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John Amatt BiographyA long-time resident of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, John Amatt has been leading expeditions to remote regions of the world for over 35 years, making many first ascents of previously unclimbed peaks.
At the age of 20, Amatt spent two weeks sleeping on tiny ledges while making the first ever climb of Europe's highest and steepest mountain face – the 5,000-foot 'Vertical Mile' Troll Wall in Norway. An account of their adventure was written by Amatt's climbing partner, Tony Howard; Troll Wall: The Untold Story of the British First Ascent of Europe's Tallest Rock Face was published in 2011.
Amatt was the leader of an early climbing expedition to Western China, which used camels to approach a 24,757-foot mountain before skiing to the summit, this being perhaps the highest peak in the world to have been ascended and descended entirely on skis.
More recently, he was the principle organizer and a leader of Canada's first successful expedition to reach the top of the world—the 29,028-foot summit of Mount Everest—a climb that was televised live throughout Canada and on ABC's Nightline in the United States.
Building on these experiences, Amatt founded One Step Beyond WorldWide, an innovative educational and motivational company, the mission of which is to encourage people to push beyond their self-imposed limitations, to be more personally accountable for their own actions, and to embrace effective teamwork by valuing the contribution of others.
Amatt knows about tough times and the value of struggle in bringing out the best in teams of people. After all, he was a leader of an Everest team, which suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before putting six climbers on top of the world. His experience on Everest taught him about the danger of falling into the trap of complacency and the importance of always questioning the status quo in seeking new ways of succeeding in a rapidly changing world. He is the perfect speaker to assist your team in navigating through the turmoil of today's global economic crisis.
He has delivered more than 1500 keynote presentations and seminars to total audiences of over 750,000 people in 35 countries – and has been called "The World's Best Adventure Speaker" by International Celebrity Management of Australia.
In his best-selling book, Straight to the Top and Beyond, Amatt uses the metaphor of his own adventures to develop a nine-step approach for scaling the heights in today's unpredictable global environments.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on John Amatt and other top speakers and celebrities.
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Voices from the Summit: The World's Great Mountaineers on the Future of Climbing
The challenge of change is forcing us to rethink our values and to rekindle our spirit of adventure. It will take courage, resourcefulness and endurance to meet this challenge – the courage to try, to commit and to take more risks; the resourcefulness to be innovative and creative in finding new ways of doing old things; and the endurance to keep moving forward despite all the setbacks.
John Amatt knows about tough times and the value of struggle in bringing out the best in teams of people. After all, he was a leader of an Everest expedition, which suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before putting six climbers on top of the world. His experience on Everest taught him about the danger of falling into the trap of complacency and the importance of always questioning the status quo in seeking new ways of adapting to a rapidly changing world.
In his acclaimed keynote presentations, he addresses the following themes:
• Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations
• Taking Calculated Risk and Being Adventurous
• Embracing Fear and Anxiety
• Avoiding the “Trap of Complacency”
• Understanding the Values of Commitment
• Learning from Setbacks and Applying the Lessons
• Questioning the Status Quo by always asking “WHY?”
• Building Trust within an Effective Team
• Remaining “Positively Dissatisfied”
• Anticipating the Future and Being Prepared
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A long-time resident of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, John Amatt has been leading expeditions to remote regions of the world for over 35 years, making many first ascents of previously unclimbed peaks.
At the age of 20, Amatt spent two weeks sleeping on tiny ledges while making the first ever climb of Europe's highest and steepest mountain face – the 5,000-foot 'Vertical Mile' Troll Wall in Norway. An account of their adventure was written by Amatt's climbing partner, Tony Howard; Troll Wall: The Untold Story of the British First Ascent of Europe's Tallest Rock Face was published in 2011.
Amatt was the leader of an early climbing expedition to Western China, which used camels to approach a 24,757-foot mountain before skiing to the summit, this being perhaps the highest peak in the world to have been ascended and descended entirely on skis.
More recently, he was the principle organizer and a leader of Canada's first successful expedition to reach the top of the world—the 29,028-foot summit of Mount Everest—a climb that was televised live throughout Canada and on ABC's Nightline in the United States.
Building on these experiences, Amatt founded One Step Beyond WorldWide, an innovative educational and motivational company, the mission of which is to encourage people to push beyond their self-imposed limitations, to be more personally accountable for their own actions, and to embrace effective teamwork by valuing the contribution of others.
Amatt knows about tough times and the value of struggle in bringing out the best in teams of people. After all, he was a leader of an Everest team, which suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before putting six climbers on top of the world. His experience on Everest taught him about the danger of falling into the trap of complacency and the importance of always questioning the status quo in seeking new ways of succeeding in a rapidly changing world. He is the perfect speaker to assist your team in navigating through the turmoil of today's global economic crisis.
He has delivered more than 1500 keynote presentations and seminars to total audiences of over 750,000 people in 35 countries – and has been called "The World's Best Adventure Speaker" by International Celebrity Management of Australia.
In his best-selling book, Straight to the Top and Beyond, Amatt uses the metaphor of his own adventures to develop a nine-step approach for scaling the heights in today's unpredictable global environments.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on John Amatt and other top speakers and celebrities.
The challenge of change is forcing us to rethink our values and to rekindle our spirit of adventure. It will take courage, resourcefulness and endurance to meet this challenge – the courage to try, to commit and to take more risks; the resourcefulness to be innovative and creative in finding new ways of doing old things; and the endurance to keep moving forward despite all the setbacks.
John Amatt knows about tough times and the value of struggle in bringing out the best in teams of people. After all, he was a leader of an Everest expedition, which suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before putting six climbers on top of the world. His experience on Everest taught him about the danger of falling into the trap of complacency and the importance of always questioning the status quo in seeking new ways of adapting to a rapidly changing world.
In his acclaimed keynote presentations, he addresses the following themes:
• Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations
• Taking Calculated Risk and Being Adventurous
• Embracing Fear and Anxiety
• Avoiding the “Trap of Complacency”
• Understanding the Values of Commitment
• Learning from Setbacks and Applying the Lessons
• Questioning the Status Quo by always asking “WHY?”
• Building Trust within an Effective Team
• Remaining “Positively Dissatisfied”
• Anticipating the Future and Being Prepared
John Amatt is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book John Amatt for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. John Amatt generally travels from CalgaryCanada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Vince Poscente, Neal Petersen, Vince Papale, Pat Williams and Rocky Bleier. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John Amatt for an upcoming event.
The challenge of change is forcing us to rethink our values and to rekindle our spirit of adventure. It will take courage, resourcefulness and endurance to meet this challenge – the courage to try, to commit and to take more risks; the resourcefulness to be innovative and creative in finding new ways of doing old things; and the endurance to keep moving forward despite all the setbacks.
John Amatt knows about tough times and the value of struggle in bringing out the best in teams of people. After all, he was a leader of an Everest expedition, which suffered four tragic deaths in two unpredictable accidents before putting six climbers on top of the world. His experience on Everest taught him about the danger of falling into the trap of complacency and the importance of always questioning the status quo in seeking new ways of adapting to a rapidly changing world.
In his acclaimed keynote presentations, he addresses the following themes:
• Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations
• Taking Calculated Risk and Being Adventurous
• Embracing Fear and Anxiety
• Avoiding the “Trap of Complacency”
• Understanding the Values of Commitment
• Learning from Setbacks and Applying the Lessons
• Questioning the Status Quo by always asking “WHY?”
• Building Trust within an Effective Team
• Remaining “Positively Dissatisfied”
• Anticipating the Future and Being Prepared
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All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.
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