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Robbins to Discuss Adventures in the Sierra Nevada

MONDAY, 13 MARCH 2006

On March 30, Renowned pioneer rock climber Royal Robbins will be at Sierra College – Rocklin Campus to conduct the lecture "Adventures in the Sierra Nevada". The lecture is conducted as part of the course Interdisciplinary 6: The Sierra Nevada. The course deals with art, history, natural history and public policy of the Sierra Nevada Region. The lecture will take place in the campus Library / Learning Resource Center and is free to the public.

Robbins will give a talk on the Sierra Nevada as the outdoor enthusiast's haven and why the physical features of the mountain is vital for highly technical sports such as rock climbing and whitewater kayaking. The lecture will have a well-illustrated presentation of his experiences in the Sierra Nevada, scaling Yosemite's vertical walls up to his legendary first descent of the San Joaquin River.

Robbins' “clean climbing” techniques has produced a generation of skillful climbers. He is also one of the most influential rock climbers of the twentieth century and his achievements has been groundbreaking and inspirational in the world of rock climbing. He has penned two technique books that has sold over 400,000 copies. Moreover in 1968, he and his wife put up the Mountain Paraphernalia which eventually became the highly successful Royal Robbins outdoor clothing line. Later, he took up whitewater kayaking and generated more first descents in the rivers of California and Chile.

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