42 | The Mountains Are In My Blood w/ Steph Abegg

The Climbing Majority

As we’ve seen on this podcast, there can be some serious consequences to playing in the mountains. But one thing that seems to stay consistent, is that no matter how traumatic the injury, how devastating the loss, we are always finding our way back to the mountains. Why is that? What calls us back to the activity and environment that caused the pain in the first place?

Our guest today is Steph Abegg. Climber—Photographer—Adventurer— and Math&Data Nerd. For as long as she can remember, she has been triply afflicted with an insatiable thirst for adventure, a persistent awe of the natural world, and a need to document the world around her. During her years of adventure and alpine climbing Steph witnessed a major accident and sustained two major injuries herself that would have completely sidelined most athletes. But for her, not climbing, not being in the mountains just simply wasn’t an option. As she puts it, The Mountains are in my Blood…
In our conversation we dive deep into Steph’s past, chat about three major accidents, discuss her recent move to Estes Park, and finally we cover her website where she has meticulously documented over 750 routes with trip reports, photos, and route overlays.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Meet Steph (00:02:10)

3. A Broken Femur (00:10:32)

4. A Partially Severed Foot (00:26:10)

5. A Blown Out Knee (00:38:40)

6. The Price of Injuries (00:45:50)

7. Location Matters (00:56:10)

8. Steph's Website (01:16:50)