Jerry Roberts, Godfather of Hard Climbing in the South, Dies at 54
In the South in the late 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Jerry Roberts and his cohort bridged the gap between bold traditional leads and hard sport climbing, in effect bringing modern sport climbing to date in the area. Here, longtime friend and climbing partner Luis Rodriguez---with help from Jimmy Webb, James Litz and others---remembers his late friend, who died just over three weeks ago at age 54.