Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 - March 13, 2017) was one of the pioneers of American rock climbing.
After learning to climb at Tahquitz he went on to make first ascents of many big wall routes in Yosemite.
As an early proponent of boltless, pitonless clean climbing, he, along with Yvon Chouinard, was instrumental in changing the climbing culture of the late 1960s and early 1970s by encouraging the use and preservation of the natural features of the rock.
He went on to become a well-known kayaker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Robbins
RIP Royal Robbins
RIP Royal Robbins
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: RIP Royal Robbins
My back yard. And Royal Robbins was a big part of it.
Lily peak and Tahquitz peak were two of the areas we went climbing when I was a kid. I even had a pair of RRs climbing shoes until 1998 (or so).
yrs,
rubato
Lily peak and Tahquitz peak were two of the areas we went climbing when I was a kid. I even had a pair of RRs climbing shoes until 1998 (or so).
yrs,
rubato