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Royal Robbins

Trad climber

Modesto, California

Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 11, 2011 - 12:52pm PT

Wow, the people who visit this forum are so articulate that it scares me to put anything down. But I am planning on traveling a bit to promote my new book,the second volume of my autobiography, Fail Falling (i.e. it's OK to fail, but go down trying). This book is about climbing in Southern California in the 1950's, which may seem like a long time ago to some of you, but not to me. Much of the climbing takes place on Tahquitz Rock, but I also visited Yosemite then, and recount the free ascent of the Higher Cathedral Spire in 1952 and the ascent of the North Face of Sentinel Rock in 1953. The Spire had been done free before (the first free ascent was by Chuck Wilts in 1947) and Don Wilson, Jerry Gallwas and I made the second ascent on Sentinel in 1953 (The first ascent was by Salathe and Steck in 1950). But I end the book with a description of the first ascent of the NW Face of Half Dome by Gallwas, Mike Sherrick, and me. I will post more later when I get the dates firmed up. Thanks for your attention.

Good Climbing!

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

sorry, just posting out loud.

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:04pm PT

if the book travelling includes a slide show, I'm in!

cheers,
Munge

Gene

climber

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:05pm PT

RR,

Haven't read it yet but I have heard very good things about Fail Falling. Best of luck on your tour.

g

Disaster Master

Social climber

Born in So-Cal, left my soul in far Nor-Cal.

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:09pm PT

Are you going through Santa Rosa. Have you talked to Jerry Dodrill at the RIM club there about a show?
http://rockicemountain.org/

Lee Bow

Trad climber

wet island

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:17pm PT

RR: Re your first sentance...

May I humbly submit that if any one human being need not fear speaking his mind here it would be you!

Thank you for inspiring my dreams.

karodrinker

Trad climber

San Jose, CA

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:19pm PT

Thanks Royal, I really enjoyed your first book. I can't wait to get my hands on the second.

Best of Luck,
Kalen

Skeptimistic

Mountain climber

La Mancha

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:24pm PT

Love it!

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:25pm PT

Hoping you make it through Colorado on your tour.

Roxy

Trad climber

CA Central Coast

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:27pm PT

bump for volume 2

Peter Haan

Trad climber

San Francisco, CA

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:28pm PT

Thanks RR. And congrats on getting the second volume out!

BooDawg

Social climber

Polynesian Paradise

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:34pm PT

Aloha Royal,

Doubtful you'll come on tour to Hawaii Island or even promote your book on Kaua'i, should you and Liz visit there again this winter. But I'll be spending the better part of this year in the Yosemite area, so I hope to see you along the way, and I look forward to connecting with you further.

Best of everything to you & Liz in the New Year, especially on your book tour.

Ken

Brokedownclimber

Trad climber

Douglas, WY

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:38pm PT

RR-

As Crimpergirl said, try to make it through Colorado! I live close enough (160 miles to the north) that d certainly attend a talk or slideshow.

Rodger

healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:38pm PT

Missed you on your visit to Southern Illinois back in the day, but would be all ears if you graced Portland with a visit. Look forward to your new book.

10b4me

Ice climber

Happy Boulders

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:38pm PT

Thank you for posting this. Looking forward to seeing the show

Ghost

climber

A long way from where I started

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:40pm PT

It would be interesting to find out how many of those who post regularly here count "Basic Rockraft" as one of their first-ever climbing purchases.

Patrick Oliver

Boulder climber

Fruita, Colorado

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:46pm PT

Where's my copy, Royal! I think I had a small hand in some of that
editing, though as always you rely on yourself ultimately. I have
always heard your voice clearly in all your work. It rises poetically
at all the right places, and I'm sure the climbing world will adore
this new installment as all other of your writings. Your lifelong friend,
as you put it, Patrick Oliver

(Is there going to be a chapter about how you almost beat me at chess, haha?)

hooblie

climber

from where the anecdotes roam

Jan 11, 2011 - 01:46pm PT

books are great, but there's nothing quite like a story around the campfire. please take up our invitation to share some with this crowd in the style to which we have grown accustomed. in addition, that is, to the hopefully fabulously successful book tour.

and thanks for all the effort it must have taken to write the volumes to date. we're an eager audience, maybe even insatiable.
but don't hold that against us, toss us some scraps

Slater

Trad climber

Central Coast

Jan 11, 2011 - 02:05pm PT

Hey Royal, don't forget the tri-counties (Ventura/SB/SLO) we like to climb.
Is there a slide-show too? Did they make slides in the 1950s? ha ha.
Either way, would be great to see you and hear some story.
-Tom Slater