Jimmy Webb
Personal information
Born (1987-11-07) November 7, 1987 (age 36)
Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Climbing career
Type of climberBoulderer
Highest grade
First ascentsV16 (8C+): Sleepwalker, Ephyra
Updated on May 24, 2019.

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 V16 (8C+).

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 V15 (8C) 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 V13 (8B) or higher. Dead Point Magazine says "it’s not a stretch to consider Jimmy the world’s best flash boulderer."[2]

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 V16 (8C+); he 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

V16 (8C+):

  • Poison the well - Brione (Switzerland) - March 2020 - Second ascent.
  • Off the Wagon Low - Valle Bavona (Switzerland) - February 2020 - Second ascent.[6]
  • Ephyra - Chironico (CHE) - March 2019 - First ascent,[7] repeated by Niky Ceria.[8]
  • Sleepwalker - Black Velvet Canyon (USA) - December 2018 - First ascent. Repeated by Daniel Woods.[9]
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon - Upper Chaos Canyon, (USA) - August 2017 - Third ascent.[10]
  • Le Pied à Coulisse - Fontainebleau (France) - February 2016 - Second ascent.[11]
  • Livin Large - Rocklands (South Africa) - July 2015 - Second ascent.[12] (Originally graded V15 by Nalle Hukkataival in 2009).

V15 (8C):

  • Lucid Dreaming - Bishop (USA) - January 2020 - Fifth ascent.[13]
  • Virgo - Tahoe (USA) - October 2019 - First ascent.[14]
  • Spray of Light - Rocklands (South Africa) - August 2019.[15]
  • The Finnish Line - Rocklands (South Africa) - June 2019 - Seventh ascent.[16]
  • Primitivo - Ticino (CHE) - April 2019 - First ascent. Repeated by Giuliano Cameroni.[17]
  • From Dirt Grows the Flowers - Chironico (CHE) - March 2019 - First ascent by Dave Graham in 2005.[7]
  • The Outer Limits - Tahoe (USA) - May 2018 - First ascent.[18]
  • Dreamtime - Cresciano (CHE) - February 2018.[19]
  • Kintsugi - Red Rocks (USA) - December 2016 - Second ascent.[20]
  • The Big Island - Fontainebleau (France) - February 2016.[21]
  • The Game - Colorado (USA) - January 2016.[22]
  • The Matriarch - Rocktown (USA) - December 2015 - First ascent.[23]
  • Defying Gravity - Thunder Ridge, (USA) - November 2014 - Second ascent.[24]
  • The Understanding - Magic Wood (CHE) - April 2014 - Done in one session, First ascent by Nalle Hukkataival.[3]
  • Practice of the Wild - Magic Wood (CHE) - April 2014.[3]
  • The Multiverse - Wyoming, (USA) - March 2014 - First ascent, unrepeated.[25]
  • The Story of Two Worlds - Cresciano (CHE) - March 2014.[26]
  • The Nest - Red Rocks (USA) - 2013 - Second ascent.[27]
  • Delirium - Mount Evans (USA) - September 2013 - First ascent.[28]
  • The Wheel of Wolvo - Mount Evans (USA) - September 2013 - First ascent.[29]
  • La Rustica - Val Bavona (CHE) - 2013 - First ascent.[30] (Originally proposed by Webb as V14, but later confirmed as V15 by Nalle Hukkataival and Daniel Woods)

Redpointed routes

9a+ (5.15a):

9a (5.14d):

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Official Results of the 2013 Psicobloc Masters Series in Park City, UT". psicocomp.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jimmy Webb". Dead Point Magazine. January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Gannaway, Ryan (April 16, 2014). "Jimmy Webb Climbs Multiple V15s in Magic Wood, Switzerland". Rock & Ice. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Webb repeats Defying Gravity 8C at Thunder Ridge". Planetmountain. November 27, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sleepwalker: 8C+ for James Webb and Daniel Woods". January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Off the Wagon sit (8C+/V16) First Ascent". Mellow. January 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Ephyra (8C+/V16) First Ascent - Jimmy Webb". Mellow. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Niky Ceria - Ephyra (8C+/V16) 2nd ascent". Mellow. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sleepwalker (8C+/V16) First Ascent". Mellow. January 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jimmy Webb Repeats Creature From The Black Lagoon (V16)". Rock and Ice. August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jimmy Webb, Charles Albert Repeat Fontainebleau's Hardest Climb". Rock and Ice. February 16, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jimmy Webb Makes Second Ascent of Livin Large (V15), Rocklands". Rock and Ice. July 6, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jimmy Webb Ticks "Lucid Dreaming" (V15) After 9 Days of Work". Rock and Ice. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Uncut: Jimmy Webb - Virgo V15/8C First Ascent". Mellow. October 24, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "James Webb and Giuliano Cameroni sends 'Spray of light 8C'". kletterblock. August 28, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jimmy Webb wins the seventh ascent of the five-star boulder The Finnish Line (8c)". LACRUX Kletternmagazin. July 1, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Primitivo (8C/V15) First Ascent". Mellow. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  18. ^ "Watch Jimmy Webb Send Tahoe's First V15". Climbing. June 1, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "Jimmy Webb Sends Dreamtime V15 in Switzerland". Gripped. February 12, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jimmy Webb Repeats Kintsugi (V15), Makes V13 FA in Yosemite". Rock and Ice. December 21, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jimmy Webb Sends The Big Island (V15), Toupie Carnivore assis (V14)". Rock and Ice. February 8, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Jimmy Webb Sends The Game (V15)". Rock and Ice. January 20, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Jimmy Webb Puts Up The Matriarch – The Southeast's First V15". Rock and Ice. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  24. ^ "Jimmy Webb Takes Down Defying Gravity (V15)". Rock and Ice. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  25. ^ "Quick Hits: The Multiverse (V15 FA) - Jimmy Webb". Mellow. March 25, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  26. ^ "Jimmy Webb Sends The Story of Two Worlds (V15) in Switzerland". Rock and Ice. March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  27. ^ "VIDEO: Woods and Webb Crush The Nest (V15)". Rock and Ice. March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  28. ^ "Delirium, 8C once again by Jimmy Webb". UK climbing. September 10, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  29. ^ "Interview: Jimmy Webb Sends His "First True" V15 with The Wheel of Wolvo". Rock and Ice. September 5, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  30. ^ "Nalle Hukkataival sends La Rustica, 8C". up climbing. October 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  31. ^ "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…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  32. ^ "Jimmy Webb: Dreamcatcher (9a/5.14d)". Mellow. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  33. ^ "Success!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  34. ^ "Lightning Halts Psicobloc, Jimmy Webb and Charlotte Durif Take Gold". Rock and Ice. August 8, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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