Bonita Norris is the youngest person to reach both “tops of the world”: the summit of Mount Everest and the North Pole.
She has been on 8 expeditions to the mountains and polar regions, leading teams on climbs up Kilimanjaro and as a team member on the world’s toughest peaks such as K2. Bonita came to be an adventurer by chance- after attending a lecture whilst as university that sparked her life long passion for expeditions in the extremes. She is now an award winning motivational speaker and bestselling author of The Girl Who Climbed Everest. Her next expedition will take place in Tibet in 2026.
Bonita will present 'Mountains of the Mind' at the 2026 Spring Conference on 23 April 2026 in Birmingham.
Watch Bonita's video and view all of the conference speakers.
