Tributes to Royal Robbins on social media

Modesto’s Royal Robbins, one of the icons of American rock climbing, died Tuesday at 82.

As word came out of Robbins’ death, tributes to the climbing legend were posted on social media.

Robbins made the first solo ascent of El Capitan in 1968.

This story was originally published March 15, 2017 at 7:18 AM with the headline "Tributes to Royal Robbins on social media."