Gerry van der Walt
Performance Coach · Keynote Speaker · Polar Expedition Athlete
Everyone performs fine until it gets hard. I work with what happens after that.
I am on a five-year road to the South Pole. Solo, unsupported, in 2030. In 2026 I crossed the Greenland ice sheet on foot. 553km, 29 days, unsupported, ten of us hauling everything we owned. That is not a side project. It is the hardest thing I have ever pointed myself at. There is a real chance I do not make it. I am going at it with everything I have regardless. Most people are carrying something like that and never say it out loud.
For 25 years I have done this in hard places. Safari lodges across Africa. Boardrooms. Now the ice. I coach people who perform under pressure. I speak to people who want it straight. The Pole is where I test all of it. So when I stand in front of an audience, none of it is theory.
In public.
At fifty.
A five-year road to the South Pole. Solo, unsupported, in 2030. Greenland in 2026 was the first step: 553km on foot in 29 days, ten of us hauling everything we owned.
You're not buying a coaching package,
a keynote or a programme.
You're buying me. I'm the guarantee.
Individuals and teamsCoaching
Keynotes and workshopsSpeaking
Solo and unsupportedThe Road to the South Pole
Private / Africa / The Arctic / WorldwideTravel
For photographers and creativesPhotography
Nothing is written downOff The Record
Gerry has helped me find not only direction and purpose but also balance. My relationships are on the mend and life looks so much brighter.Conal · Coaching Client
