Warren MacDonald

A committed environmental activist specializing in
“restricted area access”, Warren MacDonald’s life was
redefined in April 1997 with an accident on Hinchinbrook
Island in Northern Australia. Climbing to the Islands
tallest peak, he became trapped beneath a one-ton slab of
stone in a freak rock fall. Two days later he was rescued,
only to undergo the amputation of both his legs at mid thigh.

Just ten months later he displayed the courage he now shares
with audiences worldwide, successfully summiting first
Cradle Mountain then Federation Peak, Australia’s toughest
mountain summit!

His book, A Test of Will recalls the horror of the ordeal,
gradually turning to triumph as he overcomes incredible
adversity to experience once again the wild places he loves.
In February 2003, he became the first double above-knee
amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt
Kilimanjaro (19,222ft), and more recently, created history
once again in an ascent of America's tallest cliff face, El
Capitan.

Warren Macdonald recognizes change as a process, not an end
result. His ability to manage transition, to create
opportunity from any given situation, and his ability to
share insights on how we can all live "larger than we dreamt
possible", sees him increasingly in demand as a speaker and
corporate motivator.