Meet the Edelweiss USA Team

Edelweiss, the most reputable climbing rope manufacturer, has organized a team of USA climbers to represent the brand in the states as well as abroad. This solid group is made up of Joe Mills, Pamela Pack, Scott Adamson, Kyle Dempster, Heyden Kennedy, Angela VanWiemeersch, Scott Bennett, Cheyne Lempe.

Edelweiss Athlete: Joe Mills

Joe Mills joins the Edelweiss USA Team.

Joe Mills grew up in Dallas, Texas when rock climbing wasn’t even a part of his vocabulary. However, after moving to Colorado during his last year in high school he received an offer from a friend to learn the ropes of climbing. He took to it quickly with a new psych that made him excel quickly. Now Joe is flying up some of the hardest trad routes in Colorado and Utah.

Video: Joe Mills in The Black Canyon

Edelweiss athlete, Joe Mills has been getting after it in the Black Canyon. In this video, Joe shares his successes and trials on a 30-year old aid route he's working to free.

Edelweiss Athlete Establish New Speed Record on the Diamond's D7

On February 4, Edelweiss athletes Joe Mills and Scott Bennett, established a new speed record for a winter ascent of D7, the Diamond’s most popular winter route in Rocky Mountain National Park. D7 is also a multi-star free route as well, although it is mostly done on aid.  Joe Mills reported that "RMNP got about 8-12in of new snow prior to our mission which gave the mission a solid alpine feel."

They topped out after 12 hours and 31 minutes, shaving off around 1 hour and 45 mins to the previous record held by Josh Wharton and Jonny Copp.

Read the report on Climbing.com