Megan Martin, America’s best Ninja Warrior climber, is getting ready to host the new show The Climb. It’s a new show created by Aquaman’s Jason Mamoa and famed rock climber Chris Sharma. Meagan grew up doing gymnastics and pole vaulting, but her real passion has always been rock climbing. After graduating from college, she decided to pursue a career in mountain climbing. She will feature in HBO Max’s The Climb after appearing on shows like American Ninja Warrior for seven seasons.
Megan Martin, host of The Climb, was a part of American Ninja Warrior.
Meagan, homeschooled, started gymnastics at the age of 5. When she was in elementary school, her mother made her read for an hour a day. Meagan started reading while climbing trees, which sparked her passion for sports as she got older. Meagan says that growing up as a gymnast, she used to climb on objects in the gym while “fooling herself”.
Meagan started climbing at the Aiguille Rock Climbing Center at the Orlando Gym. Meagan joined the climbing team at the gym with eight other young men. When she was a freshman in high school, she also tried pole vaulting for the first time.
She shared her story, saying she wasn’t really interested in trying pole vaulting, but did it because her mother believed she should. Meagan went on to say that she was finally enjoying it and that both climbing and gymnastics helped her transition to pole vaulting.
She mentioned:
“Gymnastics gave me the body awareness, speed, strength and acrobatic skills needed to be a successful pole vaulter. I believe climbing has kept me healthy after I quit gymnastics, so I have more strength to devote to pole vaulting.”
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Meagan realized she wanted to get back into climbing competition and make it a career after graduating from college at the end of her freshman year. Meagan’s personal highlights of 2020 include being proposed by her fiance while they were climbing. Her boyfriend at the time proposed to her on the aptly named Lover’s Leap. In an Instagram photo, she showed off her new ring and covered it with climbing chalk. Meagan and her current husband are getting married in 2021 after they ran away. Here’s what Jason Mamoa had to say about Meagan Martin ahead of her debut in the new HBO series:
“We decided to start the competition to motivate the next generation of climbers. We also hired climbing champion Meagan Martin.”
The Journey of an American Ninja Warrior by Megan Martin
Megan Martin won 2014 American Ninja Warrior, becoming the first rookie to complete the qualifying course and the third woman to climb the vertical wall. At the national finals that year, she also made history as the first girl to successfully complete Stage 1 in the spider jump and half-pipe attack. Meagan has joined the ANW every year since, making history in the sport. Highlights of her career include reaching the annual national finals and reaching three consecutive qualifiers. During season 10, Meagan was given various opportunities, including playing the season’s official poster girl. After joining American Ninja Warrior for five seasons and Team Ninja Warrior for three seasons, Meagan Martin got the chance to coach American Ninja Warrior Jr.
For HBO’s The Climb, Max’s New Show
Jason Mamoa, the guy who plays Aquaman, and Chris Sharma have teamed up to develop a new series of competitions in which amateur climbers compete for the $100,000 grand prize and prAna sponsorship. The Climb, an eight-episode series, will air on January 12, 2023.
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