Royal Robbins Right Tretorn Shoe

Object/Artifact

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Yosemite Climbing Museum

Royal’s Tretorn shoe.

Royal’s Tretorn shoe.

Name/Title

Royal Robbins Right Tretorn Shoe

Entry/Object ID

2026.1.39

Description

Royal Robbins Right Tretorn Tennis Shoe

Use

Footwear

Context

Royal Robbins climbed in tennis shoes on a variety of routes in Yosemite. There is a photo of Robbins climbing the Half Dollar Pitch of the Salathe Wall on El Capitan in these shoes. The Salathe Wall was completed in 1961.

Collection

Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent Collection

Category

Footwear

Acquisition

Accession

2026.1

Notes

Acquired from Royal Robbins in 1993 at his shop in Modesto.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Tretorn

Dimensions

Dimension Description

need dimensions

Material

rubber

Location

Location

Display Case

Exhibit Case 09

Date

January 27, 2026

Web Links and URLs

https://vimeo.com/1164794308/12e2582483

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Royal Robbins

Notes

Gifted to Ken Yager by Royal Robbins at his shop in Modesto in 1993

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Caption in the museum is: "Royal’s Tretorn shoe."

Create Date

January 21, 2026

Update Date

February 13, 2026