Tony has worked internationally as a motivational Speaker for over 15 years. He uses unique video footage and photographs from his ascent of Everest, the Seven Summits and over 30 expeditions to provide audiences with a powerful and inspiring audiovisual experience. He uses his experiences on major climbing expeditions combined with his business acumen as an award winning entrepreneur, to discuss the common challenges in setting and exceeding extraordinary goals in business and in life. His presentations, “Everest Unplugged™” and “Closer to the Edge™” are extremely popular with all audiences. “Everest Unplugged™” provides a unique audio visual experience as Tony shares with audiences his journey to the summit during the 2005 Spring season on the South side of Everest. This presentation includes video and still footage of the largest avalanche seen on Everest in 50 years, ladder crossings in the Khumbu Icefall, traversing the Western Cwm, climbing the Lhotse face, life at the South Col and the final ascent of the South Summit, Hillary Step and true summit. Tony shares his battle with the mountain, poor health and the worst weather seen on Everest for decades as he finally succeeds in summitting on June 2, 2005, at the time, the latest summit date in history for the pre-monsoon, climbing season on the south side of Everest. “Closer to the Edge™” – Lessons Learned on the world’s great mountains is based on a lecture designed for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Program. Tony analyses some of the most successful mountaineers and mountaineering expeditions in history as well as some epic disasters and combined with his own personal business and expedition experience he synthesizes the lessons learned and how they can be applied in a business context.