John Evans

John Evans’ (a.k.a. J.E.) 18-year career in the climbing industry has given him great insight into photographing and protecting the vertical environment. J.E. heads up Petzl’s marketing department, where he collaborated with Utah Open Lands on the Castleton Tower Initiative, brought the Roc Trip to Kentucky’s Red River Gorge last October (raising $33,000 for the Red River Gorge Climber’s Coalition), worked closely with Friends of Indian Creek, and was the recipient the HERA’s 2007 Power of One award. Plus, he’s an Access Fund board member.

“I’m lucky to have the genuine support of Paul Petzl as well as the president of Petzl America when it comes to investing in the climbing community. The return on these things is not immediate, and you need to have faith that doing the right thing is the right thing to do.”

He and his wife Rose, along with their twin boys, live and climb in Salt Lake City, Utah. Check out more of his photos at johnevansphoto.com.