Jimmy Webb and his friends wanted to boulder in Fontainebleau for five weeks. The weather did not bother them. Fortunately, there is the sun room of Switzerland, the Ticino, with its dream lines. Arriving in the bouldering area of Cresciano, Jimmy managed to commit the most famous boulder in a few sessions: Dreamtime (8c).
During 13 days in Fontainebleau, Jimmy Webb and his friends could only boulder on three days. So you do not imagine a successful climbing trip of course. Despite the limited climbing time, James managed to commit a seat-starting variant of an existing boulder, PH12which excites him quite a bit: “Even with all the days of rain we've had, just one good moment on this stone makes it all worth it.” The new variant makes the line roughly an 8b.
Plan B - trip to the bouldering paradise of Cresciano
Even if PH12 Jimmy Webb made him rave, the weather was too much for him on the trigger. A few days ago, the American fled to the Swiss Sonnenstube to take on the most well-known boulder in Cresciano: Dreamtime (8c). With the of Fred Nicole James still had an unanswered bill on his first dream line. “4 years ago I spent countless days trying this thing and was never able to put it to rest. It was a massive mental and physical battle for me and it killed me to not be able to complete it. "
Big praise from Jimmy Webb to bouldering pioneer Fred Nicole
Obviously, it was a good decision to resume this project four years later, because he succeeded in the inspection on the first day of his current stay. The joy was correspondingly great: “Words can't really describe the feeling of topping out something on your life list and I had to sit there for a while and reflect on what this single rock meant to me. Massive thanks to Fred Nicole for pioneering such an incredible boulder so that I can enjoy it almost 18 years later. "
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Credits: picture Kevin Takashi Smith