Jack Palmieri

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Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 20th November 1984
Age: 41 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8B+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8A
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c+

Jack Palmieri is a British boulderer. He started climbing relatively late in life but has rapidly established himself by repeating a huge number of hard problems in the UK and abroad.

Around 2017 Jack spent a lot of time in Parisellas Cave, repeating nearly all the hard problems (including Silk Cut and Pilgrimage) in the cave as well as adding some new link ups of his own.

Using this as a base, he has then branched out in an attempt to seemingly climb every hard boulder in the UK. In 2022 alone he climbed over 100 8th grade boulder problems in the UK [1], a very impressive feat given the weather!

References

[1] Interview with UKClimbing.com, December 2022 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/jack_palmieri_on_climbing_100_8s_in_a_year-14907

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/jack_palmieri_on_climbing_200_8s_in_a_year-15678

Contributors
246 contributions since 29th December 2020.
19 contributions since 24th May 2025.
17 contributions since 8th January 2026.
TdG
9 contributions since 5th September 2025.
9 contributions since 20th June 2025.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 20th November 1984
Age: 41 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8B+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8A
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c+

Jack Palmieri is a British boulderer. He started climbing relatively late in life but has rapidly established himself by repeating a huge number of hard problems in the UK and abroad.

Around 2017 Jack spent a lot of time in Parisellas Cave, repeating nearly all the hard problems (including Silk Cut and Pilgrimage) in the cave as well as adding some new link ups of his own.

Using this as a base, he has then branched out in an attempt to seemingly climb every hard boulder in the UK. In 2022 alone he climbed over 100 8th grade boulder problems in the UK [1], a very impressive feat given the weather!

References

[1] Interview with UKClimbing.com, December 2022 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/jack_palmieri_on_climbing_100_8s_in_a_year-14907

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/jack_palmieri_on_climbing_200_8s_in_a_year-15678

Contributors
246 contributions since 29th December 2020.
19 contributions since 24th May 2025.
17 contributions since 8th January 2026.
TdG
9 contributions since 5th September 2025.
9 contributions since 20th June 2025.

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Ascents

60 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
A Familiar Atrocity 8c+ Lead | worked 13th Feb 2019
First ascent.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/228417642

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/234049123

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/240900140
The Hatchlink 8B+ Boulder | worked 26th Feb 2019
First ascent.
Little Women 8B+ Boulder | worked 17th Mar 2025
1 session.

James original beta looks way harder, no harder than 8B just doing a big move at the start and then using closer in feet at the end. [1]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/the_wave_derbyshire-27750/last_wave_goodbye-702363
Megalodon 8B+ Boulder | worked 8th Aug 2025
Louis Cut 8B+ Boulder | worked 16th Aug 2025
Dernier Uppercut 8B+ Boulder | worked 18th Aug 2025
First ascent.
Bewilderness 8B+ Boulder | worked 2nd Sep 2025
Leftovers 8B+ Boulder | worked 23rd Sep 2025
First ascent.
First ascent.

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/208048296
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/239361136
Fat Lip 8B Boulder | worked 4th Oct 2019
Isles of Wonder 8B Boulder | worked 20th Jan 2020
East Coker 8B Boulder | worked 12th Mar 2020 8B (hard)
Third ascent.
Flip Flopera 8B Boulder | worked 9th Sep 2020
Third ascent.
End Game 8B Boulder | worked 3rd Oct 2020
Antediluvian 8B Boulder | worked 5th Oct 2020 8B (soft)
Mr. Lambtastic 8B Boulder | worked 26th Sep 2021
Slim Pickings 8B Boulder | worked 13th Oct 2021

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CX0iaIRFiD8/

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CbraZotD0fi/

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u138BN7AiQU
Sideshow 8B Boulder | worked 13th Sep 2022
Isla de Encanta 8B Boulder | worked 27th Jan 2023
Eagle Huntress 8B Boulder | worked 7th Mar 2023
Travellin' Man 8B Boulder | worked 24th Mar 2023

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7PohwWDNpc

References

[1] https://youtu.be/ClC-nHdQ2Xo?t=190
Burnt Ends 8B Boulder | worked 16th Mar 2024 8B
Bulbhaul 8B Boulder | worked 23rd May 2024
Longwave 8B Boulder | worked 21st Aug 2024
Needle and Rabbit 8B Boulder | worked 14th Sep 2024
Fat Lip SDS 8B Boulder | worked 31st Dec 2024
XTRA 8B Boulder | worked 18th Mar 2025
First ascent.

Harder exit to XXXS. XTRA finish will be a big step up. Good to do after falling off move 44 of the back to front proj!

First ascent.

Jack's 900th 8th grade problem.
The Incredible Bulk 8B Boulder | worked 13th Sep 2025 8B (hard)
Harder than Fat Lip.
Dorsal Stream 8B Boulder | worked 15th Sep 2025
Keen Roof - Nachos Start 8B Boulder | worked

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/208543275
Ropes of Maui 8A+ Boulder | worked 17th Jan 2020 8A+
Anaesthesia 8A+ Boulder | worked 15th Oct 2021
Keen Roof 8A+ Boulder | worked 22nd Dec 2021
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK4Du7bplgs

References

[1] https://youtu.be/UYrlwvsQ65o?t=8

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClC-nHdQ2Xo

Jack's 200th 8th grade problem in 2023!
Wagyu 8A+ Boulder | worked 17th Dec 2023
Hawthorn Party 8A+ Boulder | worked 12th Oct 2025
First ascent.
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/raven_tor_millers_dale-146/converser-642005
What Tomorrow Brings 8A Boulder | flash 13th Jan 2022

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fIXJYp7nzE
El Matador 8A Boulder | worked 20th Apr 2023
First ascent.

Jack's 200th 8th grade problem of the year. Down to the wire!

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2UdKg-I8J6/
Bara Brith Low 7C+ Boulder | worked 17th Sep 2020
First ascent.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Bikini Bottom 9a Boulder | worked 8th Aug 2025
Second ascent.