Thomas Bubendorfer
Europe's foremost extreme climber |
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MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER: THOMAS BUBENDORFER
Thomas Bubendorfer is one of the world’s foremost solo climbers.
There are only few men in the world who live up to this extreme challenge.
Unlike conventional climbers, a free solo climber uses neither ropes
nor any other protection. In overhanging rock and ice faces up to ten
thousand feet high his life depends entirely on his dedication, focus,
and his ability to think and make decisions under extreme pressure:
the slightest mistake is lethal.
Solo climbing is the ultimate adventure.
In 1981, after military service, the Austrian-born Thomas Bubendorfer
moved to Florence, Italy, to study Italian and history of art. At the
age of 19 he became a professional climber who supported himself by
writing articles for magazines and winning his two first sponsorships
in Italy and Germany.
In 1984, IBM invited Thomas Bubendorfer to speak about goal setting
and self-motivation. Thomas was not yet 22 years of age. He had just
written a new chapter in climbing history having become the first climber
to solo climb the infamous north face of the Eiger, the highest and
hardest mountain face in the Alps, without ropes.
This first management speech triggered off a line of thought that has
continued to preoccupy him to date: What are the lessons that a solo
mountain climber learns under extreme pressure and in danger of his
life? Are these lessons applicable to the modern business world? The
values and qualities a solo mountain climber must live up to –
are they identical with those that lead to success and guarantee survival
in an ever-changing business world?
“The answer is yes, there’s no doubt about that”,
he knows today. “There is only one truth. What is true for a solo
mountain climber - the attitudes that help him to overcome adversity,
anxiety and solitude and to deal with ever increasing risk, decision
taking under pressure, crisis and zillions of other de-motivating factors
- cannot be false for people in any other profession”.
Thomas Bubendorfer emphasizes that man, the individual, is at the center
of all his thinking. However, he does not deny the importance of the
team. “Teamwork is vital. Trust and communication among team members
are of the essence. Nobody can excel and achieve true fulfillment all
by himself. Still, it’s not the team and the company you’re
working for that are running your show. It’s you! Your success
and your happiness depend primarily on yourself: on your positive attitude,
your self-motivation, your commitment, your self-confidence, which is
based on your achievements and excellence in your chosen area of expertise!”
Thomas shares his intense experiences and insights every year with a
large audience in the corporate world and tens of thousands of readers
of his books and articles.
He is probably the most experienced European adventure speaker and the
only one who masters four languages: native German, French, Italian
and, most of all English.
His clients include IBM, Goldman-Sachs, Citibank, Microsoft, Pfizer,
Amgen, Apple, Nortel, Vodafone, Compaq, Bertelsmann, DaimlerChrysler,
Porsche, Audi, Lufthansa, and many more.
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