ABOUT BONITA
Bonita Norris is the youngest person ever to reach both the summit of Mount Everest and the North Pole.
She did this having never climbed a mountain before the age of 20 and then reached the summit of Everest only two years later at the age of 22.
Bonita has gone on to climb multiple 8,000m peaks including - Everest (8,849m), Lhotse (8,516m), Manaslu (8,163m), has skied to the North Pole, guided teams on Mt Kilimanjaro and attempted to become the first British woman to successfully climb K2 (8,611m).
AWARD WINNING MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
We all have mountains to climb, whether that’s targets to achieve, being asked to do more with less, uncertainty to navigate or setbacks to pick ourselves up from.
Through spellbinding storytelling, mountaineer Bonita Norris adeptly imparts valuable lessons on teamwork, marginal gains and mental fortitude, providing memorable mantras and actionable advice that teams can apply immediately to take your business to new heights.
Bonita has delivered over 650 motivational speeches to teams working in the world’s most successful companies, where she demonstrates how with a clear plan, the right mindset and a great team, our most challenging goals can and will be realised.
Bonita is testament to the power of setting an arguably impossible goal and working successfully toward it from a standing start. She shares her failures and successes with humility, humour and a desire to pass on to others the lessons she learned as an ordinary person facing up to the world’s highest mountains.
Bonita’s recent clients include Microsoft, Google, JP Morgan, Lamborghini, Dyson, Virgin O2, Rolex and Mercedes F1.
“Bonita Norris was a great choice to draw out the parallels of climbing Everest vs finishing a financial year strong!”
““One of the most inspirational speakers I have met. Eloquent and modest she totally drew the listeners in. Some of us forgot where we were, we were so enthralled. Absolutely fantastic.””
AUTHOR
In 2022 her memoir The Girl Who Climbed Everest became a bestseller on Amazon, detailing her journey from beginner climber at the age of 20 to the soaring highs and terrifying lows of pushing her limits in the death zone.
““What an inspirational brilliant book to read, one of those books you cant wait to get back to.””
“Exellent read. Inspiring. You can achieve anything you want to by taking small steps. Could not put the book down until the end. Thoroughly recommended!”