Warren Macdonald

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Warren Macdonald (born 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian environmentalist, explorer, mountain climber and writer.

In April 1997 Warren Macdonald was climbing on Hinchinbrook Island, Northern Australia when a large rock fell on his legs. Warren survived the accident thanks to Geert van Keulen, a Dutch traveller Warren had met the day before, who raced down the mountain for help.[citation needed] He spent two days out in the open and both his legs were amputated at the thigh.

Ten months later, Warren climbed Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants. A year later he climbed Federation Peak in Tasmania, Australia. In February 2003 he became the first double-above knee amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa's tallest peak. More recently he climbed El Capitan in Sierra Nevada, California, United States and the Weeping Wall in Alberta, Canada.[1]

Macdonald has written a book called A Test of Will. He told the story of the accident on Discovery Channel's programme I Shouldn't be Alive.[2]

He has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Australia.

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  1. ^ Your Writes: Community Voice: Warren Macdonald. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  2. ^ Warren Macdonald: Adventurer, Author and Motivational Speaker. Retrieved on 2006-04-30.

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Persondata
NAME Macdonald, Warren
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian rock climber
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH