Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 03, 1935
Died
Mar 14, 2017
Place of Birth
West Virginia, USA
Credits
10 titles
Royal Robbins
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
Self
Valley Uprising
Self
Brave New Wild
Self
John Gill Across Time
Self
Les Amants des Drus
Self (related character)
Bachar: Man, Myth, Legend
Self
Vertical Frontier
Self
Sentinel - The West Face
Self
Climb of Red Wall
Self
Frost: The Story of a Lifetime
Self