Ep. 1200: Climbing to Overcome with Melissa Strong
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Rock climbing! Overcoming adversity to live life to the fullest!
Melissa’s journey from a tragic electric accident to climbing again is beyond inspiring. She lost fingers, faced intense medical battles, and grappled with whether she could ever climb again — but her passion and perseverance kept her moving forward. Her story reminds us that even the darkest challenges can lead to breathtaking forests of gratitude and growth.
Her secret? A relentless fire within and the courage to face her fears head-on. She’s living proof that your "new normal" can still be incredible — if you refuse to give up.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. |
| 0:16.0 | Now here's your host, Kurt Linville. |
| 0:19.0 | Hello everyone and happy Monday. |
| 0:21.2 | Also, I hope your Easter was fantastic. |
| 0:23.7 | I know that mine was. |
| 0:24.9 | Matter of fact, it's still Easter when I'm recording this just by a little bit. |
| 0:29.8 | We went to church this morning, which was amazing. |
| 0:33.2 | And then we skied this afternoon, which was amazing. |
| 0:37.1 | And then we had paella, which we cooked on the grill on the front deck, which was amazing. |
| 0:43.3 | Just such a beautiful, beautiful day, and I'm so thankful for it. |
| 0:48.3 | You know, Easter's about a lot more than bunny rabbits and candy eggs never really got that connection anyway |
| 0:57.2 | Easter is about death it's about coming back it's about second chances and new hope |
| 1:06.9 | and new life and it's interesting because Melissa Strong is our guest. And in this episode, |
| 1:14.4 | she actually shares a near-death experience that she had. And Melissa has written a book about |
| 1:20.5 | what her old life was like and what her new life now is like. And it's amazing about rock |
| 1:25.8 | climbing. It's a comeback story and Melissa |
| 1:28.7 | launched her book right meaning she has a publisher her book is everywhere |
| 1:33.7 | you can get it anywhere you want to get it and she has all the right types of |
| 1:38.5 | promotions to make sure that people know the book exists I on the other hand |
| 1:43.1 | when I wrote my book a year and a half ago, |
| 1:45.0 | did none of that. So I just put it on Amazon so people get a hold of it, and I need to get |
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