Ascending Through Adversity

Steve Bell spent his working life guiding climbers on mountains, Everest included, and Ascending Through Adversity is what he brought back down. The talk is built on true stories of avalanches, killer storms and near-fatal falls, and what they teach about handling change and uncertainty when it arrives uninvited. It's entertaining rather than grim. So audiences laugh, then find themselves taking notes. He usually presents with PowerPoint but can speak without visuals, prefers a lapel microphone so he can move around the stage, and holds professional indemnity insurance and a working with children permit.