Joe's Valley
Joe's Valley is a large concentration of sandstone boulders east of the Joe's Valley Reservoir near Orangeville, Utah. Joe's is a popular destination for bouldering, divided into three main areas: the Left Fork, the Right Fork, and New Joe's.{{Cite web|title=Planning a Road Trip to the Bouldering Paradise of Joe's Valley|url=https://rootsrated.com/stories/road-trip-to-joes-valley-bouldering-paradise|date=2016-03-16|website=RootsRated|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}} Climbers have been coming to Joe's Valley since the mid-1990's, and an estimated 15,000 climbers visit Joe's each year.{{Cite web|date=2017-05-12|title=How Bouldering Changed Joe's Valley|url=http://www.climbing.com/places/the-new-joes-valley/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Climbing}}
The climbing is found in three main areas: Left Fork,{{cite web |title=Left Fork |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/location/Left-Fork-340827 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} Right Fork,{{cite web |title=Right Fork |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/location/Right-Fork-340841 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} and New Joe's.{{cite web |title=New Joe's |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/location/New-Joes-4252961 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} Each area has many world class climbs, some of which are listed in the Famous Problems section below.
Joe's Valley Bouldering Fest takes place every fall, drawing competitive climbers from all over the world.{{Cite web|title=Joe's Valley Bouldering : Utah's Gift to the Climbing World|url=https://utah.com/joes-valley-bouldering-guide|website=Utah.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}
Famous problems
- Black Lung (V13){{cite web |title=Black Lung |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Black-Lung-v13-Joes-Valley-131351 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Area 51
- Smoking Joe (V9){{cite web |title=Smoking Joe |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Smoking-Joe-v9-Joes-Valley-4253408 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Big Joe
- Phony Baloney Traverse (V8) - Area 51
- Planet of the Apes (V7){{cite web |title=Planet of the Apes |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Planet-of-the-Apes-v7-Joes-Valley-130097 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - New Joe's
- Will A Fire (V6){{cite web |title=Wills A Fire |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Wills-A-Fire-v6-Joes-Valley-681365 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Left Fork
- Scary Monster (V6){{cite web |title=Scary Monsters |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Scary-Monsters-v6-Joes-Valley-130124 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Big Joe
- Pocket Rocket (V6){{cite web |title=Pocket Rocket |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Pocket-Rocket-v6-Joes-Valley-130100 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Area 51
- Kill by Numbers (V5){{cite web |title=Kill By Numbers |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Kill-by-Numbers-v5-Joes-Valley-130092 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Left Fork
- Pimpin Jeans (V3){{cite web |title=Pimpin Jeans |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/Pimpin-Jeans-v3-Joes-Valley-681704 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - New Joe's
- The Angler (V2){{cite web |title=The Angler |url=https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/climb/The-Angler-v2-Joes-Valley-130093 |website=Kaya |access-date=31 August 2023}} - Riverside
Sources
- A Bouldering Guide to Utah, Baldwin, Beck, and Russo.
References
External links
- https://www.joesvalleyfest.com/
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