Steve Roper


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From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male

Climber notable for 'Golden Age' Yosemite ascents. Climbing historian, author of the first printed Yosemite rock climbing guidebook (Roper, 1964) and co-author of '50 Classic Climbs of North America' with Allen Steck.

References

[1] Roper, S and Steck, A (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. USA: Sierra Club Books.

[2] Roper, S (1994). Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber. USA: The Mountaineers

[3] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196550100/A-Climbers-Guide-to-Yosemite-Valley

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39 contributions since 10th October 2025.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male

Climber notable for 'Golden Age' Yosemite ascents. Climbing historian, author of the first printed Yosemite rock climbing guidebook (Roper, 1964) and co-author of '50 Classic Climbs of North America' with Allen Steck.

References

[1] Roper, S and Steck, A (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. USA: Sierra Club Books.

[2] Roper, S (1994). Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber. USA: The Mountaineers

[3] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196550100/A-Climbers-Guide-to-Yosemite-Valley

Contributors
39 contributions since 10th October 2025.

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Ascents

3 recorded ascents.

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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Direct North Buttress First ascent. E3 Alternate Leads | ground up Jun 1962
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
West Buttress First ascent. A3 Aid | ground up May 1963
The Nose Third ascent. A2 Alternate Leads | ground up Jun 1963