Alan Hobson

Bestselling author worldwide adventurer and cancer survivor Alan Hobson shares his inspiring story of how he overcame not only the hurdles of Everest, but a much greater, life threatening hurdle. At the age of 29 Hobson set out to achieve his childhood dream and climb the world’s highest mountain.

After ten difficult expeditions to high altitudes, including three self-organised, self-guided and corporately sponsored to Everest, he completed his dream and stood on top of the world. Three years after descending Everest, Hobson was tragically faced with a far bigger challenge when he was diagnosed with an aggressive blood cancer and told he had less than a year to live. After over 500 hours of chemotherapy his immune system was non-existent. Miraculously in 2000 he received a blood stem cell transplant that saved his life. Through determination and support he not only survived, but thrived, returning to an elite level of fitness, despite battling another form of bowel cancer on top of his original diagnosis.

Hobson shares his extraordinary story in his bestseller Climb Back from Cancer, one of his six incredible books. Now, Hobson aids ground-breaking medical studies to examine the effects of cardiovascular activity to help cancer survivors in North America overcome the challenges of chronic fatigue. Not your typical public speaker; Hobson carefully researches each organisation and group before his performance so he is able to link his own life experiences with the specific challenges audience members face, making him one of the best adventure speakers in the world.