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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. He beat several of the world's best climbers to win the event, including Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, and Tommy Caldwell. In spring 2014, Webb climbed The Understanding and Practice of the Wild, both V15 (8C) routes, within a week of each other. In November 2014, he repeated Defying Gravity, which was first climbed by Daniel Woods a year before.

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."

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+); the grade was confirmed by Daniel Woods in January 2019. 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+):

• Insomniac - Colorado (USA) - October 2022 - Third ascent.
• Poison the well - Brione (Switzerland) - March 2020 - Second ascent.
• Off the Wagon Low - Valle Bavona (Switzerland) - February 2020 - Second ascent.
• Ephyra - Chironico (CHE) - March 2019 - First ascent, repeated by Niky Ceria.
• Sleepwalker - Black Velvet Canyon (USA) - December 2018 - First ascent. Repeated by Daniel Woods.
• Creature from the Black Lagoon - Upper Chaos Canyon, (USA) - August 2017 - Third ascent.
• Le Pied à Coulisse - Fontainebleau (France) - February 2016 - Second ascent.
• Livin Large - Rocklands (South Africa) - July 2015 - Second ascent. (Originally graded V15 by Nalle Hukkataival in 2009).

V15 (8C):

• Lucid Dreaming - Bishop (USA) - January 2020 - Fifth ascent.
• Virgo - Tahoe (USA) - October 2019 - First ascent.
• Spray of Light - Rocklands (South Africa) - August 2019.
• The Finnish Line - Rocklands (South Africa) - June 2019 - Seventh ascent.
• Primitivo - Ticino (CHE) - April 2019 - First ascent. Repeated by Giuliano Cameroni.
• From Dirt Grows the Flowers - Chironico (CHE) - March 2019 - First ascent by Dave Graham in 2005.
• The Outer Limits - Tahoe (USA) - May 2018 - First ascent.
• Dreamtime - Cresciano (CHE) - February 2018.
• Kintsugi - Red Rocks (USA) - December 2016 - Second ascent.
• The Big Island - Fontainebleau (France) - February 2016.
• The Game - Colorado (USA) - January 2016.
• The Matriarch - Rocktown (USA) - December 2015 - First ascent.
• Defying Gravity - Thunder Ridge, (USA) - November 2014 - Second ascent.
• 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.
• The Story of Two Worlds - Cresciano (CHE) - March 2014.
• The Nest - Red Rocks (USA) - 2013 - Second ascent.
• Delirium - Mount Evans (USA) - September 2013 - First ascent.
• The Wheel of Wolvo - Mount Evans (USA) - September 2013 - First ascent.
• La Rustica - Val Bavona (CHE) - 2013 - First ascent. (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.

9a (5.14d):

• Dreamcatcher - Cacodemon boulder (Squamish, CAN) - September 2, 2018.

Awards

• 2013 Psicobloc, Park City, Utah

References

1. "Official Results of the 2013 Psicobloc Masters Series in Park City, UT". psicocomp.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
2. ^ "Jimmy Webb". Dead Point Magazine. January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
3. ^ 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. 8a.nu https://www.8a.nu/news/insomniac-8c%2B-by-jimmy-webb-%2B-interview-4tn9x. Retrieved October 7, 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Off the Wagon sit (8C+/V16) First Ascent". Mellow. January 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
8. ^ "Ephyra (8C+/V16) First Ascent - Jimmy Webb". Mellow. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
9. "Niky Ceria - Ephyra (8C+/V16) 2nd ascent". Mellow. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
10. "Sleepwalker (8C+/V16) First Ascent". Mellow. January 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
11. "Jimmy Webb Repeats Creature From The Black Lagoon (V16)". Rock and Ice. August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
12. "Jimmy Webb, Charles Albert Repeat Fontainebleau's Hardest Climb". Rock and Ice. February 16, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
13. "Jimmy Webb Makes Second Ascent of Livin Large (V15), Rocklands". Rock and Ice. July 6, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
14. "Jimmy Webb Ticks "Lucid Dreaming" (V15) After 9 Days of Work". Rock and Ice. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
15. "Uncut: Jimmy Webb - Virgo V15/8C First Ascent". Mellow. October 24, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
16. "James Webb and Giuliano Cameroni sends 'Spray of light 8C'". kletterblock. August 28, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
17. "Jimmy Webb wins the seventh ascent of the five-star boulder The Finnish Line (8c)". LACRUX Kletternmagazin. July 1, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
18. "Primitivo (8C/V15) First Ascent". Mellow. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
19. "Watch Jimmy Webb Send Tahoe's First V15". Climbing. June 1, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
20. "Jimmy Webb Sends Dreamtime V15 in Switzerland". Gripped. February 12, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
21. "Jimmy Webb Repeats Kintsugi (V15), Makes V13 FA in Yosemite". Rock and Ice. December 21, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
22. "Jimmy Webb Sends The Big Island (V15), Toupie Carnivore assis (V14)". Rock and Ice. February 8, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
23. "Jimmy Webb Sends The Game (V15)". Rock and Ice. January 20, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
24. "Jimmy Webb Puts Up The Matriarch – The Southeast's First V15". Rock and Ice. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
25. "Jimmy Webb Takes Down Defying Gravity (V15)". Rock and Ice. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
26. "Quick Hits: The Multiverse (V15 FA) - Jimmy Webb". Mellow. March 25, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
27. "Jimmy Webb Sends The Story of Two Worlds (V15) in Switzerland". Rock and Ice. March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
28. "VIDEO: Woods and Webb Crush The Nest (V15)". Rock and Ice. March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
29. "Delirium, 8C once again by Jimmy Webb". UK climbing. September 10, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
30. "Interview: Jimmy Webb Sends His "First True" V15 with The Wheel of Wolvo". Rock and Ice. September 5, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
31. "Nalle Hukkataival sends La Rustica, 8C". up climbing. October 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
32. "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.
33. "Jimmy Webb: Dreamcatcher (9a/5.14d)". Mellow. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
34. "Success!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
35. "Lightning Halts Psicobloc, Jimmy Webb and Charlotte Durif Take Gold". Rock and Ice. August 8, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.

• 1987 births
• Living people
• American rock climbers
• Boulder climbers