Ladies we Love: Ice Climber + Survivor Margo Talbot
[This Ladies we Love profile is the twelfth installment in our monthly series featuring the highly inspiring roster of female athlete ambassadors from Outdoor Research. They are skiers, climbers, mountaineers, and more—all breaking down barriers and pushing the edge.]
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Margo Talbot is a survivor. In her critically acclaimed book, All That Glitters: A Climber’s Journey through Addiction and Depression, the now world-renowned ice climber shares her highly compelling story of rescue from the depths of drug addiction and crime. Her saving grace—ice climbing.
“The only thing that I had to hold on to that was captivating, that I was passionate about, was the sport of ice climbing,” says Talbot.
On the brink of suicidal depression in a jail cell, her rescue was to be found in the form of the lure of climbing frozen waterfalls. Today, this inspiring woman guides clients on their own healing journeys through one-on-one coaching and retreats, women’s empowerment groups, and a women’s adventure guiding company called The Glitter Girls. She is also the main contributor to the fourth edition of Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies.
Here, we check in with Margo to learn more about her saving grace, her book’s message, and the one-ton ice block that came her way.
WomensMovement.com: How did you get started ice climbing?
Margo Talbot: When I was twenty-eight years old, my boyfriend took me out ice climbing, and it changed my life.
WM: What drives you to continue climbing?
Margo Talbot: The pure joy of the activity. The amazing community of people that I get to engage with.
WM: How can climbing and outdoor activity enhance one’s mood?
Margo Talbot: Studies show that physical activity, specifically in the outdoors, elevates the “feel good” chemicals in the brain like dopamine and endorphins. And then you factor in the fresh air and sunshine…
WM: Favorite place on Planet Earth?
Margo Talbot: Antarctica, because it is so pristine.
WM: Best advice for aspiring female athletes?
Margo Talbot: Trust yourself.
WM: What is the key message of your book, All That Glitters?
Margo Talbot: The key message is hope in times of adversity, and continually making decisions that empower you.
WM: Scariest climbing experience?
Margo Talbot: Getting hit by a one-ton piece of ice. Luckily, it only grazed the left side of my body.
WM: Fav piece of gear right now?
Margo Talbot: The Outdoor Research Women’s Lodestar Jacket.
WM: Fav in-your-pack energy snack?
Margo Talbot: Pro Bars.
WM: Best thing about The Glitter Girls?
Margo Talbot: It’s all about fun!
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After a 10-year career as an award-winning New York City-based editor launching and redesigning urban, style-driven magazines, Erinn Morgan left her downtown Manhattan digs after September 11th, 2001, in search of a less encumbered, freelance lifestyle. A life-changing, two-year-long trek around the country in a motorhome eventually landed her in Durango, Colo., which she now calls home. Her writing has appeared in numerous— More about this author →
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