Warren Macdonald
- Disability
- Inspirational
- Mental Health
- Motivational
- Overcoming Adversity
- Resilience
Warren Macdonald’s life’s boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on North Queensland’s Hinchinbrook Island. Climbing to the Island’s tallest peak, he became trapped beneath a one-ton slab boulder in a freak rock fall. Two days later he was rescued, only to undergo the amputation of both legs at mid thigh.
Just ten months later, he climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants, and the year after that, Tassie’s iconic Federation Peak.
In February 2003, he became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro (19,222ft). That year he also made an ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan, an effort requiring 2800 chin ups over three days.
Warren’s bestselling book, “A Test of Will” was the subject of the “Trapped under a Boulder” episode of the series “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”, now screening on Amazon Prime.
Warren has appeared on “Larry King Live”, “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, and “60 Minutes”.
He has made it his mission to help you change the way you see the world, and your place in it.
- The Perception Choice: Building a Breakthrough Mindset
- Disrupt Yourself First: Navigating Change in an Age of Uncertainty
- Return on Resilience: Bouncing Back is just the Beginning
- The Challenge of Change: Finding Opportunity in Adversity
- One Step Beyond: Setting and Reaching Impossible Goals
Warren delivered an important message in an engaging way that really connected with our audience. He made an outstanding contribution in being the catalyst for our people to reflect on and take control of their own circumstances, and had a material impact on the success of our conference.
Over the past 32 years, we have had hundreds of speakers around the globe. Many considered to be best of the best. Personally for me, Warrens Story is beyond compare. needless to say. But it is in meeting this man and how every time i see him or speak to him he has an attitude that is always positive and exciting. I would place Warren in top 10 in World for Motivational speaking. And we have had Presidents, Mayors, actors, activists, political and religious leaders, and everyone in between.
This man electrified the audience with his energy, positivity, humour and example on how to overcome obstacles and succeed through force of will. Thank you for sharing your story with us!
