| Title |
Oral history interview of Justin Wood, conducted by Tallie Casucci (audio and transcript) |
| Creator |
Wood, Justin |
| Contributor |
Casucci, Tallie |
| Description |
Justin Wood (b. 1981) grew up in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. He spent his youth hiking, peak-bagging, and mountaineering in the Wasatch Mountain Range, before starting to rock climb with his family and high school friends. Justin enjoys the problem-solving aspect of climbing, especially bouldering. He majored in mathematics at the University of Utah and now works for Patagonia. Justin volunteered with the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance and contributed to the Joe's Valley assessment project. Justin recounts two memorable first ascents in Little Cottonwood Canyon and Joe's Valley, along with favorite links-ups and variations at the Hell Area in American Fork Canyon and boulders in Little Cottonwood Canyon. |
| Additional Information |
Timestamps - Part 1 - 0:25 Youth; 1:26 First time bouldering in Little Cottonwood Canyon; 10:50 Early climbing partners and traveling for climbing; 15:36 Working for Patagonia; 21:11 Problem solving and Little Cottonwood bouldering; 25:19 Bouldering in Joe's Valley; 28:38 Training for climbing; 33:55 Volunteer work with Salt Lake Climbers Alliance; 34:34 GIS mapping assessment of Joe's Valley; 41:00 Event emcee; 44:07 Mentors; 49:50 Soul climbing; Part 2 - 0:18 Memorable FAs of Red Letter Day and Lactation Station; 16:43 Route setting at the Front Climbing Club; 27:31 Developing boulders at Castle Rock, Uintas, and other areas; 34:09 Sharing information; 39:25 Inventing linkups and variations to existing routes and boulders; 50:59 Lessons from traveling internationally; 1:00:52 Challenge facing the climbing communities; 1:02:01 Impact |
| Date |
2022-12-13 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 40.57275, -111.77296; American Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States, 40.43434, -111.73748 |
| Subject |
Rock climbing; Rock Climbers; Outdoor Recreation |
| Collection Number and Name |
DA0002 Rock Climbers Oral History Project |
| Collection Name |
Rock Climbers Oral History Project |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text; Sound |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose to grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Note |
The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect any views, opinions, or official policy of the University of Utah or the J. Willard Marriott Library. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qzg2r4 |
| Extent |
32 pages; 1:57 |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works); sound recordings |
| Setname |
uum_rcohp |
| ID |
2373035 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qzg2r4 |
