Todd Skinner, a Pioneer of Free Climbing, Dies at 47 27 October 06

The climbing community is mourning the loss of Todd Skinner, who died climbing in Yosemite. This New York Time’s article describes his contribution to the sport.

Todd Skinner, an internationally renowned rock climber who made first ascents on dozens of the world’s most treacherous routes and shared those adventures as a motivational speaker, died Monday after falling several hundred feet during a climb in Yosemite National Park in California. He was 47.

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