Steve Roper is a noted climbing, climber and historian of the Sierra Nevada in the United States. He along with Allen Steck are the founding editors of the Sierra Club journal ''Ascent''. Roper is the winner of the Sierra Club's Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award for 1983. He is also, with Allen Steck, the recipient of the American Alpine Club's Literary Award (1995).

Publications

* "A Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley" (1964) LCC # 63-21911 * ''A Climber's Guide to Pinnacles National Monument'' (1966), * "Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley" (1971), * ''The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra,'' (1976), * ''Fifty Classic Climbs of North America'', (1979), * "Timberline Country: The Sierra High Route" (1982) * ''Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country'' (1997), *

Publications as editor

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Notable ascents

* 1959 ''North Face'' of Middle Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, CA (VI 5.9 A4), with Bob Kamps and Chuck Pratt. * 1963, first free ascent of the Kor-Ingalls Route (Castleton Tower), Kor-Ingalls Route on Castleton Tower near Moab, Utah, Moab, Utah, with Chuck Pratt. * 1963 ''West Buttress'', El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California. (VI 5.10 A3+) FA with Layton Kor. * 1963 Third ascent of the ''El Cap Nose'', with Glen Denny and Layton Kor. * 1966 First one-day ascent of the NW face of Half Dome, with Jeff Foott. * 1966 Third ascent of the Salathe Wall on El Cap, with Dick Long and Allen Steck.

References

External links

The Sierra High Route: A Journey at Timberline
Roper's account of how he forged the Sierra High Route {{DEFAULTSORT:Roper, Steve American rock climbers Sierra Club awardees Living people 1941 births

Publications

Publications as editor

Notable ascents

See also

References

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