The Climbing Majority
The Climbing Majority
Kyle Broxterman
104 | Into the Unseen: Climbing and Living with Vision Loss w/ Justin Salas
2 hour 19 minutes Posted Oct 6, 2025 at 8:00 am.
Introduction
This Wasn't Our First Recording
Identity
Chasing Independence & Needing Help
Justin's Climbing Experience
Visualization
Choosing Direction In Life
A Missed Opportunity At The Olympics
The Modern Day Climbing Athlete
What Is Mastery?
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Justin Salas has a significant visual impairment. He lost his sight due to an undiagnosed optic neuropathy when he was 14. Imagine, you're a teenager fresh into highschool…you have ambitions to join the military, you already own a small business mowing lawns called J&J Lawn Care…everything seems within reach…and then in what seems like an instant…you lose your sight. While Justin is one of the most humble, capable humans I know…the impact this kind of loss has on the human mind cannot go ...