5 things you didnt know. Hazel findlay comes to mind as she often talks about not being light for her weight. 55 kg or 121 lbs. She has free climbed el capitán four times on four different routes and made many first female ascents. Climbing magazine gave her their golden piton award for trad climbing in 2013. She was the first female british climber to climb a route graded e9 and the first to climb a route graded 8c514b.
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm. By the time she was 23 hazel findlay had made a name for herself as the first woman to send e9 basically 513d but with death fall potential. Hazel findlay born 1989 is a british trad climber and big wall free climber. First female ascent of once upon a time in the south west e9 6c513b rx devonshire south wales. Originally a two pitch aid line called acromaniac 510 a0 potter freed the route in 2003 in one 70 metre push. Second ascent and first female ascent of the premuir 5138b el capitan yosemite national park ca.
Third ascentffa of magic line 514c r yosemite. Somehow i managed to do ok at these two things and i won despite my height. 5 things you didnt know. I always remember this when i think im too small or not strong enough to do something there are a lot of components that go into making someone a good climber and its a lot to ask. Katie findlay posing for a mirror selfie along with alejandro quinteros in december 2018 alejandro quinteros instagram height. I could see constantly hearing about other climbers with a bmi between 16 and 18 all underweight making someone with a more normal bmi feel uncomfortable stating their weight.
Hazel findlay has headpointed dean potters classic 70 metre splitter crack concepcion 513 in day canyon near moab utah. Mixed white and asian katie findlay is of english chinese macaneseportuguese and scottish descent.