Weekend Stoker: Hazel Findlay’s Scary E9 Send

Hazel Findlay became the first woman to climb a British E9 (hard and scary!) with her ascent of Once Upon A Time In The Southwest, near Devon, U.K.

After trying the route just a month before, Findlay returned to Devon, England, with her belayer and father, Steve Findlay.

Be sure to watch how easily her gear placement at 3:34 falls out as she continues climbing. This is an excerpt from the Reel Rock 8 film Spice Girl. Findlay was most recently in Yosemite.

Bish bash bosh. @austin_siadak nailed the shot today on Book of Hate. Probably the easiest 13d someone like me will ever find since this one is all in the legs. Good job I had #bddenim stretch jeans on for the endless bridging (stemming ??). Shame about all @adam.ondra ‘s tick marks… ?‍♀️?@blackdiamond

A post shared by Hazel Findlay (@hazel_findlay) on Nov 20, 2018 at 7:25pm PST

Spice Girl