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, moved forward the level of sport climbing, both in the UK and internationally. He was the first person to climb a consensus route at the grade of , by freeing 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, and secondly Agincourt, at Buoux. On 8 June 2015, Moon redpointed the Steve McClure route Rainshadow, , at Malham Cove in North Yorkshire, England. Business ventures In 2002, Moon founded his climbing clothing and equipment company, Moon Climbing, after splitting from his previous company, S7. One of Moon Climbing's most popular products is the MoonBoard, an overhanging climbing wall used to train dynamic climbing. 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) 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 See also List of grade milestones in rock climbing History of rock climbing Ron Fawcett References External links IFSC Profile British rock climbers 1966 births Living people