Craig Luebben (20 May 1960 – 9 August 2009) was an American

rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically an ...

and

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. A climber since the early 1980s, Luebben wrote a number of climbing-oriented books, designed the "Big Bro" wide-crack climbing protection device, and was a senior contributing editor for '' Climbing Magazine''. Craig was a 5.12 climber in that he could likely onsight any 5.12 on the planet."

Biography

Craig Luebben was killed on August 9, 2009 in an accident while climbing on

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in the Cascade Range of Washington. A car-size block of ice calved off, taking Craig with it and resulting in a 30-foot fall. While not struck by the initial block, Craig was pelted by debris as he hung from his rope. Luebben's 2004 book, ''Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills'', won that year's

National Outdoor Book Award The National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) was formed in 1997 as an American-based non-profit program which each year presents awards honoring the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watte ...

(Instructional).

The books

* ''A Rock Climbers Guide to Greyrock'', Horsetooth Press, 1991, ASIN B000RJ3RFY * ''Knots for Climbers'' (1st & 2nd editions), The Globe Pequot Press, 1995 and 2001, * ''Advanced Rock Climbing'', co-authored with John Long, The Globe Pequot Press, 1997, * ''How to Climb: How to Ice Climb!'', The Globe Pequot Press, 1999, * ''How to Rappel!'', The Globe Pequot Press, 2000, * ''Go Climb!'', North South Publications, 2001, * ''Betty And The Silver Spider: Welcome To Gym Climbing'', Sharp End Publishing, 2002, * ''Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills'', The Mountaineers Books 2004, * ''Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide'', The Mountaineers Books, 2006,

References

External links

Craig Luebben's Official Web Site
1960 births 2009 deaths American rock climbers Accidental deaths from falls {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub