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Kevin Vallely
Adventurer, Author, Motivational speaker, and Architect.
Canada
This extreme adventurer uses his experiences to inspire audiences and teams on positive, creative ways to infuse leadership into your organization. He encourages businesses to remain resilient, embracing failure, and becoming inspired. Using his...
Araceli Segarra
Climber, author, alpinist and inspiring keynote speaker
Spain
Speaker Araceli Segarra is an alpinist, author, model, television and radio presenter, and star of the IMAX documentary “Everest.” In 1996, she famously participated on the rescue team for the Mount Everest disaster, one of the worst tragedies...
Warren Macdonald
Mountaineer best-known for being the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro
Canada
Keynote speaker Warren Macdonald is a mountaineer, redefining the known limits for amputees. Warren was the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest mountain Mt Kilimanjaro. Warren Macdonald is an impressive speaker,...
Ed Viesturs
America's leading mountaineer who has ascended Mount Everest seven times and is known as the “ultimate climbing machine”
USA
Keynote speaker Ed Viesturs is America's leading high altitude mountaineer, having climbed many of the world's most challenging summits, including ascending Mount Everest seven times. He is the only American and one of only five people to climb the...
Chris Bonington
Mountaineer, successful expedition leader, writer and photographer sharing his amazing experiences
UK
Chris Bonington, the mountaineer, writer, photographer and speaker started climbing at the age of 16 in 1951. It has been his passion ever since. Keynote speaker Chris Bonington is a highly successful expedition leader with an established reputation...
Cathy O’Dowd
Global adventurer best-known for being the first woman to climb Mount Everest from both south and north sides
Andorra
Keynote speaker Cathy O'Dowd is the first woman to climb Everest from both south and north sides. She has stood on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain four times, reaching its summit...
Adrian Hayes
Polar explorer and adventurer, business coach, campaigner and author advising companies on leadership and performance
UK, USA
Speaker Adrian Hayes is an adventurer turned into an exceptional keynote speaker. He is a global expert in team development, communication, goal setting, risk, resilience, and sustainability. He is also a former British Army Gurkha officer with a...
About Mountaineer
- A mountaineer is a person who embarks on the sport of climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed big mountains it has branched into climbing different aspects of the mountain and different terrains such as rock, snow or ice. All terrains require experience, athletic ability, and technical knowledge to maintain safety.
- Mountaineering is considered to be one of the most dangerous activities in the world. Loss of life is not uncommon on the most extreme mountaineering destinations every year.
- Dangers in mountaineering can be both objective hazards that exist without regard to the climber’s presence, like rock fall, avalanches and extreme weather, where subjective hazards relate only to factors introduced by the climber. Equipment failure and falls due to inattention, fatigue or inadequate technique are examples of subjective hazards.
- Mountaineers must concern themselves with dangers such as falling rocks, falling ice, snow-avalanches etc. Keynote speakers are often mountaineers themselves and can tell personal stories on how to overcome perseverance and the feeling of reaching the top of the mountain. Their interesting and enticing stories can captivate all audiences.