Jack Roberts (climber)

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

Roberts had climbed in Alaska, South America, and Europe in addition to the continental United States.[1] He wrote on climbing and published a book, Colorado Ice, in 2005.[2]

On January 15, 2012, Roberts was climbing Bridal Veil Falls near Telluride, Colorado, and fell 60 feet.[3] He suffered a heart attack and broken hip, and died on the scene after unsuccessful resuscitation attempts by a rescue team.[3]

He is survived by his wife, Pamela Ranger Roberts of Boulder Colorado, sister Christine Roberts Legerski of Careywood, Idaho and mother Eda Joyce Roberts of Coeur D'alene, Idaho

References

  1. ↑ Expert climber dies after plunge. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, January 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jack Roberts, 58, dies after plunge from Bridal Veil Ice Falls in Colorado. Daily Mail, January 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Famed ice climber Jack Roberts dies of heart attack after 60-foot fall. Associated Press/Chicago Sun-Times, January 17, 2012.