Ron Fawcett

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Ron Fawcett (born May 6, 1955 ) is an English climber. He is considered one of the fathers of modern sport climbing and was the first to climb numerous difficult climbing routes , especially in his homeland.

He was one of the world's best climbers in the 1970s and 1980s. He became known in Germany through his participation in the Konsteiner Klettertreffen in 1981. Fawcett's most famous first ascent is probably Master's Edge ( E7 6b ) on Millstone Edge in the Peak District , a moderately secured route on a prominent edge. Fawcett also did the longest climb in Britain, a 5,000-meter traverse at Stanage Edge in the Peak District.

He and Ed Douglas won the Boardman Tasker Prize in 2010 with his book Ron Fawcett, Rock Athlete .

First ascents

  • 1978: The Cad (E5, 6a), North Stack, Gogarth, Anglesey
  • 1979: Lord of the Flies (E6 6a), Dinas Cromlech, Snowdonia
  • 1980: Strawberries (E6 6b), Tremadog , North Wales
  • May 1982: Tequila Mockingbird (E6 6b), Chee Tor, Derbyshire
  • 1982: The Prow (E6 6b), Raven's Tor, with Gill Fawcett, within three days
  • Slip 'n' Slide (E6 6a), Crookrise, Yorkshire
  • 1983: Master's Edge (E7 6b), Millstone Edge. in the Peak District .

literature

Web links

proof

  1. ^ A b Heinz Zak : Rock Stars - The world's best free climbers . Bergverlag Rother , Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7633-7040-4 ; P. 65 ff.
  2. ^ Stanage (BMC Guide), David Simmonite et al., 2002. ISBN 0903908425 .
  3. ↑ Boardmantasker homepage , boardmantasker.com. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ www.ukclimbing.com
  5. ↑ Lord of the Flies on ukclimbing.com
  6. ↑ Tequila Mockingbird on ukclimbing.com
  7. ↑ The prow on ukclimbing.com
  8. ↑ Slip 'n' Slide on www.ukclimbing.com.
  9. ^ Burbage, Millstone and Beyond (BMC, 2005), edited by David Simmonite and Niall Grimes
personal data
SURNAME Fawcett, Ron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sport climber
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1955