Ron Fawcett

Ron Fawcett (born 1955) is a British rock climber and rock climbing author, credited with pushing the technical standards of British climbing in the traditional, sport, bouldering and free soloing disciplines in the decade from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. He is also credited with pioneering the career of the full-time professional rock climber. From the end of the 1970s to the early 1980s Fawcett was widely considered the best and most notable rock climber in Britain. His influence therefore rests on both his routes and on showing that climbing could be pursued as a paid, full-time profession.