Alastair has presented to audiences on six continents, speaking for hundreds of schools (click for the schools speaking page), the Mountain Film Festival, the Oxford Union, the Royal Geographical Society, the Institute of Directors, England Rugby, the British Army and corporate clients including Zurich, Mars, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Bank of America, BP, Capgemini, Airbus, T-Mobile and The School of Life.
Testimonials
“With the possible exception of Sir David Attenborough, that was the best lecture, and the longest applause that I have heard in the past 15 years.”
- President of the Royal Geographical Society
“ If anyone gets the chance to hear Alastair then jump at the opportunity.”
– England Rugby
“We will definitely have you back next year. Absolutely brilliant.”
– Ernst & Young
“Your talk was inspirational, informative and amusing which was exactly what the audience needed and meet the brief 100%.”
– RCM
“Incredible and inspirational. The response from everyone has been amazing.”
– Oxford Union
“…your honesty and wit are quite disarming. We’d LOVE to have you back.”
– The School of Life
“At one of the best conferences we have ever had, you were seen as one of the highlights. The story is inspirational, told in a delightfully unassuming way”
– Mars
“Fast-moving, inspirational and humorous and left our colleagues wanting to hear more about the incredible personal achievement of mind over matter”
– Zurich
“Superb”
-Capgemini
“You really connected with our audience. Fantastic.”
– T-Mobile
“As good as Ranulph Fiennes”
– IoD member
“With the possible exception of Sir David Attenbrough, that was the best lecture, and the longest applause, that I have heard in the past 15 years”
– Royal Geographical Society
“It was like listening to someone who is standing next to the Aga with a cup of tea telling your mum about his trip”
– conference delegate
“Al’s talk last night was great on a whole host of levels. Firstly, it’s just a great story – a real story about adventure, belief and a spirit that refused to be broken. To a man the lads all said they were fixated by what Al was saying and soaking it all in. It hit a lot of them on other levels – self belief and achieving your goals, however tough they were. They have been talking about it all day! The journey and how it was dealt with. The understanding that you were the only one that knew your real potential. If anyone gets the chance to hear Alastair then jump at the opportunity. It was fantastic in every way and gave us all plenty to think about. The ripples will keep hitting all our shores – thank you”
– Ben Ryan, England Rugby Sevens Head Coach.
“Your presentation was the perfect close to our event. Your unique story and down-to-earth style captivated our delegates from the start. The combination of your story and the incredible photos gave us a presentation that we will find hard to top at next year’s event. Our delegates rated you as one of the highlights of our conference”
– Capstone
“Brilliant”
– Wilderness lectures
“We had a few good talkers during the festival but I have to say without any bias at all that Alastair was a cut above them all. He’s just such a natural and engaging speaker and his journey is so inspiring”
– Cyclescreen Festival
“Alastair captivated us all with his anecdotes, cramming the journey of a lifetime into an action-packed 40 minutes. His witty, down to earth manner appealed to a broad audience. He left us wanting to hear more, and inspired the ordinary into achieving the extraordinary”
– Kendal Mountain Film Festival
“Your presentation was certainly a major highlight. I think that having you there to encourage and inspire our delegates on a more personal level really combined well with the more work-focused talks which followed. Just hearing about your exploits was high octane! Our only concern is that several of them commented that they were tempted to give up their jobs and try it themselves!”
– liftshare.com
“The best presentation we have had, and highly amusing”
– Furness Young Professionals
“It’s not often that you come across a speaker who is able to motivate his audience just through his infectious enthusiasm for life. I left feeling inspired by his incredible achievement and how well it helps with some of the more mundane challenges we face on a day to day basis!”
– Zurich Added Value Services Manager
“…your honesty and wit are quite disarming. The group appreciated it more than I can say – many wrote afterwards to say you were the highlight of their weekend. We’d LOVE to have you back.”
– The School of Life.
