Ben King
About me
Ben first went rock climbing as a summer camper in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Now he has decades of experience on rock in New England, New York, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. After teaching his own two children to climb, Ben decided to make the jump from a career in software into the profession of guiding, so that he could share the incredible experience of rock climbing with others. Ben also enjoys skiing and ice climbing and is pursuing professional certifications in those terrains while continuing his overall development as a guide.Certifications
American Mountain Guides Association
AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor
American Mountain Guides Association
AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide
SOLO Schools
Wilderness First Responder
Reviews
Trip: Climb with Ben
With Ben K. on September 18, 2025
Company: Mooney Mountain Guides LLC
Climbing with Ben was great! He was very patient and supportive when some sections of the climb would take me some time.
By Curran K. on September 26, 2025
Trip: Rumney Rock Climbing - Beginner to Moderate
With Ben K. on August 29, 2025
Company: Mooney Mountain Guides LLC
Great day climbing at Rumney. Ben was great, shifting us around the crag to make the most of the drizzly conditions so we had no downtime, and he pivoted seamlessly to some hands-on skill work at our request. He accommodated our group of varying levels of skill and fitness very well so that each one of us had fun, was appropriately challenged and learned from the experience. Two thumbs up!
By Evan D. on August 30, 2025
Trip: Rumney Rock Climbing - Beginner to Moderate
With Ben K. on August 12, 2025
Company: Mooney Mountain Guides LLC
I’ve never been happier to leave a review. Ben King was ANAZING! He was so professional, thorough, patient and safe and he catered our time to meet our needs. It was my first climb outdoors. He went thru all the safety info with real time demos. Then he got us climbing: encouraging us to push ourselves. We had different level climbers and we all got what we needed from the day and so much more. I would highly recommend Mooney Mountain Guides and especially Ben!
By Rachel B. on August 13, 2025
Trip: Rumney Rock Climbing - Beginner to Moderate
With Ben K. on August 06, 2025
Company: Mooney Mountain Guides LLC
My friends and I had a fantastic time learning from Ben how to sport climb outside! He was safety-oriented, attentive, and flexible to the goals of each member of our party. We learned a lot, climbed a lot, and had a lot of fun. I would highly recommend Ben as a guide for your Rumney experience.
By Christina C. on August 09, 2025
Trip: Rumney Rock Climbing - Beginner to Moderate
With Ben K. on August 06, 2025
Company: Mooney Mountain Guides LLC
Ben's instruction was excellent - easy to follow and put into practice, and very thorough. Even if you consider yourself to be a fairly strong gym climber, this is a great choice to learn some of the skills, tools, and etiquette of outdoor climbing. After this session, we stayed in Rumney for a few days and had enough knowledge to choose appropriate routes and climb them independently. This experience was essential to what became a wonderful trip! Thanks again Ben!
By Jamal K. on August 09, 2025
Trip: Rumney Rock Climbing - Beginner to Moderate
With Ben K. on August 06, 2025
Company: Mooney Mountain Guides LLC
Ben was great - worked with our varying wants for the trip and was both fun and educational as we were all new to Rumney and the group was different levels of prepared for outdoor climbing. Definitely strikes the right coaching mix of motivation and reassurance when you are up there. Safety was forefront throughout which was also really cool. 10/10.
By Rosario P. on August 07, 2025