Ben Moon

Ben Moon, born 13 June 1966, is a rock climber from England who, with his climbing partner Jerry Moffatt, was one of the two strongest British climbers of the late 1980s and early 1990s and a key pioneer in raising standards in international sport climbing. In 1990 he made what is recorded as the first redpoint of a route with a consensus grade of 8c+ (5.14c), Hubble at Raven Tor. His early declared 8c routes in France, the Maginot Line at Volx and Agincourt at Buoux, drew attention for their pointed names, and in 2015 he redpointed Rainshadow, graded 9a, at Malham Cove. In 2002 he founded the climbing clothing and equipment company Moon Climbing, whose products include the MoonBoard training wall.