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Benjamin Paul Schneider is from Fairfield, Ohio. During his teenage years, he became involved in slacklining, and graduated from Fairfield High School in 2014. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 967 at Sacred Heart Church in Fairfield. He later studied engineering at the University of Cincinnati. While enrolled at the university, he continued participating in slacklining and began documenting many of his activities online. He dropped out of the university when he was three years into engineering school.
Slacklining career
In 2018, at age 22, Schneider founded Ascending Slacklines, a company specializing in equipment for slacklining and highlining. In 2021, Schneider appeared on the television competition series Go-Big Show, where he broke the world record for most flips on a slackline in 60 seconds, and ended up doubling the record at 27. That same year, Schneider appeared on the Italian reality television program Tú sí que vales[it].
In 2024, Schneider attracted media coverage after filming himself walking a tightrope between two unfinished towers at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles. The stunt prompted an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department, and the video was subsequently removed from YouTube. Schneider wore a duck mask during a later visit to the area.
Investigations
Banksy painting
In 2019, Schneider received media attention after claiming to have obtained a painting, rumored to be the work of street artist Banksy, from the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati. The painting had been hung in the gallery without permission by a local artist who claimed to be acting on behalf of Banksy, and it was removed minutes later, being taken to the venue's lost and found. Schneider and two associates were able to claim the painting later that year after creating a fake eBay receipt suggesting that they owned the artwork.
Scientology
In the 2020s, Schneider and his collaborators created Scientology Sucks, a project that has been officially recognized as a religious organization in the states of California and Oregon, specifically to protest the Church of Scientology. Since its inception, Schneider has documented its activity and utilization of a loophole with regard to beliefs stated by organizations.
McKamey Manor
In 2023, Schneider investigated McKamey Manor, an attraction marketed as an "extreme" haunted house experience, for its excessively violent treatment of participants. In his investigation, he alleged that a non-disclosure agreement containing a stated $50,000 penalty clause was mandated for all participants.
Lucifer Valentine
In 2025, Trilogy Media released a video by Schneider titled Exposing Hollywood's Most Sadistic Director on their streaming platform, TrilogyPlus, documenting an investigation by Schneider into the underground filmmaker Lucifer Valentine, believed to be an alias of Shawn Fedorchuk. He is known for the Vomit Gore Trilogy, and the investigation concerns alleged unsimulated acts of rape as pornography in his films.
In 2026, Schneider created a series of videos concerning a dispute involving a large Lego collection and a franchise of Bricks & Minifigs (BAM). The videos alleged that corporate personnel involved in terminating the franchise agreement later had ties to the incoming operators; however, those allegations have not been adjudicated in court. On March 27, Schneider was charged with stalking, classified as a Class A misdemeanor, and targeted residentialpicketing, classified as a Class B misdemeanor. Schneider also alleged that he faced legal issues as a result of police corruption, including an incident in which he and members of his team were reportedly swatted in Utah. He further alleged that the franchise's operators, Brandon Best and Joshua Johnson, as well as Bricks & Minifigs chief executive Ammon McNeff, were large donors to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Schneider appeared on an episode of the H3 Podcast.
Provo Canyon School
In August 2026, Schneider released an undercover investigation of Provo Canyon School, a Utah residential treatment facility that had been the subject of longstanding allegations of abuse. Schneider posed as a 17-year-old prospective student, while one of his friends posed as a prospective employee. The video alleged problems including verbal and physical mistreatment of students, the use of isolation, inadequate education, and deficiencies in the facility's hiring practices.
