Warren MacDonald



Warren McDonald

Warren MacDonald’s life’s boundaries were redefined in April 1997, when at age 31, he spent two days alone pinned under a one-ton boulder after a freak rock fall on Hinchinbrook Island in Northern Queensland Australia. He survived, only to undergo the amputation of both legs at mid-thigh. His doctor told him he’d never walk again. Warren’s response was “I don’t recall him saying anything about cycling, kayaking or climbing mountains…” Just 10 months later, he successfully summitted first Cradle Mountain then Federal Peak, Australia’s toughest mountain summit!

Warren’s expeditions have taken him around the globe. In February 2003, he became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro. More recently, in a spectacular effort requiring more than 2,800 pull-ups, he created history once again in an ascent of America’s tallest cliff face, El Capitan.

Talks

Warren MacDonald - Overcoming The Odds

Adventurer Warren MacDonald was trapped under a boulder causing him to have a double amputation of...