16) First Ascent. January 21, 2019. Mellow. May 24, 2019.
8. Web site: Ephyra (8C+/V16) First Ascent - Jimmy Webb. April 8, 2019. Mellow. May 24, 2019.
9. Web site: Niky Ceria - Ephyra (8C+/V16) 2nd ascent. November 18, 2020. Mellow. December 12, 2020.
10. Web site: Sleepwalker (8C+/V16) First Ascent. January 21, 2019. Mellow. May 24, 2019.
11. Web site: Jimmy Webb Repeats Creature From The Black Lagoon (V16). August 17, 2017. Rock and Ice. May 24, 2019.
12. Web site: Jimmy Webb, Charles Albert Repeat Fontainebleau's Hardest Climb. February 16, 2016 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
13. Web site: Jimmy Webb Makes Second Ascent of Livin Large (V15), Rocklands. July 6, 2015 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
14. Web site: Jimmy Webb Ticks "Lucid Dreaming" (V15) After 9 Days of Work. January 7, 2020. Rock and Ice. January 31, 2020.
15. Web site: Uncut: Jimmy Webb - Virgo V15/8C First Ascent . October 24, 2019 . Mellow. April 8, 2020.
16. Web site: James Webb and Giuliano Cameroni sends 'Spray of light 8C' . August 28, 2019 . kletterblock . April 8, 2020.
17. Web site: Jimmy Webb wins the seventh ascent of the five-star boulder The Finnish Line (8c). July 1, 2019. LACRUX Kletternmagazin. February 25, 2020.
18. Web site: Primitivo (8C/V15) First Ascent. May 13, 2019. Mellow. May 24, 2019.
19. Web site: Watch Jimmy Webb Send Tahoe's First V15. June 1, 2018 . Climbing. May 24, 2019.
20. Web site: Jimmy Webb Sends Dreamtime V15 in Switzerland. February 12, 2018 . Gripped. April 8, 2020.
21. Web site: Jimmy Webb Repeats Kintsugi (V15), Makes V13 FA in Yosemite. December 21, 2016 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
22. Web site: Jimmy Webb Sends The Big Island (V15), Toupie Carnivore assis (V14). February 8, 2016 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
23. Web site: Jimmy Webb Sends The Game (V15). January 20, 2016 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
24. Web site: Jimmy Webb Puts Up The Matriarch – The Southeast's First V15. December 21, 2015. Rock and Ice. May 24, 2019.
25. Web site: Jimmy Webb Takes Down Defying Gravity (V15). December 21, 2015. Rock and Ice. May 24, 2019.
26. Web site: Quick Hits: The Multiverse (V15 FA) - Jimmy Webb. March 25, 2019. Mellow. May 24, 2019.
27. Web site: Jimmy Webb Sends The Story of Two Worlds (V15) in Switzerland. March 25, 2014 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
28. Web site: VIDEO: Woods and Webb Crush The Nest (V15). March 12, 2014 . Rock and Ice. April 8, 2020.
29. Web site: Delirium, 8C once again by Jimmy Webb . September 10, 2013 . UK climbing. April 8, 2020.
30. Web site: Interview: Jimmy Webb Sends His "First True" V15 with The Wheel of Wolvo. September 5, 2019. Rock and Ice. May 24, 2019.
31. Web site: Nalle Hukkataival sends La Rustica, 8C . October 5, 2018 . up climbing . April 8, 2020.
32. Web site: Jimmy Webb's Instagram profile post: "Full circle on this one! A couple years back while hiking around for boulders I ran across one of the sickest cliffs I'd ever seen. At the…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jwebxl/2423530421321057614 . December 26, 2021 . registration. 2020-10-22. Instagram. en.
33. Web site: Jimmy Webb: Dreamcatcher (9a/5.14d) . February 18, 2019 . Mellow. February 18, 2019.
34. Web site: Success!!. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jwebxl/1861111126332050024 . December 26, 2021 . registration. Instagram.
35. Web site: Lightning Halts Psicobloc, Jimmy Webb and Charlotte Durif Take Gold . Rock and Ice . August 8, 2015 . May 24, 2019.