Hazel Findlay
Wales
Black Diamond Global Athlete
HAZEL FINDLAY
Hazel Findlay has been climbing for 29 of her 35 years and started out trad climbing on the limestone sea cliffs of Pembrokeshire in Wales. In her youth, she was a competitive climber - she was the British junior champion six times - but at age sixteen, she decided to give it up to focus on professional rock climbing.
Hazel was the first woman to climb a British trad route at E9 and the first British woman to sport climb 8c and free El Capitan in Yosemite, which she has now done four times. She has put up first ascents in many countries worldwide, including big walls in Greenland. Hazel has also redpointed 9a (5.14d) sport and 14c/8c+/E10/11 trad, loves all types of climbing, from bouldering to alpine climbing and is especially interested in the mental challenge that climbing evokes.
This interest in psychology led her to train as a coach to help others with their mindset and mental management. Hazel specialises in helping people overcome fears and limitations so they can focus on the task at hand and perform at their best. In an effort to expand her coaching reach, Hazel has started a company called Strong Mind, which has three online courses and an online community.
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Foiled with Hazel Findlay
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Impact Day with Hazel Findlay
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Concepción with Hazel Findlay
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BD Athlete Hazel Findlay: Tainted Love
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Hazel Findlay Rocks Down to Electric Avenue (5.13+R)
HAZEL'S GEAR PICKS
Camalot™ Ultralight
Women's Solution 150 Merino Base Crew
8.9 Dry Climbing Rope
Women's Solution Harness
Women's Coefficient LT Hybrid Hoody
Women's Belay Parka
HAZEL IN THE NEWS
Climbing Magazine: Hazel Findlay Says We’re Looking at Risk All Wrong
The Strong Mind master discusses risk and her advice for moms and dads who climb
Outside: After a Nearly Fatal Fall, Climber Hazel Findlay Confronts Her Fears on the Rock
In a new film, Findlay and Impact Day meet again for round two.
CNN: They scaled one of the world’s largest unclimbed rock faces. Blizzards and falling ice almost stopped them
Pro climbers Hazel Findlay and Alex Honnold, ventured to the formidable seacliff, known locally as “the separate one,” in a six-week expedition that featured in National Geographic’s documentary “Arctic Ascent.”
Gripped: Watch Hazel Findlay Send 5.13cR Trad – “So Scary That Route”
In 2021, she repeated Muy Caliente! in the U.K., a bold trad route with sparse protection
National Geographic: She Climbs Like a Girl—and It’s Awesome
Hazel Findlay, one of the best in the world, shares insights on being a woman in the male-dominated sport
