Ben was born in Virginia, U.S.A.  in 1994.  For the first decade of his life, Ben lived on a farm in Middleburg, Virginia and attended the Hill School.  At age eleven Ben moved with his mom, Louise, and older brother, Austin, to Bern, Switzerland and attended the International School of Berne.   Three years later Ben returned to the U.S. for school, attending the Eaglebrook School for two years before enrolling at Deerfield Academy, where his is now in his senior year.
    
Ben is no stranger to outdoor adventures and has been on several trips with Moondance Adventures including Ecuador and the Galapagos, hiking through the  Pyrénées, trekking through the Alps, and backpacking throughout Alaska.

A true itinerant, Ben has extensively explored: Austria, Bermuda, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Italy, Lichtenstein, Mauritius, Peru, Scotland, Sicily, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the U.S.

Ben enjoys all sports and competes competitively in water polo, skiing and tennis at Deerfield Academy.

Concerning his climb up Kilimanjaro for One Revolution, Ben says, "The challenges of the climb were negligible when measured against the daily challenges disabled people must face.  My climb was marked in days, but the struggles of those who can't  walk, or have other disabilities, are measured in years and lifetimes".