Royal Robbins - Notable Ascents

Notable Ascents

• 1957 Northwest Face of Half Dome, Yosemite, CA, USA. First grade VI climb in America. With Mike Sherrick and Jerry Gallwas.
• 1961 Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA. Hardest big wall grade VI climb in world at time of first ascent. With Tom Frost and Chuck Pratt.
• 1962 American Direct, Aiguille du Dru, Mont Blanc Range, France. With Gary Hemming.
• 1963 Direct NW Face of Half Dome, Yosemite, CA, USA. With Dick McCracken.
• 1963 Robbins Route, Mount Proboscis, Logan Mountains, NWT, Canada. With Jim McCarthy, Layton Kor and Dick McCracken.
• 1964 North America Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA. With Tom Frost, Chuck Pratt and Yvon Chouinard.
• 1964 North Face, Mount Hooker, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. With Dick McCracken and Charlie Raymond.
• 1964 Danse Macabre, Devils Tower, Wyoming, USA.
• 1964 Final Exam, Castle Rock, Boulder, CO, USA. With Pat Ament.
• 1964 Athlete's Feat, Castle Rock, Boulder, CO, USA.
• 1965 American Direttissima, Aiguille du Dru, Mont Blanc Range, France. With John Harlin.
• 1967 Nutcracker, Yosemite, CA, USA. An early all-nut protected route, now a Yosemite classic.
• 1967 West Face, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley - First ascent with TM Herbert.
• 1967 North Face, VI 5.9 A3, Mount Geikie, Canadian Rockies, first ascent with John Hudson.
• 1967 North Face, Mount Edith Cavell, Canadian Rockies - First solo ascent.
• 1969 Mount Jeffers, Cathedral Spires, Kichatna Mountains, Alaska, USA. First ascent of peak with Fitschen and Raymond.
• 1969 The Prow, Washington Column, Yosemite, CA, USA. With Glen Denny.
• 1969 Tis-sa-ack, Half Dome, Yosemite, CA, USA. With Don Peterson.
• 1970 Arcturus, Half Dome, Yosemite, CA, USA. With Dick Dorworth.