Mark Inglis

As a lad, Mark Inglis was lucky enough to have one of those 'boys own' jobs as a Search and Rescue Mountaineer in New Zealand's majestic Mount Cook National Park, one of the premier high alpine climbing regions in the Southern Hemisphere.
Unfortunately he had a mishap in November 1982, ending up stuck in an ice cave dubbed 'Middle Peak Hotel' for 14 days. The rescue was turned into a major media event as well as being a traumatic time for all involved. As a result of this very public hiccup to his climbing profession he lost both legs below the knees due to frostbite.
In the ensuing years, Mark Inglis has gone on to show his ability in a range of endeavours. His career has gone from legless mountaineer and ski guide, to research scientist after graduating with a first class honours degree in human biochemistry.
That career evolved into winemaking with New Zealand's leading winemaker, Montana wines. Only recently after 10 years with Montana developing internationally acclaimed wines such as Lindauer, Deutz and all the fantastic Marlborough classics like Sauvignon Blanc, Mark has struck out in new directions, writing and inspiring people to excel.
Equally as exciting Mark Inglis has been busy skiing internationally in the early 1990's, cycling with a passion culminating in a Silver medal on the track in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
Even more recently the mountains have called again, with summiting Aoraki/Mount Cook in January of 2002, a highlight of his life so far.
Mark Inglis is one of New Zealand's leading motivational speakers, experienced in all forms of presentation from conference keynote addresses and workshops, to entertaining and humorous after dinner talks. He has presented to audiences as small as five to as big as 1400 and everything in between.