Vertical Life

PERFORMANCE AND THE MENTALGAME

RECORD-SETTING UK CLIMBER HAZEL FINDLAY HAS LONG BEEN WELL-KNOWN FOR HER BOLD ASCENTS. WITH AN INTEREST IN PSYCHOLOGY, SHE’S ALSO DUG DEEP INTO THE MENTAL GAME BEHIND PERFORMANCE.

HAZEL’S KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ARE GOLD FOR CLIMBERS AND ASPIRING CLIMBERS EVERYWHERE, AND WE ARE BEYOND THRILLED TO BRING YOU SOME OF HER INSIGHTS INTO HOW TO HONE YOUR OWN PERFORMANCE, ON ROCK AND IN LIFE.

Vertical Life: You’ve always been known as a bold climber. How naturally did the psychological elements of climbing come to you, and how much did you learn as you went?

Because I started climbing when I was younger and my Dad mentored me I got a bit of a headstart with learning how to be comfortable on the wall. But people often don't know that I was very scared of falling when I was a teenager, to the point that I

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