Ben Moon (climber) explained

Ben Moon
Nationality:	British
Birth Date:	13 June 1966
Birth Place:	London
Typeofclimber:	Sport climbing, bouldering
Knownfor:	First to climb consensus
Retired:	2003
Updated:	13 May 2013

Ben Moon (born 13 June 1966) is a rock climber from England. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Moon, along with climbing partner Jerry Moffatt, were the two strongest British rock climbers and were key pioneers in the development of standards in international sport climbing. In 1991, Moon made the first-ever redpoint in history of a consensus grade climbing route with his ascent of Hubble.

Climbing career

Moon's first officially declared routes had somewhat controversial names. The routes were both in France and had been previously attempted for a long time by local climbers. After climbing them Moon named them after French military disasters, first the Maginot Line, at Volx,^{[1] [2]} and secondly Agincourt, at Buoux.^[3] On 8 June 2015, Moon redpointed the Steve McClure route Rainshadow,, at Malham Cove in North Yorkshire, England.^{[4] [5]}

Business ventures

In 2002, Moon founded his climbing clothing and equipment company, Moon Climbing, after splitting from his previous company, S7.^[6] One of Moon Climbing's most popular products is the MoonBoard, an overhanging climbing wall used to train dynamic climbing.^[7]

Notable ascents

• Statement of Youth, Lower Pen Trwyn (UK), first ascent (1984)
• Hubble, Raven Tor (UK), first ascent (1990)
• Voyager (low start), Burbage (UK), first ascent (2006)^[8]
• Rainshadow, Malham Cove (UK), repeat ascent (2015)

Filmography

• One Summer, Bouldering In The Peak (1994)
• The Real Thing (1996)
• Hard Grit (1998)
• Stick it (2001)
• Stone Love (2001)
• Winter Sessions (2006)

Bibliography

• Book: Douglas, Ed . Statement: The Ben Moon Story . 2015 . 978-1906148980 . Vertebrate Publishing . 31 December 2021.

See also

• List of grade milestones in rock climbing
• History of rock climbing
• Ron Fawcett

External links

• • IFSC Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sport Climbing World Powers. ukclimbing.com. July 2006. 14 May 2013.
2. Web site: Entrevista a Ben Moon. desnivel.com. 25 June 2001. 14 May 2013. Spanish. 13 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313031620/http://desnivel.com/personajes/entrevista-a-ben-moon. dead.
3. Web site: Buoux: Revisiting France's Crag of the 1980s. climbing.com. Jim Thornburg. 22 April 2010. 14 May 2013.
4. Web site: Ben Moon storms through Rainshadow 9a at Malham Cove - Planetmountain.com, climbing, News, mountaineering . planetmountain.com . 2015 . 9 June 2015.
5. Web site: INTERVIEW: Ben Moon on Rainshadow 9a - "I'm Over the Moon!" . ukclimbing.com . 2015 . 10 June 2015.
6. Web site: About Moon Climbing . moonclimbing.com.
7. Web site: How and Why to Train on the Moonboard . Climbing . 17 July 2021 . 2 December 2017.
8. Web site: Ben Moon . DMM Climbing . 15 July 2021.