Record-breaking adventurer and presenter, Squash Falconer has enjoyed a life packed with endurance adventuring, high mountains and sports. Now a leading speaker and presenter, Squash shares the stories of her incredible adventures, inspiring future generations of adventurers and explorers and encouraging all of us to find our own mountain - literally or metaphorically.
Reaching the peaks of high mountains including Mount Everest and famed for being the first British woman to climb and paraglide from the summit of Mont Blanc, having ridden there from the UK on her motorbike, Squash faces challenges head-on. Now hired to speak for corporate clients, schools, sporting clubs and at after dinner events, Squash engages audiences with all there is to know on the importance of not only having goals, but daring to go for them, leadership, teamwork, decision making and dealing with change. Her energy and unique take on life promise to ignite a spark that lies within all of us.
From a young age, Squash loved adventure and was often found swinging from trees and exploring the farm on which she grew up. After completing her education and a few years of work, Squash became interested in endurance adventure racing. She climbed her first big mountain in South America, and from there, her love of adventure and mountaineering blossomed. In 2008 Squash summitted Cho Oyu, at 8188m, the world's 6th highest peak, where she gained the unexpected title of the world’s highest bum-boarder, after she used a bum board to get part of the way down. A year later she rode her motorbike to the foot of Mt Blanc, climbed the peak and became the first British woman to paraglide from the summit.
In 2013 Squash impressively set the distance record for travel by Elliptical bicycle, after completing a 3000-mile journey on an ElliptiGO. She competed in the ElliptiGo European Championships and in 2013, 2014 and 2015 was the Women’s European Champion. Squash presented an adventure travel documentary in the US with BMW, in which she rode her BMW GS 800 thousands of miles through South America. She was also part of a travel documentary, Rodando Por Mexico, where she joined a team exploring Baja California. When the Nepalese government released a list of unclimbed peaks in Nepal Squash and a small team made the first official ascent of Khang Karpo, a 6704m peak in the Rolwaling valley. Her mountains include Mount Everest, Aconcagua, Mustagata, Cho Oyu, Lobuche East, Mt Rainier, Gran Paradiso, Kilimanjaro, Monte Rosa, Sassiere, Cerro Vespignani, Slogan and Khang Karpo.
Now booked as a speaker, Squash is as passionate about sharing her adventures as she is doing them. Igniting energy within her audiences, Squash inspires people to look for their own personal goals and overcome challenges by demonstrating that failure is not actually a bad thing and that we’re all far more capable than we realise. Filling her speeches with amazing films and photographs from her adventures, Squash shares fascinating and humorous stories of the challenges she has overcome. Entertaining, motivating and inspiring, Squash helps audiences to see the wonderful and powerful potential inside every one of us. If you are looking for a speaker who is an expert on goal setting, decision making, leadership and teamwork, book inspirational adventurer Squash Falconer today.
