Peter Hillary has been to the summit of Mt Everest twice in his life, the second time as part of a National Geographic documentary and in honor of his father's ascent almost 50 years earlier. Besides being the first father and son to climb Everest, the Hillarys trekked to the South Pole together in 1999. These are just two highlights of his extraordinarily adventurous life.

LynneCox's most remarkable accomplishment was swimming more than a mile in the freezing waters of Antarctica. Although hypothermia would set in most humans inside of five minutes, Cox was in the water for 25 minutes swimming 1.06 miles. She is author of Swimming to Antarctica, and Grayson, the true account of her encounter with a lost baby gray whale during an early morning workout off the coast of California, was published in 2006.

One of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers, Ed Viesturs is the first American and 12th person overall to summit all fourteen mountains over 8000 meters and the sixth climber to do it without bottled oxygen. He has also summated Mount Everest six times.

Two-time World Champion Adventure Racer and San Diego Firefighter Robyn Benincasa knows about creating Human Synergy - "that magic that allows groups of ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things together". She has studied Extreme Teamwork in the jungles of Borneo, the Himalayan peaks of Tibet, the rivers of Fiji, and the epic brush fires of Southern California. She has emerged from these grueling challenges with her refreshing perspective on what it takes to build the kind of world class teams that succeed against all odds, triumph in the face of adversity and go the distance in any endeavor.

Musician, film maker and survival expert, Les Stroud is best known as the host of the TV program Survivorman. He has produced survival-themed programming for The Outdoor Life Network, Discover Channel and Science Channel. The survival skills imparted from watching Stroud's television programs have been cited by several people as the reason they lived through harrowing wilderness ordeals.

Eric Anderson is President and CEO of Space Adventures, the leading space tourism company and the only company in the world to have sent self-funded tourists into space. Anderson is a both a businessman, and aerospace engineer; and one of the leading entrepreneurs in the space tourism industry.

Flashover Seminars' impactful events take you deep into a world in which life and death decisions are made every day and a deep connection to one's teammates is essential for survival, and allows you to experience first-hand the teambuilding strategies and "Incident Command" skills you'll need to handle all of your business fires with confidence.

Best known as the host of the hit TV show, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, Jack Hanna, nicknamed "Jungle Jack", is instantly recognized by his khaki safari outfit, deep tan and Southern twang. He has appeared on shows such as Good Morning American, David Letterman and Larry King Live and has boosted the popularity of zoos.

Named one of GQ's "Best Bodies of the Year" and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner, Dean Karnazes' story is a dynamic, engaging and inspirational message that focuses on going beyond perceived limitations to be the best that you can. He is the founder and president of Good Health Natural Foods.

Author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place, a documentation of his May 2003 experience as a mountain climber forced to amputate his lower right arm with a dull knife in order to free himself after his arm became trapped by a boulder, Aron Ralston's story is one of courage and inspiration.