The United States of Joe’s is a film focused on the bouldering community that has formed near Joe’s Valley in Emery County, Utah.
Emery County is a rural and conservative community that was ‘ambushed’ by boulderers when word spread through Salt Lake City about boulder-filled Joe’s Valley near Orangeville, UT in the mid-90s.
The conservative mormon community was abrasive to the hippie-looking climbers invading their way of life, but The United States of Joe’s show how the communities have come together over the last 25 years in a mutually respective and inspiring way.
This film is a must-watch in our world that is becoming more polarized by the day.