- Rex Pemberton
Rex Pemberton is an Old Knox Grammarian and was the youngest Australian ever to climb
Mount Everest at the age of 21. Rex climbed his first alpine peak when he was 16 and he was inspired byJesse Martin , who did a solo sail around the world. He has climbed the highest peaks of all the continents. He is a figure we should look up to and he spoke at the 2007 Young Leader's Day to inspire other people to go for their dreams.He is the brother of current
Miss Australia Caroline Pemberton .He is known around the
Knox Grammar School community and around the general public as one of the school's most notable figures.Motivation Leadership Mountaineering Climbing Seven Summits Mountain Climbing On May 31, 2005 Rex made history by becoming the youngest Australian to climb to the summit of
Mt Everest , after raising in excess of $100, 000 to support his dream. Having delivered significant Return on Investment to his sponsors, Rex raised a second 100k of funding to support his successful quest becoming the 3rd youngest person in the world to climb the highestmountain on all seven continents.Using his knowledge of sponsorship & the media, Rex has had his adventures feature heavily on radio, in the press and television throughout Australia and the world.
Rex is not only an athlete he is also a
keynote speaker andfacilitator . Rex has delivered over 400 corporate presentations to over 50,000 people across 7continents . His client list includes 8 of the top 10 global Australian companies, corporations like Commonwealth Bank, St George bank, Panasonic, Flight Centre Limited and many more. Rex also works with international US giants such as Hewlett Packard, Seagate technologies, Genentech and Google.Rex as a
keynote speaker & Peak Teams lead facilitator effectively combines his knowledge of the mountains with his experience inmanagement andsponsorship to deliver inspirationalpresentations . His topics focus on planning & preparation, the importance of a support team, selfmotivation ,risk management & overcoming the obstacles put before us. His stories present unique insights into achieving great success by combining self leadership with the power of a support team to get ahead of the competition.Rex is possibly the only presenter in the world to completed presentations on all seven continents.
External Links
* [http://www.peakteams.com peakteams.com]
* [http://www.rexpemberton.com rexpemberton.com]
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