Royal Robbins’ accomplishments as a rock climber and adventurer are legendary. 

An early advocate of boltless, pitonless clean climbing, he did much to transform the climbing culture to minimize the human impact on the vertical wilderness and protect its natural features. 

Richly entertaining and personal, To Be Brave, the first volume of Robbins’ life story, holds the reader spellbound with tales of adventure.  But for Robbins, the real adventure is the inner one.  By focusing upon the minds, emotions and spirits of those involved, he relates climbing escapades in terms everyone can understand.

The first in a planned series of seven books, To Be Brave, details the solo ascent of the overhanging face of Yosemite’s Leaning Tower.  It also chronicles Robbins’ early years growing up in Los Angeles and his introduction to climbing.  Let the adventure begin!