Hazel Findlay has been climbing for 25 of her 31 years, and started out trad climbing on the limestone sea cliffs of Pembrokeshire. She dabbled in competition climbing - she was the British junior champion six times - but at 16 decided to give it up to focus on climbing on rock, especially trad climbing which is her main passion. Hazel has been a full time climber for the last four years, which has allowed her to travel all over the world climbing interesting pieces of rock. Hazel was the first British woman to climb a trad route at E9, and free El Capitan in Yosemite, which she has now done four times. Hazel has also redpointed 9a, headpointed 5.14c trad and onsighted many 8as, loves all types of climbing from bouldering to alpine climbing and is especially interested in the mental challenge that climbing evokes.
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'It felt like trying to onsight a string of five unchalked E5's and E6's whilst super dehydrated on baking granite' - Angus Kille and Hazel Findlay talk us through their ascent of The Free Hallucinogen Wall.
This week's Friday Night Video follows Hazel Findlay on her return to Impact Day on Pavey Ark, Langdale, nine years after she decked out on the route, which resulted in whiplash and bad rope burn. The film shows Hazel talking about her experience...
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