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Sean Swarner

Top 8 most inspiring people ever. Everest, 7-Summits, Both Poles, Hawaii Ironman, 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. Keynote, author, film subject.

Sean Swarner, ranked among the top 8 most inspiring people in history, defied two terminal cancers to conquer Everest, all Seven Summits, both Poles, and the Hawaii Ironman. Featured in an Emmy-nominated film, his global keynotes inspire millions, unlocking purpose, passion, and limitless possibilities through resilience, courage, and transformation.

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Sean was voted one of the top 8 most inspirational people in history. He is a multiple world record holder, Emmy-nominated Amazon Film subject, empowering international keynote speaker, author of numerous books, certified professional and personal coach, and has been featured on ESPN, CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN, as well as countless other domestic and international shows. He is the only person in history to climb Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on every continent, ski to both Poles, and complete the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon – all after surviving 2 terminal cancers, a 14-day prognosis, year-long coma, and with only one lung.

Sean guides you through a dynamic, immersive audiovisual presentation, where he leads you to the top of the 29,035-foot giant that is Mount Everest. With detailed insights into surviving hurricane-force winds and crossing crevasses thousands of feet deep on rickety aluminum ladders, you will venture alongside Sean into the grueling journey of his youth and witness his fight for survival as he overcomes two bouts of terminal cancer.

You will also trek with Sean as he takes you to the highest peaks in Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Sean takes you on a journey that is not only inspiring, but offers a message of hope and resilience, tapping into that motivational adrenaline rush running through all of us. Sean reveals a life of limitless possibilities as he details the seemingly impossible boundaries he has conquered, battles he has fought, and peaks he has climbed, all motivated by an astonishing inner strength and super-human like physical endurance.

Journey into Sean’s world and venture into your own life, believing not only in the durability and strength of the human condition, but the belief in yourself, your own strength and your own ability to achieve anything. You won’t just be inspired, you will be empowered.

Keynotes

Featured Keynote

  • Positive Mindset & Mental Toughness
  • Empowering Leadership
  • Mental Wellness
  • Teamwork to the Top

Meet the Cancer Survivor Who Climbed the 7 Summits

Red Bull, April 2016: Once given two weeks to live, Sean Swarner brings hope to those with struggles of their own.

This Is The First Cancer Survivor To Summit Mount Everest

Huffington Post, March 2016: [VIDEO] Sean Swarner is the first cancer survivor to summit Mount Everest, and he did it using one working lung. In the video above, watch Swarner explain his experience and why he believes there’s a “difference between being alive and living.”

'Hope kept me going': Cancer survivor with one lung climbs world's tallest peaks

Sean Swarner has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro a dozen times, but his toughest trek uphill wasn’t against any mountain. It was his fight against cancer, which he beat twice. He was 13 the first time he battled the disease and 16 during the second round.

Cancer survivor Sean Swarner's emotional journey to Everest and beyond

Today.com, February 2016: Sean Swarner is a two-time cancer survivor and the first cancer survivor to summit Mt. Everest. The athlete and motivational speaker, who has only one lung, lives in Colorado and has also completed the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii and climbed the "Seven Summits." Here, the man behind those accomplishments shares his story with TODAY contributor Rheana Murray.

  • 2024 Being Unstoppable: Conquering Your Everest
  • 2017 KILIMANJARO: Into the Self: Book Two of the 7 Summits to Success Series
  • 2007 Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World
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