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Obituary: Royal Robbins (1935–2017)

March 15, 2017 explorersweb Expeditions | Mountain | Mountaineering

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On Tuesday, March 14, California rock-climbing and big-wall pioneer Royal Robbins passed away at age 82. Continue to Climbing

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