This article is part of Climbing's ongoing Who's Who biographical study of climbing's all-time greats, achievers, and, in the case of Aleister Crowley and Leni Rienfenstahl, its most notorious and ...

Picture California's Yosemite Valley and the massive granite wall that forms the great rock formation, the Half Dome. Zoom in, and see a human speck on that sheer cliff leading two other climbers.

Royal Robbins, one of the world’s most influential and accomplished climbers during the 1950s and 1960s, died after a long illness on Tuesday, March 14. Editor’s note: This article was originally ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) U.S. rock climbing icon Royal Robbins, who founded the outdoor clothing company bearing his name, has died after a long illness, the company's chief executive officer said Wednesday ...

Royal Robbins, a legendary rock climbing pioneer, died Tuesday at age 82. Robbins helped usher in the golden age of climbing at Yosemite, and he advocated using clean climbing techniques that left no ...

I’ve never been much of a rock climber — blame geography or opportunity. Nonetheless, the exploits of climbers always draw me in. Stories of high walls, dangerous decisions and wild places make for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. rock climbing icon Royal Robbins, who founded the outdoor clothing company bearing his name, has died after a long illness, the company’s chief executive officer said Wednesday.

Robbins, a legendary rock climbing pioneer, died Tuesday at age 82. Rock climber and writer John Long joins us to talk about his legacy. How Rock Climbing Legend Royal Robbins Influenced The Sport ...

Climber, businessman, and archetype for the modern clean-climbing ethic, which espouses the use of removable protection instead of pounding pitons into rock. Robbins made numerous contributions to the ...