THE POWERS THAT BE, Tom Frost, Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Yvon Chouinard, El Capitan summit, 30 October 1964, following the ten day ascent of the North America Wall, Yosemite National Park, California. Photo: Tom Frost.
TENEMENT FLAT, Black Cave bivouac, Tom Frost, Royal Robbins, and Yvon Chouinard, North America Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California. First ascent by Robbins, Pratt, Chouinard, and Frost, 10 days, October 1964. Photo: Chuck Pratt.
CLIMBERS ON KANGTEGA, Khumbu region, Nepal, 1986. Photo: Tom Frost.
SALATHÉ AND CHOUINARD, Camp 4, Yosemite Valley, California, October 1964. Photo: Tom Frost.
INSIDE A CUT DIAMOND, Pratt and Robbins at Camp VI, day six, second ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, Joe Fitschen, and Tom Frost, September 7-13, 1960. Photo: Tom Frost.
MY FAVORITE PLACE, Tom climbs above Camp VI, day six, second ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, Joe Fitschen, and Tom Frost, September 7-13, 1960. Photo: Joe Fitschen.
AT HOME ON ANY WALL, Chuck Pratt on the second ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, September 1960. Photo: Tom Frost.
PATHFINDERS, Pratt, Robbins, and Fitschen, Dolt Tower, the continuous and second ascent of El Capitan, Yosemite CA, seven days, September 1960. Photo: Tom Frost.
40th ANNIVERSARY, under the Roof, the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, California. Ascent by Ryan and Tom Frost, 3 long days, September 2001. Photo: Ryan Frost.
IN THE STOVE LEG CRACK, Robbins and Fitschen at work during the second ascent of the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, September 1960. Photo: Tom Frost.
ONE CUP OF TEA, Robbins sorts hardware for the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, second ascent, seven days, September 1960, by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, Joe Fitschen, and Tom Frost. Photo: Tom Frost.
PREPARING FOR THE NOSE, Robbins, Pratt, and Fritschen sort hardware for the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, second ascent, seven days, September 1960, by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, Joe Fitschen, and Tom Frost. Photo: Tom Frost.
ALLSTATE, Joe Fitschen at Camp VI on the second ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite, September 1960. Photo: Tom Frost.
CHUCK FOLLOWS HEADWALL CRACK, Pratt leads the first Headwall pitch on the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite. First ascent by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost, 9½ days, September 1961. Photo: Royal Robbins.
SKUNKWORKS, development of climbing equipment, California, 1969. Photo: Tom Frost.
COOL AID, Royal Robbins climbs the third pitch of the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, first ascent by Robbins, Pratt and Frost, in 9½ days of September 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
HARLIN ATOP THE FOU, after the ascent of the South Face, Chamonix Aiguilles, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, by John Harlin, Gary Hemming, Stewart Fulton, and Tom Frost, July 1963. The Grandes Jorasses beyond. Photo: Tom Frost.
HAPPY CAMPER, Tom Frost, bivouac, Dihedral Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California. Second ascent by Robbins and Frost, 2 through 6 June 1964. Photo: Royal Robbins.
HEADWALL ROOF, Tom leads pitch 29, the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California. First ascent by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost, 9½ days, September 1961. Photo: Royal Robbins.
ROYAL ROBBINS at the White Flakes belay on the NW face of Higher Cathedral Spire, Yosemite National Park, California, May 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
THE TWO GREATEST CLIMBERS OF THEIR GENERATION, Chuck Pratt and Royal Robbins atop El Cap Spire, the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California. First ascent by Robbins, Pratt, and Frost, 9½ days, September 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
HALF DOME, Yosemite National Park, California, 1977. Photo: Tom Frost.
LOTUS FLOWER TOWER, Cirque of the Unclimbables, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1968. Photo: Tom Frost.
NOSE FIRST, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1997. Photo: Tom Frost.
MORNING LIGHT, Yosemite Valley, from the Highway 41 turnout, Yosemite National Park, California, August 2001. Photo: Tom Frost.
FOUR MILE TRAIL, Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California, 2000. Photo: Tom Frost.
EL CAPITAN WITH LITTLE CLOUD, from the summit of Lower Cathedral Spire, Yosemite Valley, California, August 1965. Photo: Tom Frost.
WOOLLY MAMMOTH, 30 May 2009, Cathedral Beach picnic area, Yosemite National Park, California. Photo: Tom Frost.
CONWAY’S GIFT to future Yosemite climbers, the 1871 foot trail from the clearing in the forest to the foot of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, October 2007. Photo: Tom Frost.
ON THE NA WALL, the first reconnaissance by Royal Robbins, and Glen Denny to 600 feet, October 1963. The ascent of the full route took place one year later during 10 days of October 1964, by Robbins, Pratt, Chouinard, and Frost. The North America Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California. Photo: Tom Frost.
WINGED VICTORY, Yosemite Valley, from Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California, September 1962. Photo: Tom Frost.
HEADWALL IN VIEW. OH, WHAT JOY. Tom leads the tiered Salathé Roof and takes a look at the Headwall above, the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California. First ascent by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost, 9½ days, September 1961. Photo: Royal Robbins.
EL CAP SPIRE, Royal on top, the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California. First ascent of the route by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost, 9½ days, September 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
ANNAPURNA ROCK BAND, Annapurna region, Nepal, 1970. Photo: Tom Frost.
THE SALATHÉ WALL, from the summit of Lower Cathedral Rock, Yosemite National Park, California, 30 September 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
ON EL CAP SPIRE, Royal kept his eye on our progress above. Part way up the pitch I turned about and was amazed by this view below. The Salathé Wall first ascent by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California, September 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
ROBBINS VENTURES UP ONTO A VIRGIN EL CAP, pitch 5, the Salathé Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California. First ascent in 9½ days by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, and Tom Frost, September 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
CHUCK PRATT, Camp 4, Yosemite Valley, California, June 1961. Photo: Tom Frost.
STELLER’S JAY, Photographed 14 September 1960, the day after completion of the second ascent of the Nose by Robbins, Pratt, Fitschen, and Frost, Yosemite National Park, California. Photo: Tom Frost.
EL CAPITAN, Photographed 14 September 1960, the day after completion of the second ascent of the Nose by Robbins, Pratt, Fitschen, and Frost, Yosemite National Park, California. Photo: Tom Frost.
THYANGBOCHE MONASTERY, Khumbu region, Nepal, 1986. Photo: Tom Frost.
SUMMIT PARTY, Yvon Chouinard is on the left. Seated on tree are Art Gran, Chuck Pratt, and Joe Fitschen. Royal Robbins and Janie Taylor stand to the right of the El Capitan summit tree, following the second ascent of the Nose of El Capitan by Robbins, Pratt, Fitschen, and Frost, 7-13 September 1960. Photo: Tom Frost.
BIVOUAC AT CAMP VI, Frost, Fitschen, and Robbins, second ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California by Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, Joe Fitschen, and Tom Frost, seven days, September 1960. Photo: Chuck Pratt.
EL CAPITAN AND YOSEMITE FALLS, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 1989. Photo: Tom Frost.