# Hazel Findlay returns to climbing after childbirth

> Hazel Findlay shares her journey back to climbing postpartum in new film.
- Title: Hazel Findlay returns to climbing after childbirth | Shortify
- Summary: Hazel Findlay shares her journey back to climbing postpartum in new film. Hazel Findlay, a six-time national climbing champion, returns to climbing after…
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- Source: Gripped Magazine — https://gripped.com/news/hazel-findlay-on-childbirth-and-returning-to-climbing
- Author: gripped
- Published: 2026-10-21T11:14:50+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hazel findlay, childbirth, climbing, seahawks, nfl, north wales
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Hazel Findlay, a six-time national climbing champion, returns to climbing after childbirth in a film exploring motherhood and climbing.