The Golden Age: Royal Robbins Autobiography Vol 3

Modesto, CA, September 25, 2012 – Royal Robbins, one of America’s leading
climbing figures of the Golden Age of Yosemite Climbing, continues to inspire
us with his bold vision of what makes for truly great climbing and inspired
living. Just released is Robbins’ third book, The Golden Age, in his My Life
autobiographical series.

In book three, Royal captures his thrilling adventures during the Golden Age
of Yosemite Valley: `The book is about what happened to me after the first
ascent of the face of Half Dome. It covers getting drafted and two years in
the Army. We make the 2nd ascent of the Nose of El Capitan as well as the
first ascent of the Salathe Wall on that same great rock.
I meet Liz and we get married. I climb the Direct Route on Half Dome and make
other Yosemite firsts. And in 1963 we make the first ascent of the Southeast
Face of Mt. Proboscis in Canada. The book ends with the successful ascent of
the North America Wall on El Capitan in October 1964.`