Ron Kauk

Ron Kauk (born 23 September 1957) is an American rock climber. Kauk is associated with Camp 4 in Yosemite Valley, where he lived for decades, now a resident of El Portal, California.In 1975, he made the first free ascent of the east face of Washington Column with John Long and John Bachar. In 1978 he climbed the roof crack Separate Reality, without camming devices. The same year he put up Midnight Lightning. In 1979, along with John Roskelley, Kim Schmitz, and Bill Forrest, he made the first ascent of East Face, Uli Biaho, Pakistan. In 1990 he put up the rap-bolted Crossroads and in 1997 he climbed Magic Line on pre-placed gear, both in Yosemite.