Don't have my guide handy, but was thinking about which routes, if any, involved Royal?
None noted, however I remember shortly after I got my younger brother started into lead climbing (1973ish) he came back from a day on the east side Pinns raving about meeting Royal Robbins and watching him lead Flybye (5.9 with a single one quarter inch spinner protection bolt) in tennis shoes.
At that time we were climbing in super stiff Chouinard shoes picked up on special. After his Royal encounter we each immediately purchased Adidas Stan Smith tennis shoes with employee discount from the sports shop where I was working while in high school. Leading Flybye became the next climbing priority. What an improvement those shoes made.
This same brother ran into Robert Conrad (Mr James T West of the Wild Wild West TV series and a favorite program) in the men's room of Bear Valley ski resort on a very snowy day several years earlier. His excited comment: "He's so short!"
In later years I was very fortunate to meet and climb with Royal during the annual Fall Pine Crest gatherings (many thanks to Brad for the invites and hospitality).
My two claims of Royal related fame would be the honor of watching him belay my youngest daughter and the time he hit me with a rope tossed from the top of a climb while I was below taking pictures of others. It was like being touched by a god.
