⛏️ Building a Career in the Mountains on Her Own Terms: Guiding, Bodywork, and Moving through Trauma with Kat Schaumberg

See Her Outside: Stories From Women Who Adventure · Mar 19, 2026 · 55m

Kat Schaumberg heard the conventional advice to prove her worth by climbing high mountains – but she ended up ditching the toxic culture to pursue true leadership instead.

Kat began her career in outdoor education at 18 and went on to work as a mountain guide, instructor, and logistics coordinator for many outdoor organizations. She’s spent hundreds of days on expeditions across Alaska, Yosemite, Patagonia, Ecuador, and Nepal, and has been featured in Climbing Magazine writing about the vulnerabilities of being a female guide in a male-dominated space.

Kat and Angie talk about:

Getting hired…