Bonita Norris

Over the years she has completed many expeditions, often as the youngest female, she is the only the third British woman to climb Mt Lhotse for example, the world’s 4th highest peak.

In 2022 her memoir The Girl Who Climbed Everest became a mountaineering 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.

Bonita is a professional speaker with more than a decade’s experience delivering hundreds of talks all over the world. Recent clients include Microsoft, Google, JP Morgan, the MOD, Dyson, Virgin O2, Rolex and the Mercedes AMG F1 team. Whether it’s an after dinner speech, conference keynote or team sales meeting, Bonita is a highly experienced and trusted partner for your event.

In her talks, Bonita shares the rollercoaster journey of how she went from a beginner climber aged 20 to standing on the summit of Everest only two years later, at the age of 22. Bonita speaks about the lessons she learned on that journey, of what it takes to turn your life upside down and follow a path fraught with failure. Key themes of her talks include resilience, marginal gains, great team ship and personal leadership in the face of a seemingly impossible challenge.