Hazel Findlay

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Quick Info ˅

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8A
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a
Hardest Sport (Onsight):	8a+
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E10
Hardest Trad (Onsight):	E7
Hardest Trad (Flash):	E7
Notable Partnerships
Angus Kille
Maddy Cope
Social Media

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Hazel Findlay is one of the UK's most accomplished female climbers with many hard sport and trad ascents to her name.

The daughter of Steve Findlay, she started climbing at an early age and was active around the south west of the UK. In 2011 she climbed Once Upon a Time in the Southwest at Dyers Lookout and became the first British woman to climb E9, and in 2014 she climbed Fish Eye at Oliana to become the first British woman to climb 8c.

Hazel has continually expanded the limits of her climbing with a long string of impressive sport and trad climbs. Of particular note is her ascent of Magic Line E10/8c+ in 2019, a Ron Kauk route in Yosemite with a reputation born from repelling a slew of very capable aspirants. Hazel's ascent was only the third in 25 years, and the second placing the gear on lead.

In 2022 she became the second British woman (after Emma Twyford) to climb 9a with her ascent of Escalatamàsters.

Alongside her climbing she has a deep interest in the mental aspects of climbing and runs Strong Mind, a coaching company focused on mental techniques for improving your climbing.

References

[1] Interview with Soline Kentzel for grimper.com, May 2023 https://www.grimper.com/news-femmes-falaises-hazel-findlay-you-don-need-balls-to-be-bold

Contributors: remus

Quick Info

Nationality:	GB
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8A
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9a
Hardest Sport (Onsight):	8a+
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E10
Hardest Trad (Onsight):	E7
Hardest Trad (Flash):	E7
Notable Partnerships
Angus Kille
Maddy Cope
Social Media

Hazel Findlay is one of the UK's most accomplished female climbers with many hard sport and trad ascents to her name.

The daughter of Steve Findlay, she started climbing at an early age and was active around the south west of the UK. In 2011 she climbed Once Upon a Time in the Southwest at Dyers Lookout and became the first British woman to climb E9, and in 2014 she climbed Fish Eye at Oliana to become the first British woman to climb 8c.

Hazel has continually expanded the limits of her climbing with a long string of impressive sport and trad climbs. Of particular note is her ascent of Magic Line E10/8c+ in 2019, a Ron Kauk route in Yosemite with a reputation born from repelling a slew of very capable aspirants. Hazel's ascent was only the third in 25 years, and the second placing the gear on lead.

In 2022 she became the second British woman (after Emma Twyford) to climb 9a with her ascent of Escalatamàsters.

Alongside her climbing she has a deep interest in the mental aspects of climbing and runs Strong Mind, a coaching company focused on mental techniques for improving your climbing.

References

[1] Interview with Soline Kentzel for grimper.com, May 2023 https://www.grimper.com/news-femmes-falaises-hazel-findlay-you-don-need-balls-to-be-bold

Contributors: remus

Lists

Podcasts

• Jam Crack Podcast, December 2019
• The Enormocast, December 2013
• The Nugget, August 2021
• Factor Two, May 2020
• Climbing Sparkling Moments, August 2021
• Climbing Gold, May 2022
• TrainingBeta, June 2015
• The Enormocast, June 2022
• TrainingBeta, October 2022
• The Struggle Climbing Show, June 2022
• Lattice Training, January 2023
• Lattice Training, February 2023
• The Nugget, June 2023
• The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, October 2023

Pics + Vids

Ascents

26 recorded ascents.

• Timeline
• Sport 7
• Boulder 3
• Trad 16
• Other 0