2003 is a year of much celebration in the Hillary family. On the 29th May, 50 years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary made the historic first ascent of Mt Everest. To commemorate his father’s achievement, Peter Hillary recently climbed to the summit of the world’s highest mountain on a National Geographic sponsored expedition. The story of that expedition—and of the intervening years since the first climb in 1953, is retold in National Geographic’s big film of the year, Surviving Everest. Peter first climbed Mount Everest in 1990, at which time he and Sir Edmund became the first father and son to have accomplished this pinnacle of adventuring achievement. They are also the first two generations of one family to have reached the South Pole overland from the Antarctic Coast. Both of them established new routes to the South Pole.
Hillary’s 10 Steps to the Summit of the World
1. Nothing ventured; nothing gained
2. Challenge = uncertainty = excitement
3. Fear makes you focus
4. Passion gives you confidence
5. Fun makes for a great team
6. Make sure you have more than one thing to live for
7. Resist the “flock factor”
8. “You are all you have”
9. Great challenges result in powerful experiences
10. A View from the Summit..to new horizons
This is an inspirational presentation with many entertaining stories, woven around the principles that helped put the first father and son on top of the world. Ideal as a motivational address or as an after-dinner speech.
To the Ends of the Earth
An extraordinary 15-year quest that led Peter Hillary to the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Everest: The Dream, The Drive and the Dedication to the Goal.
Turning dreams into reality
Persistence and Perseverance
The importance of the People Factor
Dealing with tension and conflict in the team
Living outside your comfort zone for long periods of time
Seeking out and rejoicing in the beauty of our world
Setting new goals once you’ve achieved the dream.
This is a keynote address that’s inspirational and entertaining. It’s about goal-setting, problem solving and never losing sight of where you want to go.
K2 Crisis: Survive… and Thrive
A story of those who died - and those who survived - on K2, the world’s most savage mountain. Because surviving is the name of the game.
The secrets of surviving against the odds
Listening to your inner wisdom
Balancing risk with caution
Judging the situation for yourself
Becoming truly self-reliant
Learning from your mistakes
Life is the story of your challenges and what you learned from them
It doesn’t matter whether it is surviving a storm on a mountain or getting your team safely through a crisis; if you survive, you live to play another day, and you will be all the stronger for the experience. This is a very powerful story that will leave your audience breathless
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