Ron Kauk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ron Kauk
Date Of Birth	Sep 23, 1957(1957-09-23)
Age	67
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Ron Kauk Biography

Ron Kauk is one of the most popular and richest Rock Climber who was born on September 23, 1957 in California, United States. Kauk spent the 1980s in Europe, visiting limestone crags and participating in sport climbing competitions. Red pointing and rappel bolting could be used to increase the difficulty of climbing. These practices were not accepted by Yosemite residents. One account states that John Bachar cut the bolts on Punchline (5.12c), which Kauk had installed in 1988. This caused a fight in the Camp 4 parking area.

Kauk went on to put up the hardest routes in Yosemite, such as the rap-bolted Crossroads (5.13a) in 1990 and Magic Line (5.14c) which he climbed in 1997 on pre-placed gear. In Tuolumne Meadows he rap-bolted a route that Bachar had started in a ground-up style, provocatively naming the route Peace (5.13c/d).

In 2000 Kauk produced Yosemite: Ascending Rhythms, a climbing video highlighting the scenic splendor of his favorite crag.

Separate Reality (5.12a) was another notable roof crack that Kauk first climbed in 1978, without any camming devices. He also created Midnight Lightning (V8) in 1978, which is one of America’s most well-known bouldering problems due to its difficulty and location at Camp 4.

He made the first ascent of Washington Column’s east face with John Long, John Bachar and John Long in 1975. He climbed the roof crack Separate Reality without any camming devices in 1978. He also put up Midnight Lightning in the same year. He made the first ascent to East Face, Uli Biaho (Pakistan), in 1979 with John Roskelley and Kim Schmitz. He completed the Crossroads rap-bolt in 1990, and in 1997 he reached Magic Line using pre-placed gear. Both were in Yosemite.

Many of Kauk’s exploits have been caught on film. In 1989 he climbed a five pitch route called Backbone (5.13a) at Smith Rock for NBC Sportsworld, and he repeated his toughest first ascents for Eric Perlman’s Masters of Stone videos. In 1992, Kauk trained and doubled Sylvester Stallone along with late climber Wolfgang Güllich for Cliffhanger. He also doubled Michael Rooker, Leon, and actress Janine Turner. In 1999 Kauk trained Tom Cruise for Mission: Impossible 2’s climbing scenes.

Ron Kauk Net Worth

Ron is one of the richest Rock Climber from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ron Kauk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He made the first ascent of Washington Column’s east face in 1975 with John Long, John Bachar and renamed the route Astroman (5.11c). Astroman was Yosemite Valley’s longest free, hardest route for more than 10 years.

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Facts & Trivia

Ron Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Climber. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ron Kauk celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.

What happened to Ron Kauk?

His left leg hit the car, and it was broken. Ron had never sustained a major rock climbing injury, but ironically, he now had a broken leg. His leg in a cast, he spent some time recovering with his family and friends away from Yosemite, but as soon as he was able to get around on his own, he returned.

Who has climbed magic line?

As is ‘Magic Line’, a single pitch trad route found just a few hundred meters from Vernal Falls. The photos of both Ron Kauk and his son Lonnie (the only two climbers to have climbed this line) are memorable.

What grade is Midnight Lightning?

Midnight Lightning is a 7.62-metre (25.0 ft) grade 7B+ (V8) bouldering problem on the granite Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. It is considered to be one of the world’s most famous bouldering problems.

Is Lonnie Kauk related to Ron Kauk?

On November 14, 2018, Yosemite’s native son Lonnie Kosuko Kauk completed the first redpoint of Magic Line (5.14c), an offset tips crack established by his father , Ron Kauk, 22 years earlier.

What grade is magic line?

Graded 5.14c , Magic Line is reputed to be one of the most difficult crack climbs of all, not only in Yosemite Valley. Findlay first attempted the route last year and immediately realised that it was not only extremely difficult, but also extremely beautiful.