Hiking With a Knee Injury in the Rocky Mountains

Welcome to this week’s Episode of Stories Through the Shutter the podcast all about Travel and Photography. In this week’s episode, I talk about a challenge I faced on a 2024 trip: hiking with a knee injury.

I wrote a thoughtful article about my challenges, and you can see this by clicking here.

Listen to the Episode – Episode 02 (11th May 2026)

This article accompanies Episode 02 of the Stories Through the Shutter podcast. This Episode is all about the struggles of hiking, photography and coping with a major trip with an injury that prevented me walking at the start.

Podcast Page can be found here.

What the episode about?

Welcome back to the show! In this episode, I describe the unexpected challenges I faced on an epic road trip through the Rocky Mountains.

Just four days before our adventure kicked off, I injured my knee to the point of needing crutches and having to start the holiday in a wheelchair.

This was leaving me petrified about how I could even enjoy the trip. Imagine flying 5,000 miles, only to question whether I’d be able to walk unaided on the trails I was so eager to explore.

Despite starting my journey in a wheelchair and grappling with doubts, I pushed through the pain and discomfort.

Ultimately, I went hiking around four Rocky Mountain lakes, even though I had a knee injury that, at the time, had only made a slight recovery.

Join me as I recount the ups and downs of this trip. From the struggles of travelling with an injury through to the victorious moment I stood at Emerald Lake. The experience defined the journey.

While soaking in the views that had once seemed impossible, it became a story about resilience and discovering that sometimes determination can achieve what feels unattainable.

Enjoy the ride!