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Royal Robbins
Sign in to saveAmerican rock climber (1935-2017)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1787
- Died
- 1861
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Encouragement to holy effort
- The poems of John G. C. Brainard
- The world displayed
- The happiness of a long and useful life
- Outlines of ancient history
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Film & TV
West Virginia, USA
Royal Robbins is 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, pitonlessclean 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…
Known for
- Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey — Self2017
- Valley Uprising — Self2014
- Brave New Wild — Self2014
- John Gill Across Time — Self2012
- Les Amants des Drus — Self (related character)2007
- Bachar: Man, Myth, Legend — Self2005
- Vertical Frontier — Self2002
- Sentinel - The West Face — Self1967
- Climb of Red Wall — Self1966
- Frost: The Story of a Lifetime — Self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1925-09-26
- Active to
- 1982-12-08
50s60s70s80scountry
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25
- Total plays
- 48
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Robbins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Point Pleasant
- Place of death
- Modesto
- Occupation
- rock climber
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- rock climbing
- Image
- Royal Robbins 2 by Tom Frost.jpg
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- Commons category
- Royal Robbins
- date of birth
- 1935-02-03
- date of death
- 2017-03-14
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