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Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 - March 14, 2017) was an American renowned climber and author. He is best known for his innovative contributions to climbing techniques and his significant impact on the sport. Robbins made history in 1963 by becoming the first person to successfully climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

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“The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for ultimate self-control, one's nerve might fail and cause an error. That's irony of it - that fear could short-circiut skill, that one would die as a direcy result of being afraid to die.”

Needs Self Might Dies Causes Difficult Chance Results Failing Danger Terrible Skills Capacity Ultimate Errors Irony Nerves Climbing Self Control Routes Terrible Things Being Afraid

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“A simple equation exists between freedom and numbers: the more people, the less freedom.”

People Simple Numbers Conflict Resolution Equations Conflict Resolution

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“Our ascent, of course, does not end the possibility for new accomplishments on El Capitan. The day will probably come when this climb will be done in five days, perhaps less; and a younger generation will make a new route on the west face.”

Doe Ends Done Faces Courses Five Generations Possibility West Accomplishment Climbs Climbing Routes Ascent Younger Generation

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“I had the unique experience the next day: placing sixteen bolts in a row. It was just blank and there was no way around. But it was a route worth bolting for, and after a time I began to take an almost perverse joy in it, or at least in doing a good job.”

Way Jobs Joy Next Unique Climbing Blank Routes Next Day Good Job Sixteen Bolts Unique Experiences

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“Climbing is a great game-great not in spite of the demands it makes, but because of them. Great because it will not let us give half of ourselves-it demands all of us. It demands our best.”

Giving Games Half Demand Spite Climbing

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“When it's been a long day of climbing, and I feel like I can't go any farther, I concentrate on the next three feet. And then the next three feet; and then the next three feet. Pretty soon, I'm at the top.”

Feels Long I Can Three Next Feet Climbing Long Day

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“The rock is a field of battle between our weakness and our strength. We wouldn't touch rock if we were perfectly self-controlled. And he who would climb and live must continuously wage this battle and never let folly win. It's an outrageously demanding proposition. But I never said it was easy.”

Ifs Said Self Winning Easy Rocks Fields Battle Weakness Folly Climbs Controlled Propositions

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“Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.”

Inspirational Mind Firsts Dream Achieve Mountain Achievement Deeds Climbs Climbing Mountaineering

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“I failed on a climbing problem eight times before realizing I was climbing as high as I knew I could and then letting go. On my next try I climbed with no thought of failure and reached the top. We cannot know what we can do in advance. The only way to find out is to go all-out trying, thinking only of success.”

Thinking Knows Way Trying Problem Next Can Do Realizing Goes On Letting Go Eight Climbing

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“Instead of the god of security, we bow to the greater god of freedom, the freedom to take risks and master danger in order to be intensely alive.”

Order Greater Alive Risk Security Danger Masters Bows

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“With the best equipment in the world the man with poor judgment is in mortal danger.”

Men World Poor Danger He Man Judgment Mortals Equipment

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“Better we raise our skill than lower the climb”

Skills Raises Climbs

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“The rock is a field of battle between our weakness and our strength.”

Rocks Fields Battle Weakness Climbing

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“My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is to put more emphasis on enjoyment and on getting a rounded experience and on things like friendship, rather than on sheer achievement.”

Thinking Goal Achievement Ambition Enjoyment Climbing Sheer Emphasis My Ambition Climbers

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“A first ascent is a creation in the same sense as is a painting or a song”

Firsts Song Creation Painting Ascent

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About the Author

Born: February 3, 1935
Died: March 14, 2017
Known for: Book by Royal Robbins
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