Ron Fawcett

Ron Fawcett (born 6 May 1955) is a British rock climber known for pushing the technical standards of British rock climbing in traditional, sport, bouldering and free solo disciplines in the mid-1970s to mid-1960s decade. 1980s, and for pioneering a career as a full-time professional mountaineer. From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Fawcett was widely regarded as Britain's best and most outstanding climber. Fawcett is considered a legend of British rock climbing and a prolific developer of innovative new routes which have brought him international recognition. In the early 1980s, Fawcett was considered Britain's most famous climber, with a reputation for high levels of physical fitness and mental toughness. He produced daring routes that embraced both traditional climbing and early sport climbing techniques, and are still considered test pieces for climbers. Fawcett's dominance in British climbing from the mid-1970s was succeeded by British mountaineer Pete Livesey, with whom Fawcett had an unusual friend-rival relationship; Livesey was Fawcett's first mentor and climbing partner. Fawcett's dominance waned in the mid-1980s as emerging British climbers such as Jerry Moffatt and ...