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Lifelong rock climber TM Herbert died on March 23, aged 87. Herbert played a key role in some of the most iconic ascents of Yosemite Valley’s “Golden Age,” notably the first ascent of El Capitan’s Muir Wall with Yvon Chouinard in 1965. This was the first route on the formation established by a two-man team, without any fixing or advance recon. Herbert also partnered with Royal Robbins for the first ascent of El Cap’s West Face in 1967.