About the Author

Margo Talbot is a climber and speaker who works with youth-at-risk and addictions programs, as well as individuals and organizations looking to enhance their mental fitness through a focus on vitality and resilience. A professional athlete, she teaches ice-climbing clinics all over North America. Her work has taken her from the Arctic to Antarctica, guiding clients on expeditions to the South Pole and Antarcticas tallest peak, Mount Vinson. She is the creator of The Vitality Spectrum, an essential tool for both recovery and optimal mental health as outlined in her 2013 TEDx talk Climbing Out of Addiction and Depression. Learn more about Margo at margotalbot.com. She lives in Canmore, Alberta.

Reviews

Praise for All That Glitters:“It’s a testament to Margo’s fierce independence that she didn’t reveal her crippling illness to more than just a couple of close friends. By finally sharing her story in All That Glitters, she at once provides the uninitiated with a well-documented glimpse at this little-understood mood disorder, and hope for those who suffer from it. Give it a read and spread the word. It could change your life or the life of a loved one.” —Pat Morrow, co-author of Searching for Tao Canyon“This inspiring real-life story shows us that our lives’ biggest challenges can also be our greatest opportunities for personal growth, transformation, and enlightenment. Margo is magnificent!” —Bill Phillips, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE“This is as much or more a story of climbing from the darkness to the light as it is of climbing mountains. Climbing is hard, but this remarkable story proves that the most difficult place to find is not a distant summit but peace with the savage terrain between our ears.” —Will Gadd, top climber, speaker, author, and risk manager“Margo’s story inspires us all to never stop believing. To question that which doesn’t make sense. To know in our hearts that there can be a happy ending if we’re prepared to look for it…” —Warren Macdonald, author of A Test of Will“This disarmingly frank self-portrait of a life almost off the rails is a roadmap to redemption.” —Greg Child, author of Over the Edge“The glittering eye of the addict, the glittering gold of the drug-runner, the glittering ice of the frozen waterfall – any of these can kill. How did Margo Talbot survive such fatal attractions? It’s one hell of a story.” —Ben Gadd, author of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies“With chapters that are cleverly and aptly named after famous ice climbs, she led me through a life I could never have imagined. There are scenes I will never forget, and it has made me look with a redemptive eye at strangers, knowing that everyone has worlds within them, and some are far tougher and more intelligent than suspected. This book is a revelation.” —Jerry Auld, author of Hooker and Brown