Margo Talbot — ACMG

Margo Talbot is a climber, author and speaker based in Canmore, Alberta. She works with youth-at-risk, addictions programs, and is a past instructor for Chicks with Picks.

As a sponsored athlete with Outdoor Research, her travels have taken her from the High Arctic to Antarctica, and the mountain ranges in between. She is the co-author of Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, the author of All That Glitters: A Climber’s Journey Through Addiction and Depression, and the creator of The Vitality Spectrum, an essential tool for optimal mental fitness as outlined in her 2013 TEDx talk (158,000+ views as of February 2019).

Margo has climbed across Canada, the United States and Antarctica, including ascents of Mt. Columbia, Mt. Forbes, and Mt Andromeda. Her favourite ascents include:

Weeping Pillar, Rockies, Canada
Curtain Call, Rockies, Canada
Whiteman Falls, Rockies, Canada
East Ridge, Mt Temple, Rockies, Canada
North Face, Mt Athabasca, Rockies, Canada
Vinson Massif, Antarctica
Last Degree, South Pole, Antarctica