Ben Grasser – France
Ben had always been climbing the trees around his village from a very young age, so his parents had the good idea to send him to the rock climbing and caving association when he was big enough at 11 years old. He’s from the East of France, province of Jura, not far from the Alps so he spent his teenage years pursued outdoor and mountain sports. At 18 years old he left school and went to the entrance examination for the French official rock climbing school (named CREPS). After three years of technical stage/examination with the Mountaineering and Climbing French Federation he qualified as a Rock Climbing and Canyoning instructor and Mountain Guide (BEES).
After travelling around Europe and north of Africa climbing, in 2001 the came for one month to Thailand to climb the sea cliffs of the Krabi area. He is still here several years later having met and married his wife Joy (also a climber) and now spends his spare time bolting new routes in Central and Northern Thailand and when not advising the Wild Lodge he works as a ropes course designer and erector and offshore on rope access contracts. Ben collaborated with us on the design and erection of our high ropes course and Zip wire. The second half of 2008 projects for Ben at The Wild Lodge include the protection and surveying of our proposed dry canyon route from the Khao Mot Deng Plateau and the finalising of alternative abseil and canyon routes on Than Rattana Waterfall.
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