Fail Falling

Fail Falling by Royal Robbins. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780982500026.

These, the first two volumes of an autobiographical series by American climbing legend Royal Robbins, document his early years of climbing. In “To Be Brave”, learn about his oppressive childhood and his first climb, an ascent from the hardships of his youth when he discovered the beauty and intensity associated with Americas mountains and rock walls. In his second installment, “Fail Falling”, you can follow Robbins through his first ascents at Half Dome in 1957 and Yosemite Valley’s Sentinel Rock.