 He died on August 13, 1995, while descending from the summit of K2.Rob started climbing early, summiting the Grand Teton at age 13 with mountaineering pioneer Paul Petzoldt.He attended high school in Cheyenne, Wyoming and college at the University of Colorado at Boulder, an institution he chose for its beautiful location beneath the Flatirons and, according to fellow climber John Sherman, its beautiful female students.