Bonita Norris

Bonita Norris is a record-breaking mountaineer, bestselling author, and award-winning motivational speaker.

She made history as the youngest person to reach both ‘tops of the world’, the summit of Everest and the North Pole, and has since spent years climbing some of the world’s highest and most formidable mountains.

Bonita’s keynotes are dynamic, empowering, and deeply relatable. Drawing from her own extraordinary journey, she equips audiences with practical mindset tools to help them thrive in high-pressure, fast-changing environments. She speaks compellingly about teamwork, resilience, and the importance of focusing on what we can control, offering insights that inspire immediate action and long-lasting impact.

Her own adventure began unexpectedly, after attending a climbing talk at university. From total novice to one of the UK’s most accomplished adventurers, Bonita’s story is a testament to the power of mindset, courage, and collaboration in overcoming seemingly impossible challenges.

In 2025 alone, Bonita has delivered talks to some of the world’s leading organisations, including Google, Microsoft, L’Oréal, and Hitachi receiving outstanding feedback for her authenticity and storytelling.

Her book The Girl Who Climbed Everest hit No. 1 on Amazon’s mountaineering and adventure chart in 2022, and in 2024 she was awarded Best Speaker Storyteller at the Speaker Awards.

Bonita now travels the world as a sought-after keynote speaker and is currently training for her next expedition: a summit attempt on the world’s sixth-highest mountain without supplementary oxygen, set to take place in Tibet in 2026.