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| name = Royal Robbins | image = Royal Robbins 2 by Tom Frost.jpg | caption = Royal Robbins in the early 1960s. | birth_date = {{birth date |1935|2|3}} | birth_place = Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|3|14|1935|2|3}} | death_place = Modesto, California, U.S. | occupation = rock climber, author, CEO | known_for = Big wall climbing, clean climbing | spouse = Liz Robbins }} Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935[1] – March 14, 2017)[2] 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. Notable ascents
Dawn WallIn 1971, Robbins completed the second ascent, with Don Lauria, of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan, with the (controversial) intention of erasing the route as they climbed it. Their ascent closely followed the 1970 first ascent by Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell, completed with a heavy-handed reliance on bolts - a method that offended Robbins and other clean climbing advocates. Harding had left all his bolts in the rock; Robbins and Lauria used the bolts to repeat the climb; and Robbins then chopped the heads off the bolts behind them. After two pitches, Robbins stopped chopping the bolts because (according to Lauria) "the quality of the aid climbing was much higher than he had ever expected of Harding or Caldwell and, of course, it was also taking us an awful long time to chop all those goddam bolts."[10] Royal Robbins ClothingFollowing his success as a climber, Robbins founded an eponymous outdoor apparel company with his wife Liz Robbins.[11][12] Royal Robbins, LLC[13] is currently owned by the New York-based private equity fund Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS).[14] Liz Robbins rejoined the company in December 2015 as a senior advisor.[15] Other climbing achievements
Climbing philosophy in Advanced Rockcraft{{Infobox book| italic title=no | name = Advanced Rockcraft | title_orig = | translator = | image = Advanced Rockcraft.jpg | caption = Original Cover | author = Royal Robbins | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = USA | language = English | series = | subject = Rock climbing | genre = | publisher = La Siesta Press | pub_date = 1973 | english_pub_date = | media_type = | pages = 96 pages | isbn = 0-910856-56-7 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = Basic Rockcraft | followed_by = }} Robbins authored two seminal books, Basic Rockcraft and Advanced Rockcraft,[16] which emphasized free climbing skills and a clean-climbing ethic. In a section of Advanced Rockcraft called Values, he described his climbing philosophy. He believes that "a first ascent is a creation in the same sense as is a painting or a song", and that choosing a climbing line may well be "an act of brilliant creativity".[16] Another creative aspect of a first ascent involves the aids that the leader of the climb rejects. With modern technology of aid climbing available, a first ascent is more artistic if it consciously rejects the use of certain climbing aids that are not essential to the success of the climb. He places emphasis on using equipment which is non-destructive to the mountain environment. He opposes climbs done outside the accepted mores of a given climbing center, or the prevailing style of an area. He favors what he calls "upward variations", or completing a climb using more stringent standards than used on the first ascent. In Robbins' view, the decision to place a single piton is a matter of "enormous importance" because "like a single word in a poem, it can affect the entire composition".[16] KayakingIn 1978, Robbins developed psoriatic arthritis, which prevented serious climbing. He took up adventure kayaking instead, completing first descents of challenging rivers from high mountain elevations. His early kayaking partners included Doug Tompkins and Reg Lake. In 1980, the three descended the San Joaquin River Gorge from Devil's Postpile to the Mammoth Pool Reservoir, 5000 feet lower and 32 miles away. In 1981, they carried their kayaks over Mount Whitney Pass at 13,777 foot elevation, into Sequoia National Park and descended 55 miles down the Kern Trench. In 1982, joined by Neusom Holmes, they descended the Middle Fork of the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park, the largest and steepest of these three High Sierra descents. In 1983, Robbins descended the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park from Tuolumne Meadows to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. He was accompanied by Reg Lake, Chuck Stanley, Lars Holbek, John Armstrong and Richard Montgomery. He then developed an interest in descending smaller mountain creeks by kayak during their flood stage following heavy rains. His first such project in May, 1984 was the descent of Sespe Creek, which runs through the Los Padres National Forest. He was accompanied by Yvon Chouinard, Reg Lake, John Wasserman and Jackson Frischman. Robbins called this type of trip "flash boating", and later used the technique on the Fresno River, the Chowchilla River and the middle fork of the Mokelumne River.[17] Publications
