Guinness World Record adventurer who climbed the highest peak and volcano on every continent — with childhood asthma.
Daniel Bull holds three Guinness World Records — and the most remarkable of them was earned while managing severe chronic childhood asthma, a full-time job, and no professional expedition support. He became the youngest person on the planet to summit the highest mountain and highest volcano on every continent, a list that includes Everest in the Himalayas and the remote Mt Sidley deep in Antarctica. These are feats most elite climbers never attempt in a lifetime. Daniel completed them before most people his age had settled on a career.
What makes Daniel's story genuinely unusual is not the records themselves — it is the conditions under which they were achieved. Growing up with asthma severe enough to limit his activity as a child, he was not a natural candidate for extreme altitude. He did not have wealthy sponsors or months of preparation leave. He organised expeditions around annual leave and budgets that required real sacrifice. The discipline required to train, plan and execute at that level — without the infrastructure most elite adventurers rely on — says something specific and transferable about how extraordinary outcomes are actually built.
Daniel speaks to corporate and conference audiences on resilience, goal-setting and what it takes to pursue ambitious targets when conditions are far from ideal. His is not a story of exceptional talent or exceptional resources — it is a story of methodical preparation, deliberate risk management, and a refusal to use circumstance as an excuse. For leadership conferences, sales teams, and organisations navigating difficult conditions, he offers a perspective that is grounded, practical, and genuinely hard-earned. He is also a 1% for the Planet member, connecting his personal drive to a broader commitment to environmental responsibility.
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Standing on the summit of Mt Everest after years of preparation and training Dan reflects on the highs and lows experienced along the way. Dan speaks from the heart sharing the many lessons he learnt during this remarkable journey, from finding the inspiration to dream big and setting goals, to the daily discipline needed to achieve them. Dan also reflects on the broader lessons of leadership and teamwork that led to success on Everest and how these lessons can be applied in business.
Dan's attempt on the Eiger North Face ended in failure. After years of preparation and training the team had to make a difficult decision and turn back just 100m from the summit. Dan speaks openly about the planning and preparation before the attempt, the extreme conditions encountered on the face, and the difficult decision making process that led to the retreat. Most of all Dan reflects on the broader lessons of how to deal with failure and use adversity to come back stronger.
Dan's summit of Ojos del Salado (6,893m), the world's highest volcano, came at a time of personal tragedy. Dan speaks about how the human spirit can overcome adversity and how the mental and physical demands of high altitude mountaineering can be a powerful metaphor for dealing with challenges in business and in life.
Daniel came in and spoke to around 40 of our top franchisees and they absolutely loved him. He was inspiring, engaging and funny, and used his mountain climbing and other adventures as metaphors for business and life. It was the best speaker we have had in 8 years of conferences.MoneyQuest
Daniel Bull gave an excellent and very well received talk at the Lonsdale Financial Group annual conference. His talk struck a perfect balance between fascinating narrative (climbing Mt Everest, the Eiger North Face and other adventures) and relevant applications for business and life. He was inspiring, humorous and authentic. We received extremely positive feedback from our group of financial advisers and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dan.CEO / Lonsdale Financial Group
Daniel was fantastic! He was incredibly engaging and inspiring - everyone came out of the room buzzing. We really appreciated how he tailored his presentation to our team and to what we're experiencing. His key messages were relevant and delivered with humility and sincerity. The feedback from our team has been overwhelmingly positive.Accenture
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