Jack Roberts (climber)

Jack Roberts (May 29, 1952 – January 15, 2012) was an American rock and ice climber.

For other people named Jack Roberts, see Jack Roberts (disambiguation).

Roberts had climbed in Alaska, South America, and Europe in addition to the continental United States.[1] He wrote on climbing and published the ice climbing guide Colorado Ice. Colorado Ice was originally published in 1998 and a revised and updated edition was issued in 2005.

On January 15, 2012, Roberts was climbing Bridal Veil Falls near Telluride, Colorado, and fell 60 feet.[2] He suffered a heart attack and broken hip, and died on the scene after unsuccessful resuscitation attempts by a rescue team.[2]

References
  1. Expert climber dies after plunge. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, January 16, 2012.
  2. Famed ice climber Jack Roberts dies of heart attack after 60-foot fall at archive.today (archived 3 February 2013)
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