Maureen Beck
American paraclimber
About Maureen Beck
Born 1901. Maureen Beck was an American rock climber and competition climber.
Maureen Beck is an American mountaineer, and a specialist in adaptive climbing. Born without a lower left arm, she has won six national titles, and won a gold medal at the 2014 Spanish Paraclimbing World Championships.
Beck is from Ellsworth, Maine, and a graduate of the University of Vermont. She was inspired to take up climbing at the age of 12 after a counsellor said she did not have to do it on a camp course. Because there was no support for one-handed climbing, she devised a way of doing it herself. She accompanied Jim Ewing in a climb of the Lotus Flower Tower in the Cirque of the Unclimbables.
The 2018 documentary "Stumped" centered on Beck and her climbing career.
Honors and awards In 2019 Beck was named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. In May of 2022, Beck placed second at the IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup.
Filmography Reel Rock S11 E6: Stumped (2017) Craig's Reaction (2018) Fine Lines (2019) Adaptive (2019)
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Who was Maureen Beck?
American paraclimber
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Maureen Beck was born in 1901 in Ellsworth.
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Maureen Beck was a rock climber and competition climber.
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