EBC: Ben Mayforth

Every Body Climbs

Apr 29

Written By Kris Hampton

Ben bouldering at Moore’s Wall in North Carolina. | Photo: Paul Phillips

Ben competing in Nationals in Maryland. | Photo: Katie Jo Myers

Ben at the 2023 World Championships in Bern, Switzerland. | Photo: Jan Virt

This episode of Every Body Climbs can be found on The Power Company Climbing Podcast.

Ben Mayforth is a decorated climber well known for dialing in his training regimen. He's a Paraclimbing World Cup multi-medalist. Since 2019, he hasn't missed a silver medal at the Paraclimbing World Championships. Ben has a reputation of being extremely disciplined, but he’s recently loosened some of his self-imposed rules, and we discuss the impacts from that “letting go” in this episode.

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Every Body ClimbsEmily Chen-NewtonBen Mayforth

Kris Hampton

A climber since 1994, Kris was a traddie for 12 years before he discovered the gymnastic movement inherent in sport climbing and bouldering. Through dedicated training and practice, he eventually built to ascents of 5.14 and V11.

Kris started Power Company Climbing in 2006 as a place to share training info with his friends, and still specializes in working with full time "regular" folks. He's always available for coaching sessions and training workshops.

http://www.powercompanyclimbing.com

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