Todd Skinner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Todd Skinner

American rock climber

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Pinedale, Wyoming, United States

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2006

Profession: rock climber

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Todd Richard Skinner (October 27, 1958 – October 23, 2006) was an American free climber.
His climbing achievements included the first free ascents of many routes around the world and the world's first free ascent of a grade 7 climb. Skinner was born in Pinedale, Wyoming, and planned to "take a little while off to climb" after gaining a degree in finance from the University of Wyoming in 1982.
Instead, he became a full-time free climber and motivational speaker.
In 1990, he settled in Lander, Wyoming, in part because he considered the dolomite cliffs there to be the ultimate training ground for free climbing.
He opened the Wild Iris Mountain Sports store in Lander, and encouraged visits by climbers from around the world.
He was married with three children. Todd Skinner was attempting to free climb the "Jesus Built My Hotrod" route up the face of Leaning Tower in Yosemite National Park on October 23, 2006.
While rappelling down, he fell 500 feet and died.
The cause of death was the failure of the belay loop of his climbing harness.
Jim Hewett, a friend of Skinner, had previously observed that the harness appeared worn.Skinner was represented by Ann Krcik, founder of Extreme Connection.Skinner's story was told in Jeff Smoot's 2019 book, Hangdog Days.