Craig Luebben | |
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Died | August 9, 2009 |
Occupation | Rock Climber, Novelist, Mechanical Engineer |
Genre | essays, journals, histories, scientific papers, biographies, textbooks |
Spouse | Silvia Luebben |
Website | |
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Craig Luebben (20 May 1960 – 9 August 2009) was an American rock climber and author. A climber since the early 1980s, Luebben wrote a number of climbing-oriented books, and designed the Big Bro wide-crack climbing protection device–now manufactured by Trango–as part of obtaining his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University, 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." [1]
Craig Luebben was killed on August 9, 2009, in an accident while climbing on Mount Torment 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. [2]
Luebben's 2004 book, Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills, won that year's National Outdoor Book Award (Instructional).
Craig Luebben | |
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Died | August 9, 2009 |
Occupation | Rock Climber, Novelist, Mechanical Engineer |
Genre | essays, journals, histories, scientific papers, biographies, textbooks |
Spouse | Silvia Luebben |
Website | |
www |
Craig Luebben (20 May 1960 – 9 August 2009) was an American rock climber and author. A climber since the early 1980s, Luebben wrote a number of climbing-oriented books, and designed the Big Bro wide-crack climbing protection device–now manufactured by Trango–as part of obtaining his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University, 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." [1]
Craig Luebben was killed on August 9, 2009, in an accident while climbing on Mount Torment 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. [2]
Luebben's 2004 book, Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills, won that year's National Outdoor Book Award (Instructional).