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Hazel Findlay returns to climbing after childbirth
Hazel Findlay shares her journey back to climbing postpartum in new film.
In brief
Hazel Findlay shares her journey back to climbing postpartum in new film. Hazel Findlay, a six-time national climbing champion, returns to climbing after childbirth in a film exploring motherhood and climbing. Originally reported by Gripped Magazine.
Hazel Findlay
Hazel Findlay started climbing at age six on Pembrokeshire sea cliffs with her father.
Six-time national climbing champion
She became a six-time national climbing champion before leaving comp climbing to focus on trad.
New film on postpartum climbing
Findlay is featured in a new short film called The New Normal, which explores returning to climbing after childbirth.
“A story about returning to climbing after childbirth, adapting to a changing body and figuring out how motherhood fits alongside a passion for pushing oneself in climbing. It’s not about ‘getting back’ to where you were, but discovering what climbing and life look like now that everything has changed.”
The bottom line
Hazel Findlay, a six-time national climbing champion, returns to climbing after childbirth in a film exploring motherhood and climbing.
