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FEATURE: REVISITED: Ron Fawcett talks about Soloing

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 UKC Articles 06 May 2025

In 2010, we published this exclusive excerpt from Ron Fawcett and Ed Douglas' new book Rock Athlete. In this excerpt, Ron - one of Britain's most influential climbers - talks openly about his soloing exploits at Tremadog, on the Yorkshire Gritstone, and on the main cliff of Gogarth.

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 myrddinmuse 06 May 2025
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I loved Rock Athlete when I had only just got into soloing myself around 2016, and had happened to bump into Ron at the Works around the same time. He was still climbing pretty damn well back then too.

This excerpt is stomach-churning but outside of the horror Positron, there is a lot to relate to. The need to move up rock can be infectious and intoxicating. 

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