Ben Moon
Helped push the cutting edge of sport climbing in the 80s and 90s. FA of many hard sport routes and boulder problems in the UK including classics such as Voyager SDS and Hubble.
Features in The Real Thing, Stone Love, 80's Birth of Extreme, Statement of Youth.
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Rainshadow (9a)
Agincourt (8c, FA)
Statement of Youth (8a, FA)
Voyager SDS (8B+, FA)
Agincourt (8c, FA)
Hubble (9a, FA)
Voyager SDS (8B+, FA)
Hubble (9a, FA)
Northern Lights (9a)
Agincourt (8c, FA)
Hubble (9a, FA)
Zeke the Freak (8b, FA)
Hubble (9a, FA)
Ascents
26 recorded ascents.
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| Hubble | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 14 Jun 1990 |
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The first 9a in the world. While working the route Ben managed to drop the french 7c upper section after climbing the start, much to the horror those watching. However he came back a few days later and finished the job. Ben originally gave it a grade of E9+ 7b/8c+. https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/3419096724823145 https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/464271993638981 https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.140838060706413/140838637373022 |
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| Northern Lights | 9a (Lead Did not finish) | 01 Jan 1995 (approx) | |
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Ben has been trying the route again in recent years and has now had over 100 sessions on it. https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/458296474236533 |
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| Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | 08 Jun 2015 | |
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25 years after his first 9a, Hubble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdKeEk6sSD0 https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/06/ben_moon_on_rainshadow_9a_-_im_over_the_moon-69776 |
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| Sea of Tranquility | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 01 Jan 1993 (approx) |
| Le Super Plafond | 8c+ (Lead) | 01 Jan 1995 (approx) | |
| Bronx | 8c+ (Lead) | 01 Jan 1995 (approx) | |
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1995 or 1996. |
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| Evolution | 8c+ (Lead) | 24 Nov 2018 | |
| Liquid Ambar | 8c+ (Lead) | ||
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Second ascent. |
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| Agincourt | 8c (Lead) | ✓ | 01 Jan 1989 (approx) |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k @ 53mins https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/289577857775063 |
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| Maginot Line | 8c (Lead) | ✓ | |
| Make it Funky | 8c (Lead) | 01 Jan 1993 (approx) | |
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Third ascent. |
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| Mecca Extension | 8c (Lead) | 15 Oct 2013 | |
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| Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ (Lead) | ||
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In 2 days. Second ascent? |
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| Zeke the Freak | 8b (Lead) | ✓ | 04 Aug 1987 |
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https://www.facebook.com/rockarchivist/photos/a.150043076452578/150043969785822 |
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| La Rose et le Vampire | 8b (Lead) | 01 Jan 1986 (approx) | |
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3rd ascent. |
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| Statement of Youth | 8a (Lead) | ✓ | 25 Jun 1984 |
| Hot Fun Closing | 8a (Lead) | ✓ | 01 Jan 1986 (approx) |
| Kleptomania | 8a (Lead Onsight) | 01 Jan 1991 (approx) | |
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| Superman SDS | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 01 Jan 1994 (approx) |
| Voyager SDS | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 01 Jan 2006 (approx) |
| Cypher | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 01 Mar 2002 (approx) |
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2002/03/slipstones_project_completed-3016 |
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| Voyager | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 16 Nov 2005 |
| Walk on By | 7C+ (Boulder) | ||
| Ben's Roof | 7C (Boulder) | ✓ | |
| Brad Pit | 7C (Boulder) | ||
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With the toe on the rail method. |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| Equilibrium | E10 (Top Rope) | ✓ | 01 Jan 1993 (approx) |
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