| From | USA 🇺🇸 |
| Date of birth | 27th Oct 1958 |
| Date of death | 23rd Oct 2006 |
| Age | 47 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Sport (Worked) | 8b+ |
| Hardest Trad (Worked) | E8 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Paul Piana | |
Todd Skinner (1958-2006) was one of the early developers of sport climbing in the USA. He continued to establish many sport climbing routes throughout his lifetime.
Skinner sadly died while attempting to free a route on the Leaning Tower in Yosemite National Park when his belay loop failed.
Skinner was notable for pushing redpoint tactics in sport climbing, at a time when many of the big name climbers (particularly John Bachar and many of the Yosemite locals) were advocating a ground-up style.
Because of Skinner's ability and his willingness to accept redpoint tactics his routes were near the cutting edge of what was being done in the United States at the time.
[1] Hangdog Days, by Jeff Smoot https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hangdog-Days-Conflict-Change-Race/dp/1680512323/
[2] https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IMQ1Kr0z7yHcvst6pTtx6
[3] https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bwpZYUNfI40GyNp43gNKU
| From | USA 🇺🇸 |
| Date of birth | 27th Oct 1958 |
| Date of death | 23rd Oct 2006 |
| Age | 47 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Sport (Worked) | 8b+ |
| Hardest Trad (Worked) | E8 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Paul Piana | |
Todd Skinner (1958-2006) was one of the early developers of sport climbing in the USA. He continued to establish many sport climbing routes throughout his lifetime.
Skinner sadly died while attempting to free a route on the Leaning Tower in Yosemite National Park when his belay loop failed.
Skinner was notable for pushing redpoint tactics in sport climbing, at a time when many of the big name climbers (particularly John Bachar and many of the Yosemite locals) were advocating a ground-up style.
Because of Skinner's ability and his willingness to accept redpoint tactics his routes were near the cutting edge of what was being done in the United States at the time.
[1] Hangdog Days, by Jeff Smoot https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hangdog-Days-Conflict-Change-Race/dp/1680512323/
[2] https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IMQ1Kr0z7yHcvst6pTtx6
[3] https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bwpZYUNfI40GyNp43gNKU
[4] https://open.spotify.com/episode/79vrOpq1HrIGZljGncmcpw
[5] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MqgKPQm5cNqR8QVFe8vwk