Missing Person-Experienced Climber, Justin Hall

Hello. I am contacting you because my brother, Justin Brian Hall, age 40, has been missing since September 14th, 2011 from Leupp Road in Flagstaff, Arizona where he was housesitting for a friend. He is an avid and experienced rock climber/hiker, and I was honestly hoping someone that worked there knew him or may be able to spread the word and post his missing person poster. I also wanted you to be on the lookout for him while climbing. Initial details given to law enforcement by the person for whom he was housesitting indicated that he was depressed and walked off on his own accord. He left everything behind including his cell phone, wallet, driver’s license, vehicles and car keys. Law enforcement believes he walked off, however he could possibly have been the victim of foul play. The investigation has come to a halt and they are no longer searching because they believe he left of his own accord. However, law enforcement failed to check for fingerprints nor did they interview the neighbors. There is no proof that he walked off of his own accord. The house where he was housesitting is adjacent to the Navajo Reservation. Since law enforcement has ceased searching, we are reaching out to you for assistance in spreading the word of Justin’s disappearance and seeking information of his whereabouts. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your help.
Jenny Hall
booba@vabb.com

I'm so sorry to hear this Jenny! Best of luck in finding your Brother! I'll keep an eye out for him.

Very, very sorry to hear this, Jenny. We'll try to keep this thread visible on the front page. I hope you get some leads soon.

Jenny, you may also want to post here: summitpost.org/phpBB3/south…

Good luck

I will keep an eye out. I hope he is living the dream and has not become one.

I'll keep an eye out here in Flag

Thanks so much you guys. I really appreciate it.

Very sorry to read about this, Jenny. I hope that you find your brother.

This is terrible news. Do you have any ideas which climbing and hiking areas he liked or visited?

Sorry to hear this news, Jenny.

I'm sure we have a bulletin related to this circulating but I'll forward this around the Douglas and Sierra Vista FS offices and to our LEOs for situational awareness. Do you know if any of his hiking, camping or climbing gear was taken with him? What about shoes? Based on what shoes he owned, can you say whether he was wearing, say, dress/hiking/running shoes when he last left the house? Any other items of significance left or taken with him that you can say for sure? (ex, fishing gear, gps, firearm, etc.. anything else he was never without that is missing or present?)

Best regards,
Daryl

We think he has his hiking shoes, or at least they were gone, but all of his climbing gear was at the house. He had not been climbing in awhile because he had laproscopic knee surgery on both knees (on one knee he had several surgeries) and with the injuries and scar tissue he had been having pain and had not been climbing much. Climbing is his true passion, and the reason he moved to AZ. He did hike the AT (I probably already said that). He still hikes a great deal. Oh my goodness-his favorite places, I have no idea as I live in Virginia, but he has over 10,000 pictures of areas he has hiked. I would imaginee the main areas are in and around Flagstaff, the GC, Joshua Tree, Sedona, everywhere. He does prefer the less "touristy" areas, and never backs down from a challenge, so I would imagine if he left on his own, he would go to a more remote area with a challenging hike and great views. We still aren't sure if it is foul play or not, but I felt it important to post here. Law enforcement has given up, and if anyone finds him, or if he left of his own accord, it is going to be an experienced hiker/climber. He didn't take his cellphone, wallet, keys, etc., but they didn't mean much to him. He prefers nature and doesn't place importance on material possessions. The lady for whom he was housesitting is a bit of a dingbat, and she has flip-flopped on items that have been missing, not missing, etc., so I can't really say for sure, but I know he has his old hiking shoes, and the "big yellow pig" is missing, which is a large pack that can hold water. The dingbat may have overlooked that as well though. He is an extremely intelligent individual-has a degree in aeronautical engineering, but couldn't stand sitting behind a desk, so the last few years were spent working for the City of Phoenix & City of Flagstaff as a tree-trimmer. He just wanted to be outdoors as much as possible, and found manual labor more rewarding than the drama associated with working in an office. He had not been working for awhile, as the people he was working for last,(some coffee place in Flagstaff-he fixed the coffee machines, then they stuck him in sales) treated him terribly, and increased responsibilities while decreasing pay. He has principles though, and refused to be screwed over again, so he quit. Anyway, I didn't mean to write his life story, but I wanted you to know that he is a great person who shares your passion for climbing. I find it hard to believe that he just walked away, but it is possible. And he really could be anywhere. I really appreciate all of your concern and your posts. Please keep an eye out for him.

i work for the az daily sun here in flag and asked a reporter if he could run the story. It's in today's paper and also online. hope this gets the word out and i hope the best for your family.

Online Today

Thank you so much for sending that to Eric. I really appreciate the exposure. I reached out to numerous media outlets, but his was my only response.

I'd keep focusing around Flagstaff and Sedona because that's where the challenging and beautiful hikes are, but I'll print out and provide the article and flyer to the hospital up in Tuba City.

The downloadable flyer is available at the following website:
lostnmissing.posterous.com/…

muttonface wrote:That's really cool of you to do Angela. I hope you get some positive information soon Jenny.

I'm very sorry to hear this. My thoughts go to his family and friends---hopefully this news will at least give them some kind of closure from the past year. Such sad news though.

Thanks for everything guys. WE really appreciate your help, prayers and support.

Bummer. Sorry to hear about this.

Very sad news Jenny. I am sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry for your loss Jenny. He sounds a lot like some of my best friends. I would've gladly climbed with him.

Can't help but wonder what happened...