22 Jun Warren MacDonald
Speaker: Warren MacDonald
Adventurer, speaker
Topics:
- A Test of Will: Finding Opportunity in Change
- One Step Beyond: Setting and Reaching Impossible Goals
Warren MacDonald is a professional keynote speaker, adventurer, and double above-knee amputee who has achieved extraordinary feats of mountaineering that most able-bodied climbers never attempt. After losing both legs in a devastating rock fall on a remote Australian island, he rebuilt his life and redefined what is possible through sheer determination, courage, and a refusal to accept limitations.
The Accident and Recovery
While climbing on Hinchinbrook Island in Australia, Warren became trapped beneath a one-ton boulder in a freak rock fall. His only companion raced down the mountain for help, and Warren endured two harrowing days before being rescued by helicopter. Just ten months after losing both legs, he climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants.
Redefining Possible
In an epic 28-day journey through some of Australia’s most inhospitable terrain, Warren climbed Federation Peak. He then became the first double above-knee amputee to summit Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,222 feet. He also completed an ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite requiring more than 2,800 pull-ups over four days, and is the only known above-knee amputee to climb Canada’s 600-foot frozen Weeping Wall waterfall.
Keynote Topics
Warren speaks on resilience, change management, redefining limitations, teamwork, and transforming the way you see the world to change your world.
What does Warren Macdonald speak about?
Warren Macdonald speaks about resilience, perseverance, and thinking outside the box for businesses and associations. His story is told in his bestselling book A Test of Will.
What is Warren Macdonald’s background?
Warren Macdonald is known for: surviving a rockfall in 1997 that trapped him under a boulder for two days while climbing in North Queensland, Australia, which led to the amputation of both legs above the knee. He went on to climb Cradle Mountain, became the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, and climbed El Capitan. His story was the basis for an episode of the Discovery Channel series I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
Who books Warren Macdonald to speak?
Meeting planners book Warren Macdonald for corporate events, sales meetings, and association conferences that want a resilience keynote with a true adventure story. His message suits teams facing change and challenge.
A Test of Will: Finding Opportunity in Change
One Step Beyond: Setting and Reaching Impossible Goals
