{"id":52346,"date":"2021-03-07T15:27:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T14:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/speaker\/anja-blacha-en\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:49:03","slug":"anja-blacha","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/en\/speaker-presenter\/anja-blacha\/","title":{"rendered":"Anja Blacha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Anja Blacha: \u201cI\u2019m going to push myself to the limit to show everyone that there are no limits.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anja Blacha is an extreme athlete and world record holder. In 58 days, she ran 1,400 km alone from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole \u2013 the longest \u201csolo, unsupported, unassisted\u201d polar expedition by a woman in history. Upon reaching her destination, she raised her flag bearing the message \u201cNOT BAD FOR A GIRL\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She became the fifth woman in the world (or third, according to Eberhard Jurgalski\u2019s True Summit classification) to climb thirteen of the fourteen 8,000-metre peaks without bottled oxygen, and has stood on the summit of Mount Everest three times. She was the first German woman to reach the summits of K2, Kangchenjunga, Annapurna I and Gasherbrum I. She is also the youngest German person to have climbed the Seven Summits \u2013 the highest mountains on all seven continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anja Blacha dedicates her expeditions to all women and dispels prejudices: she demonstrates what women are capable of achieving even without extreme physical strength, through precise planning, the right focus, motivation and perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anja-blacha-speaking-topics\">Anja Blacha Speaking topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Think Big: Setting Big Goals and Achieve them.<\/strong><br>Topics focus on motivation, resilience, risk management, team and self-leadership:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to make it to Mount Everest, the South Pole and completely different goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to persevere in the face of challenges, overcome limitations and move forward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to turn weaknesses into superpowers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What makes successful teams and how they master even extreme situations together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you can safely face risks with the right risk management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOT BAD FOR A GIRL.?! World record!<\/strong><br>How to deal positively with stereotypes and how to go your own way as a woman in male domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anja Blacha: Adventure extreme.<\/strong><br>Fascinating insights into expeditions to the highest mountains in the world and the polar regions: Seven Summits, Mount Everest, Broad Peak &amp; K2, Greenland, Antarctica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a former manager, she brings her experience from the world of expeditions back into the corporate world through her talks. She is also committed to sustainability and a positive approach to performance \u2013 including through her collaboration with Glacier, a start-up specialising in climate education and sustainability reporting, and her involvement with the Peak Performer Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anja Blacha grew up in Bielefeld. 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