Biographies
GalleryReferences1. ^Robbins, Royal (2009), To Be Brave (My Life, Volume One), Ojai, CA, USA: Pink Moment Press. {{ISBN|978-0-9825000-1-9}}. 2. ^{{cite news | last =Clark | first =Brian | title =Rock climbing pioneer, Modesto’s Royal Robbins, dies at 82 | newspaper =Modesto Bee | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =March 14, 2017 | url =http://www.modbee.com/news/article138573098.html | accessdate =March 15, 2017 }} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite book | last = Reid | first = Don | title = Yosemite Climbs: Big Walls | publisher = Chockstone Press Press | year = 1993 | location = Evergreen, Colorado, USA. | isbn = 0-934641-54-4 }} 4. ^{{Cite book | last = Ament | first = Pat | authorlink = | title = Royal Robbins - Spirit of the Age | publisher = Two Lights | year = 1992 | location = Boulder CO, USA | pages = 125–127 | url = | doi = | isbn = 1-881663-02-7}} 5. ^{{cite book | last = Jones | first = Chris | authorlink = | title = Climbing in North America | publisher = University of California press (for the AAC) | year = 1976 | location = Berkeley, CA, USA | page = 297 | url = | doi = | isbn = 0-520-02976-3 }} 6. ^{{cite journal |last=Harlin |first=John |coauthors= |title=Petit Dru, West Face Direttissima |journal=American Alpine Journal |volume=1966 |issue= |pages=81–89 |publisher=The American Alpine Club |location=New York City, New York, USA |year=1966 |url=http://www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/1966/Harlin_PetitDru1966_81-89.pdf |doi= |issn=0065-6925 |accessdate= June 29, 2018 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219170724/http://www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO/pdfs/1966/Harlin_PetitDru1966_81-89.pdf |archivedate=December 19, 2008 |df= }} 7. ^1 {{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Jasper National Park - Edith Cavell, North Face, Chouinard, Becky, Doody 4/9/2009| work =Cascade Climbers| publisher =CascadeClimbers.com| date =April 9, 2009| url =http://cascadeclimbers.com/trip-reports/alpine/jasper-national-park-edith-cavell-north-face-chouinard-becky-doody-4-9-2009-3955/| doi =| accessdate =| deadurl =yes| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110708123111/http://cascadeclimbers.com/trip-reports/alpine/jasper-national-park-edith-cavell-north-face-chouinard-becky-doody-4-9-2009-3955/| archivedate =July 8, 2011| df =}} 8. ^{{cite book | last = Scott | first = Chic | authorlink = | title = Pushing the Limits: the Story of Canadian Mountaineering | publisher = Rocky Mountain Books | year = 2000 | location = Calgary, Alberta Canada | page = 196 | url = | doi = | isbn = 0-921102-59-3 }} 9. ^{{cite journal | last = Embick | first = Andy | authorlink = | title = Climbs and Expeditions - Cathedral Spires | journal = American Alpine Journal | volume = 22 | issue = 53 | page = 169 | publisher = The American Alpine Club | location = New York City, NY, USA | year = 1979 | url = | doi = | accessdate = }} 10. ^{{cite book | last = Harding | first = Warren | authorlink = Warren J Harding | title = Downward Bound: a Mad! guide to Rock Climbing | publisher = Menasha Ridge Press | date = 1990 | location = Birmingham, Alabama | pages = 165–167 | url = | doi = | isbn = 0-89732-101-4 }} 11. ^{{cite journal|last=McGowan|first=Elizabeth| title=Royal Robbins|journal=Backpacker|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|year= 1985|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|pages=17–18|issn=0277-867X|volume=13|issue=3}} 12. ^{{cite journal|last=Woodward|first=Bob| title=Short Cuts|journal=Backpacker|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|year= 1985|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|pages=38–39|issn=0277-867X|volume=13|issue=3}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.royalrobbins.com |title=Royal Robbins, Travel and Outdoor Clothing for Men and Women - 40% Off Select Styles |website=Royalrobbins.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-15}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://brs.com/port_cons.html |title=Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. L.L.C. - Portfolio Companies |website=Brs.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312023602/http://brs.com/port_cons.html |archivedate=2017-03-12 |df= }} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://goeverywhere.royalrobbins.com/royal-robbins-taps-co-founder-liz-robbins-as-advisor/ |title=Royal Robbins® Taps Co-Founder Liz Robbins as Advisor |website=Goeverywhere.royalrobbins.com |date=2015-12-15 |accessdate=2017-03-15}} 16. ^1 2 Robbins, Royal, Advanced Rockcraft (La Siesta Press, Glendale, CA, 1973) {{ISBN|0-910856-56-7}} 17. ^{{Cite book | last = Ament | first = Pat | authorlink = | title = Royal Robbins - Spirit of the Age | publisher = Stackpole Books | year = 1998 | location = Mechanicsburg, PA, USA | pages = 238–247 | url = | doi = | isbn = 0-8117-2913-3}} External links
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