Book - Julie McKelvey

rock bottom to Everest

“Some books are about conquering mountains. This book is about finding power in yourself—and learning how to trust it. Julie doesn’t write about climbing as conquest. She writes about it as communion: with herself, with her family, with the wild forces of the mountain and the quiet forces of faith. She reminds us that summits don’t change us. But the decision to keep going, to take the next step when everything hurts—that does.”

STEVE HOUSE, award-winning author, mountain guide, and founder of Uphill Athlete

“Julie didn’t climb the Seven Summits to prove she was strong. She climbed them to discover who she could become. This book isn’t about summits—it’s about choosing discomfort, showing up when quitting would be easy, and building a life you’re proud of. Julie lives that message.”

JESSE ITZLER, entrepreneur, best-selling author, endurance athlete, and part owner of the Atlanta Hawks

“Julie tells the truth about what transformation really looks like—fear, setback, surrender, and the decision to keep moving anyway. It isn’t sugarcoated or glorified. While climbing the tallest peaks on Earth, she shares the added challenges of motherhood, running a business, and maintaining sobriety with honesty and vulnerability.”

MIKE HAMILL, professional mountain guide, author, photographer, and owner and founder of Climbing the Seven Summits

ABOUT THE book

This is not a story about reaching the top of the world. It’s a story about what it takes to keep climbing when the world falls out from under you. It’s about the long, messy, beautiful work of transformation- the kind that happens not in a single shining moment but in the quiet stubborn refusal to give up, no matter how many times you’re knocked down. The real miracle is finding the courage to get back up, to keep moving forward, to trust that every painful step is shaping you into the person you were meant to become.

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