Ron Fawcett

Ron Fawcett
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1955-05-06) 6 May 1955 (age 69)[1]
Embsay, North Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1][2]
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3]
Climbing career
Type of climberSport climbing, Traditional climbing, Bouldering, Free solo climbing
Highest grade
Known forPioneer professional British rock climber
First ascents
  • Strawberries (E6 6b)
  • Lord of the Flies (E6 6a)
  • Tequila Mockingbird (E6 6c)
  • The Prow F7c (5.12d)
Major ascentsMaster's Edge (E7 6b/c)
Free solo of 100 E-grade routes in a single day
Updated on 26 March 2023

Ron Fawcett (born 6 May 1955) is a British rock climber and rock climbing author who is credited with pushing the technical standards of British rock climbing in traditional, sport, bouldering and free soloing disciplines, in the decade from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, and of pioneering the career of being a full-time professional rock climber. At the end of the 1970s to the early 1980s, Fawcett was widely considered the best and most notable rock climber in Britain.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b c Haston, Steve (30 March 2010). "Stevie Haston Reviews Ron Fawcett's New Book". UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Tate, Leslie (21 November 2019). "A Craven diary: Rock climber who grew up in Embsay". Craven Herald & Pioneer. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Lucas, James (2011). "Ron Fawcett Rock Athlete". American Alpine Club. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ Thompson, Simon (March 2012). Unjustifiable Risk?: The Story of British Climbing. Cicerone Press. ISBN 978-1852846794. Fawcett would dominate British climbing for a decade