Hadlie Brechler is a 4-year-old rock climber – something that you don’t hear every day, or really ever. However, with the help of her parents, Brechler has attempted risky climbs that are shared by her father and mother on Instagram. This means that Hadlie Brechler is not only an accomplished rock climber at the age of four, but also a social media celebrity. Her mother, Morgan Brechler, has almost 110,000 followers on Instagram.
According to Good Morning America, Hadlie, who lives in Arizona with her mother and father, learned to climb when she was only 1-year-old. Jared Marvel, Hadlie’s father, said, “I leaned up a sheet of plywood against the side of our house and put some rock holds on it and she started climbing.”
Basically, Hadlie’s parents do the exact opposite of what you might see other mothers and fathers do at the playground. Morgan told Good Morning America, “I hear parents [say], ‘Slow down! Don’t climb that! Stay out of trees! We spot her when she’s climbing and it’s very safe.”
The couple has created an organization called The Born Wild Project to encourage other parents to introduce their children to nature.
Hadlie, and I can’t reiterate this enough, at the age of four, has already explored the Grand Canyon, taken hikes through Hawaii and Mexico, camped under the stars and climbed canyon walls, according to People.
