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.