View of the Seymour Valley, Lynn Peak, and the Needles from Devil’s Thumb on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver
Steph Davis is a professional climber, free solo climber, skydiver, BASE jumper, and writer. She is known for many first female ascents of challenging routes in Patagonia and throughout the US, as well as many successful first female free solo attempts.
In her TedXTalks presentation, she shares her experiences in the mountains as opportunities to develop her ability to endure adversity and challenging events. She shares many times where she has endured extreme sleep deprivation, dangerous weather, dehydration, hunger, and cold to survive challenging situations in the mountains through shutting down emotions as a coping mechanism to simply get a task done. She describes enduring simply as “getting the job done and not giving up”.
However, she identifies the difference between endurance in challenging situations and developing resiliency. She explains that resiliency is about choosing to let go the fear of the unknown, of taking risks, and of accepting the unpredictability of life.
You can read more about Steph Davis’ thoughts and experience on her website, High Infatuation.
