16 February 2016

8A+ (B) flash by James Webb again

James Webb has flashed Ouroboros in Fontainebleau giving it a personal 8A+ grade. This was his third 8A+ flash during the last ten days in Font. The picture by Eddie Fowke was made two weeks ago when James was #2 in the US Nationals. Congrats! How much beta did you get? Just saw one video yesterday actually of Charles doing it. Did not anybody coach you during the flash in regard to hand and feet placement? Just went climbing and everything luckily stuck perfectly. I mean, I show up with an idea of how its done, then just check the holds and feet and sometimes make minor adjustments to the beta so it suits me. Amazing! Did you do any mental preparation before? No real preparation this time. Was actually feeling quite tired from the morning session so. No expectations really. In general what do you think is the secret of flashing hard? I don't know actually. But if I had to say... it would be confidence.
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