Warren Macdonald

Keynote Speaker | Canmore, Alberta

Environmental Advocate & Resilience Leader
Change, Mindset & Performance Expert

Warren Macdonald Expertise Disability, Adaptability & Agility, Accessibility, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Fitness, Work Life Balance, PTSD & Trauma, Stress Management and Mindset & Goal Accomplishment.

Warren Macdonald

About Warren Macdonald

Warren Macdonald is an Australian environmentalist, mountaineer, and motivational speaker recognized worldwide for his extraordinary resilience and achievements following a life-changing accident. In 1997, he lost both legs above the knee after being trapped under a boulder while climbing Hinchinbrook Island, Australia. Ten months later, he climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain and went on to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, El Capitan, and Canada’s Weeping Wall. His bestselling book A Test of Will inspired the Discovery Channel series I Shouldn’t Be Alive. Through his powerful presentations, Warren Macdonald teaches audiences to reframe limitations, strengthen resilience, and turn adversity into possibility.

Warren Macdonald Videos

Speaker Demo Reel 2026

Find Your Connection | Warren Macdonald | Tedxajman

Don't Tell Anyone, but Life without Legs is Not a Big Deal... | Warren

The Power of Perception- How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go?

I Shouldn't Be Alive- Trapped by a Boulder- Warren Macdonald

Warren Macdonald Interviews & Podcasts

Hinchinbrook Twenty: Warren Macdonald

Revival Speaker // Warren Mcdonald

Trapped in the Tropics: Stranger to Saviour

Follow Me up a Mountain | Climbing Mt Bowen

WARREN MACDONALD BIOGRAPHY

Warren Macdonald works with innovative, forward-thinking organizations and associations looking to foster a shift in perception. Warren Macdonald’s life’s boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, Australia. Climbing to the Island’s tallest peak, Warren 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. Warren Macdonald shouldn’t be alive today and although went through a large transition as an abled mountain climber to becoming wheelchair bound he is an individual that was able to move through challenging times in the face of uncertainty to regain his mental strength and determination to find a way to his passion to climb mountains once again.

Warren Macdonald not only decided that his injuries wouldn’t slow him down―he decided they would propel him to new heights. Just ten months after the incident, Warren climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain and later summited both Mount Kilimanjaro and El Capitan. He is also the only above-knee amputee to make an ascent of Canada’s landmark frozen waterfall, the 600 ft. “Weeping Wall” in Alberta. Inspiring audiences to turn challenge into change, Warren’s talks foster the desire to seek opportunities and push their own limits to overcome obstacles and maximize their performance. Warren Macdonald has literally climbed over obstacles most people cannot imagine.

Warren Macdonald’s first book, A Test of Will is an Australian bestseller and the subject of the “Trapped under a Boulder” episode of the Discovery Channel series “I Shouldn’t Be Alive”. His film, “The Second Step”, documented the epic four-week journey to Federation Peak, Australia’s most challenging mountain summit. The film has been acclaimed worldwide, screening on National Geographic Television and winning eight international awards including Grand Prize at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Warren Macdonald has appeared on numerous news and current affairs programs, including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. He has written articles for CNN World Edition, Australian Geographic, Speaking of Impact and Professional Speaker. As a speaker, Warren’s clients include PepsiCo, Blackberry/Marketstar, HSBC, Sun Life Financial, Suncor, Novo Nordisk, among many others. In 2013, he spoke at TEDx Ajman “No Strings Attached” in the UAE.

Warren Macdonald is a visionary who lives and breathes change management every day. He is routinely sought out as a keynote speaker and motivator by innovative, forward thinking organizations that require new inspiration to see the possibilities through hard work, dedication and “out of the box” thinking. A powerful catalyst for change, Warren’s life changing presentation challenges the status quo by telling audiences what they need hear at the right time to help spark new thinking to change their behaviours and their approach to their careers & lives.

Warren Macdonald Topic Presentations

Warren Macdonald Canmore, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

The Power of Perception: Building a Breakthrough Mindset

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

Next Level Quality of Care: a Patients Perspective

Disrupting Yourself First: Embracing Change in an Uncertain World

Warren Macdonald Books & Articles

A Test of Will by Warren Macdonald
A Test of Will by Warren

A Test Of Will by Warren Macdonald

Warren Macdonald Speaking Testimonials

"Over the past 32 years, we have hired hundreds of speakers around the globe; many considered to be best of the best. Personally, for me, Warren’s Story is beyond compare. 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 the Top 10 in the World for Motivational speaking, and we have had Presidents, Mayors, actors, activists, political and religious leaders, and everyone in between."

Rob Thorsteinson

President
Cascadia Motivation Inc.

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