Jack Roberts, American climber, died from a heart attack he was 58.

Jack Roberts  was an American rock and ice climber died from a heart attack he was 58..

(May 29, 1952 – January 15, 2012)

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



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