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Royal Robbins
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 ear…
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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 features of the rock. He went on to become a well-knownkayaker.
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2017
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
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2014
Valley Uprising
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2014
Brave New Wild
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2012
John Gill Across Time
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2007
Les Amants des Drus
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2005
Bachar: Man, Myth, Legend
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2002
Vertical Frontier
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1967
Sentinel - The West Face
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1966
Climb of Red Wall
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Frost: The Story of a Lifetime
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