"Think not of yourself as the architect of your career, but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering, chiseling, scraping and polishing." (BC Forbes)

Thank you, Alard, for sharing your amazing life on the mountain side with us this evening. Speaker at evening in Untererthal, Germany. August 2007

Your talk was wonderful. I could not believe the flood of questions and the way you answered them and returned to your subject. The photos were spectacular and the video clips great. We look forward to you sharing any new adventures with us. Jennifer Brink, The Cornelian Society

“The real life. Motivation, energy with great story” Sarah Babb, Managing Director, The Skills Framework

"Live your life - bringing the key elements and importance of team work and taking accountability for making mistakes." Lyn Chivers, Senior Manager, Group HR, Nedbank

"Strength of character and determination to succeed was impressive. Presentation inspiring." B. Des Fontaine, Principal, Sandown High School

R. Spencer, Grade 8 tutor: "Insights into rigours of mountain climbing - courage and commitment required to attain goals. Good verbal expression and personal interaction with audience." R. Spencer, Grade 8 tutor, Sandown High School

"Professional presenter with a very interesting presentation on the difficulties and joys in rock climbing." George Williams, Managing Director, Grant Thornton Business Risk Services (Pt) Ltd.

"That obstacles which appear to be impossible are attainable if appropriately planned and approached in small steps." Steffen Nizetich, Internal Audit Director, Grant Thornton Business Risk Services (Pty) Ltd.

"I found Alard's presentation to be motivating, uplifting and completely outrageous, reminding me that to reach our full potential and realise our dreams, rules and common sense may not always apply..." Michellé Blundell, Marketing Manager: GIMT (Pty) Ltd. (The Graduate Institute of Management and Technology)

"The presentation by Alard Hüfner was excellent as it was inspiring and different". Neil Arthur, GIMT (Pty) Ltd.

‘Alard, I think that is the best presentation this club has ever seen!’ President of MCSA, Cape Town

“Alard, when ever you do a presentation here, I think we need to hire a bigger hall!’ President of MCSA, Johannesburg