Justin Edl

Justin Edl (Born 1981 in Laramie, Wyoming) is a leading American rock crack climber. Edl began climbing at the age of 18. While climbing near Laramie, Wyoming, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at the University of Wyoming. He has established his skills in several types of climbing, including bouldering,sport climbing, and hard traditional climbing. He has made many challenging first ascents, primarily in the Vedauwoo rock climbing area in Southeast Wyoming. Edl has traveled extensively throughout the American west and completed a number of difficult climbs. He is known for being very modest, often only promoting his First Ascents as being done by “some local climber”. He is a strong advocate of off-width crack climbing and bouldering and has done much to develop and promote the popularity of this specialized form of rock climbing in Wyoming and beyond.

Notable ascents

2004: Eight Ounces to Freedom, 5.12d FA, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/worm_drive/105824309 Mountain Project - Eight Ounces to Freedom] ]
2004: It, 5.12, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA
2004: Squat, 5.12, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/roof_ranch/105815492 Mountain Project - Squat] ]
2004: Trip Master Monkey, 5.12, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/master_blaster/105814092 Mountain Project - Trip Master Monkey] ]
2005: Big Bob’s Big Wedge, 5.11d, Joshua Tree, California, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/california/joshua_tree_national_park/live_oak_picnic_area/105900396 Mountain Project - Big Bob's Big Wedge] ]
2005: Deliverance, V8, Yosemite Valley, California, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/california/sf_bay_area/mount_diablo_state_park/105796169 Mountain Project - Deliverance] ]
2005: The Process of Belief, 5.13- FA, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/crow_creek_boulders/105892350 Mountain Project - The Process of Belief] ]
2006: The Crackhouse, 5.13-, Moab, Utah, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/utah/moab_area/crackhouse/105947902 Mountain Project - Crack House] ]
2006: Monsters Incorporated, 5.13 FA, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/heartbreak_hotel/105886048 Mountain Project - Monsters Inc.] ]
2006: The New World Order, V6, Moab, Utah, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/utah/moab_area/the_needles_district/106191870 Mountain Project - The New World Order] ]
2007: Equilibrium, V9 FA, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/holdout/106039921 Mountain Project - Equilibrium] ]
2007: FUDG Crack, V9, Poudre Canyon, Colorado, USA [http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/Colorado/Northern_Colorado/Poudre_-_4...lders/Cloudwalker_Cave/FUDG_Crack_27455.html RockClimbing.com - FUDG Crack] ]
2007: The Red Snapper, 5.13, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/old_easy/106097769 Mountain Project - Red Snapper] ]
2007: Simiantics, 5.11 FA, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/spaghetti_aka_third_lost_wall/106032807 Mountain Project - Simiantics] ]
2007: Trench Warfare, 5.12+, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/utah/wasatch_range/little_cottonwood_canyon/106015634 Mountain Project - Trench Warfare] ]
2007: The Vedajuicer, 5.13+ FA, Vedauwoo, Wyoming, USA [http://www.mountainproject.com/v/wyoming/vedauwoo/nautilus/105964181?highlightphrase=vedajuicer& Mountain Project - Vedajuicer] ]

ponsorships

Wild Country [http://www.wildcountry.co.uk/home.htm Wild Country] ]
Red Chili [http://www.redchili.de/ Red Chili] ]

References

External links

Climbing Magazine – 5.13 Offwidth Bouldering at Vedauwoo
http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/monstersincorporated

Red Chili – Justin Edl
http://redchili.de/de/action/team/us/justin

Wild Country – Justin Edl
http://wld.brtest.co.uk/Community/Sponsees/JustinEdl/

Mountain Project – Justin Edl, Contributions
http://www.mountainproject.com/u/jammer/105813840