You don\u2019t need to be climbing rocks like Hazel to find some feel-good inspiration in this story! Let\u2019s head to the Moab desert in Utah to see how she went about climbing a literal crack in a wall, and what she has to show us about overcoming what stands in our way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every one of us is facing our own challenge. How we approach it is what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ever since she was a young child, Hazel Findlay has been climbing up all sorts of walls. She\u2019s renowned in rock climbing for being one of the best, and for her, one of the most fascinating parts about the sport hasn\u2019t so much been the physical strength it takes to complete a difficult line, but the mental strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You see, she\u2019s always been fascinated with how her own mind works when she\u2019s scared or under pressure, even training in performance psychology and becoming a climbing coach herself to help others through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Hazel\u2019s learned from successfully climbing some of the world\u2019s most challenging routes is that the right mindset can help each of us overcome our own obstacles!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this beautiful film from Black Diamond Equipment<\/a>, we get to catch Hazel in action on the wall called Concepci\u00f3n<\/a> in Utah\u2019s Moab desert. What makes this climbing route so special, you see, is that it\u2019s a crack; one with spots that are too wide to hold on to with just the fingers, yet not wide enough to fit the entire hand. You\u2019ll see in a moment what sort of problem these variables can create! And of course, how Hazel powered through. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n