Gregory Goes There

Usually, the folks who organize high-altitude mountaineering trips tend to be good leaders. That’s probably because you have to be an effective leader to put together those kinds of incredibly detail-oriented trips, and keep things under control in such extreme situations. So it’s no surprise that a lot of expedition leaders also have motivational speaking careers on the side, talking in business settings about leadership.

Chris Warner, one of only only nine Americans to have summited both K2 and Everest, the author of High Altitude Leadership, owner of a business that runs climbing trips and operates climbing gyms, and a Gregory-sponsored climber, recently gave a talk at Google, some little company located in central California, on leading teams in extreme environments.

Although a little long, it’s an interesting view.

If you’re interesting in seeing Chris in person, and happen to be located in the D.C./Baltimore area (near where Chris lives), he’ll be giving a free talk that’s open to the public this Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m. at The Maryland Real Estate Exchange (owned by a member of Earth Treks, Warner’s climbing business).

The topic, a version of the same talk he have at Google, will hinge on his team’s 2007 attempt on K2. Here’s how to get there.