How to hire Squash Falconer
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Squash Falconer for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Squash Falconer's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Planning & Decision Making
- Overcoming Adversity, Resilience, & Changing Environments
- Goal setting & Achieving
- Mindset & High Performance
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events:
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Squash represents a rare breed of adventurer who gets out and does real stuff, not any of the fluffy adventures that we see so much of these days. Her passion, drive and determination seem boundless. I always feel motivated and alive whenever she is around." - Kenton Cool
"Squash Falconer was our selected guest speaker and wow, what an amazing person she is. She truly captivated our delegates, bringing new meaning to a ‘motivational speech’. She uses her accomplishments in a very relevant and relatable way allowing anyone in the audience to be truly captivated by her talks. Our delegates certainly left the conference feeling motivated and energised to tackle the year ahead (and even maybe a mountain or two!)" - Greene King Pub Partners
"It was a real pleasure to have Squash as our guest speaker in Dubai on International Women's Day this year. During our initial meetings, Squash really understood the brief for this audience and more than delivered on the day. A superb story teller, she takes you on a journey to the top of Everest. She draws on her extraordinary experiences to provide very valuable insights for businesses about teamwork, trust, leadership and managing risk but most of all, what it takes to achieve the impossible. Squash takes you on an emotional journey through her amazing stories and videos which really reinforces the message that if you believe in yourself you can achieve great things. Squash was also very engaged with everyone on the day and spent lots of time with the attendees afterwards in a casual setting to answer any questions and provide further insights. Thank you Squash for sharing your amazing story with BHFS." - Rosemary, CAO, Booking Holdings Financial Services (Bookings.Com)
"I booked Squash to speak at a private event for a group of friends as something a bit different. The audience was a mix of female lawyers, management consultants, oil industry professionals and business owners. Squash spoke eloquently about her journey that led her from growing up on a farm in rural UK to summiting Everest. I can honestly say that we were all spellbound. The talk was interpersed with footage of Squash's expeditions and photos from start to finish, we all enjoyed every minute of it!" - Irena, Oil Trader, London
"From the word go Squash had the audience enthralled with her fantastic stories, tales of her adventures, and of course, the Knickers Philosophy which will change our adventure packing from this point forward! It’s always great to spend time with Squash, and the team were definitely inspired." - Inga, Marketing Manager, Snow & Rock
"Squash was an absolutely fantastic addition to our corporate event. She had us all captivated with her funny, thought-provoking and inspiring stories. We wanted someone to leave the audience feeling energised and motivated and she did not disappoint. I would not hesitate in recommending her for any event" - Sarah, Head of Fleet Management Passenger, Bombardier Transportation
"Squash grips the attention of the audience with her fearless and bold vision. This is that we are all far more capable of achieving great things than most of us ever dare to imagine. Her inspiring and incredibly energetic talk lifts the spirit, challenging us to defeat pessimism and low aim. The sight of her paragliding off Mount Blanc after a gruelling climb leaves us wowed. This is a great lecture indeed." - Stephen, Academic Director, Radley College
"Squash has been a regular guest speaker at our ski Chalet. Audience numbers vary between 30 and 60 and their response has been excellent. She has great content on which to base her talk and delivers it in a clear and precise way, with lots of humour. The whole evening is truly inspirational to our guests of all ages." - Steve, Chalet Bonjour Bonjour
"Such an inspiring presentation from a very unique and talented individual. It appeals to all ages and businesses for its insight into the necessity of hard work, personal passion and teamwork" - Alexander, Financial Times
"Squash’s presentations to some 500 year 7 and 8 pupils at two inner city London schools held them enthralled from beginning to end. Feedback form the schools included 'The impact of Squash’s speech has been amazing. It has really inspired our students and has been talked about all week' and 'I have spoken to many staff and students since, and the feedback has all been amazingly and unanimously positive'." - George, Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
"Inviting Squash was an unforgettable experience. The children were fascinated and fully engaged throughout. It was refreshing to see the ambitious goals they began to set for their own future as the session developed. Thank you Squash!" - Beccy, Oakwood Avenue Primary School
"I wanted to simply let you know that your words of inspiration on that day when you spoke had a very positive effect on my students and I have much to thank you for." - L. North, Stonyhurst College
"We were delighted that Squash was able to be guest speaker at our Speech Day. Professional, confident and engaging throughout the process, from our initial exploratory meeting through to the final speech itself, Squash fitted the bill perfectly. Most importantly, she related extremely well to the pupils, regaling them with exciting tales of derring-do and giving them the simple but very effective message that if you believe in yourself, give of your very best, you’ll come out on top, achieving your dreams." - Bill, Head, Trent College Nottingham
"Squash’s talk is great fun – but with an edge of danger that keeps you enraptured throughout" - Simon, Jagged Globe
- Mount Everest summiteer
- First British woman to climb and paraglide from the summit of Mont Blanc
- World's highest ever bum boarder, record gained on Cho Oyu – 8000m peak, 6th highest mountain in the world
- Completed a 3000m journey on ElliptiGO, setting the distance record for travel by Elliptical bicycle
