3 rock climbing legends remember Royal Robbins - BBC News

Royal Robbins, an American rock climber famous for his first ascents of some of Yosemite National Park’s biggest mountains, died last month after a long illness. He was 82. BBC News spoke to three legendary American climbers to find out how Robbins inspired them.
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[@highcurrent1125]

I remember climbing one of Royal's routes on Daff dome in "the meadows" called "grey ghost". Man I feel fortunate to have made it out in one piece! That dude had huge huevos!

[@lightningsmokerXx]

John Bachar, Dean Potter, Royal Robins and now Jim Bridgewell
a lot of giants are passing away in the rock climbing world it seems.

[@mrakl3]

Read Robbins''s book "To Be Brave" -- if you're a climber, it's worth it, and a joy.

[@highcurrent1125]

Interesting political take by Yvon at the end....I agree.

[@blastdouble1979]

I’m a professional fighter.
I’ll tell you climbers are some of the baddest people on the planet

[@hubertisnotmyname]

Guy at the end was like "we need more masculine capitalists" (I don't think we do? that seems to have caused/exacerbated a lot of our current bullshit?), which is a weird personal opinion to add to a remembrance of a climber.