Rob Miller

Santa Cruz , CA

When/where were you born?

8/25/69 in Platteville, WI

Started climbing when/where?

2/93 in Telluride, CO

Favorite climbing area?

Yosemite, CA for the long, continuous motion available on the longer routes.

What was your scariest climbing moment?

Spending the 3rd night on my first wall under a waterfall 2/95 Salathe Wall, El Cap

Who are your heroes/role models?

Chuck Pratt

Do you have any knicknames

Plantinum (it started in Telluride and followed me to Yosemite)

Do you have any pre-climb rituals?

Not really but I do like everything just so, ex

What do you do when you're not climbing?

Work as a carpenter, surf a little, and hang out with my girlfriend of six years and her kids.

What are your climbing goals?

To be an accomplished big wall free climber, which would mean having climbed many difficult routes here in CA and around the world.

Why do you choose La Sportiva?

What sets La Sportiva apart?

Parting thoughts?

The movement over the rock is what is so intoxicating for me, so all climbing is thoroughly enjoyed...Rifle, VRG, Hucco, Castle Rock. I can't wait to tour Europe...I've never been.