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{{short description|British mountaineer and adventurer (born 1984)}}
'''Jake Meyer''', born 20th Jan 1984, is the youngest [[Briton]] to climb [[Everest]] (aged 21 years 4 months) and the youngest male to complete the ‘'[[Seven Summits]]'’ – the highest mountains in each of the seven continents. He is rumoured to be homosexual.
{{For|the fictional television character|Jake Meyer (General Hospital)}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Autobiography|date=August 2022}}
'''Jake Julian Barrington Meyer''' (born 20 January 1984) is a British mountaineer and adventurer. He achieved fame by becoming the youngest Briton to climb [[Mount Everest]] in 2005, aged 21 years 4 months.<ref name="times">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3319664/On-top-of-the-world.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421114144/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3319664/On-top-of-the-world.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2013|title=On top of the World|work=The Telegraph|date=14 June 2005|access-date=31 March 2011}}</ref> In doing so, Meyer also became the youngest man in the world to climb the [[Seven Summits]].<ref name="times"/> More recently in 2018 he summited [[K2]], the second highest mountain in the world, and climbed Everest a second time. He has taken part in over 30 expeditions around the world.


== Early life ==
From [[Tetbury]] in [[Gloucestershire]], Meyer was educated at [[Marlborough College]], then embarked on the study of [[Environmental Science]] at [[Bristol University]].
From [[Tetbury]] in Gloucestershire, England, Meyer was educated at [[Beaudesert Park School]], [[Hawtreys]], [[Cheam School]] and [[Marlborough College]], then embarked on the study of Environmental Geoscience at [[Bristol University]],<ref name="times"/> where he was also a member of Bristol University [[Officer Training Corps]]. He has since been commissioned into the [[Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] as an Armoured Troop Leader and has served in [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="thetimes.co.uk">{{Cite news|last=Carlson|first=Kathryn|title=Army reservist Jake Meyer becomes 10th Briton to scale K2|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/army-reservist-jake-meyer-becomes-10th-briton-to-scale-k2-the-world-s-second-highest-mountain-93ndrvm3b|access-date=2021-01-28|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>


Meyer began climbing at 13. Aged 15, he watched the dawn of the new millennium with his father, from the crater rim of his first summit, [[Kilimanjaro]]. At 18, he climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] in Southern Russia, Europe's highest peak. In 2002, he was awarded with a ‘’[[Winston Churchill]] Memorial Trust’’ travelling fellowship to climb [[Denali]], [[Aconcagua]] and [[Kosciusko]], the highest peaks in North and South America and Australia respectively.
Meyer began climbing at 13.<ref name=personally>{{cite web|url=http://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/jake-meyer/|title=Jake Meyer - Personally Speaking Bureau|access-date=8 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102803/http://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/jake-meyer/|archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> Aged 15, he saw in the new millennium with his father from the crater rim of his first summit, [[Mount Kilimanjaro|Kilimanjaro]].<ref name="times"/> At 18, he climbed [[Mount Elbrus]] in Southern Russia, Europe's highest peak. In 2002, he was awarded with a ''[[Winston Churchill]] Memorial Trust'' travelling fellowship to climb [[Elbrus]] (aged 18), [[Aconcagua]] (aged 18), [[Denali]] (aged 19) and [[Mount Kosciuszko]] (aged 19), the highest peaks in North and South America and Australia. He then climbed [[Mount Vinson]], the highest peak in Antarctica, before attempting Everest.

"Unfortunately, getting to the top is only half the story - you have to get back down afterwards." - Jake Meyer


==Everest==
==Everest==
Meyer ascended from the Tibetan side, via the [[North Col]]-North East Ridge route. The climb started on [[April 2]], [[2005]], reaching the summit on [[June 4]], [[2005]] around 0050hrs.
Meyer ascended from the Tibetan side, via the [[North Col]]-North East Ridge route. The climb started on 2 April 2005, reaching the summit on 4 June 2005.


He was accompanied by Diahanne Gilbert, the Scottish team leader, and two [[Sherpa people|Sherpas]], Mingma Nuru and Anil Bhattarai.<ref name="times"/>
He was accompanied by:
Di (Diahanne) Gilbert - leader, Mingma Nuru Sherpa and Anil Bhattarai


Meyer’s climb was in aid of the Children’s Wish Foundation
Meyer's climb was in aid of the Children's Wish Foundation.

On the 23rd May 2023, Meyer summited Everest for a second time via the [[South Col]] Route from [[Nepal]] with Fursang Sherpa. This followed an attempt to climb [[Kangchenjunga|Kanchenjunga]], where he was part of a team that reached c8350m before turning back after the rope fixing team ran out of rope.


==Records==
==Records==
Meyer holds several records:
Meyer has broken and holds or has previously held several records:
*Youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest (2005-held until 2006). His "youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest" record was broken in 2006 by [[Rob Gauntlett]] who was 19 at the time.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/12/rob-gauntlett-everest-alps-climber |title=Youngest Briton to climb Everest dies in Alps |author=David Batty |date=11 January 2009 |work=The Guardian|access-date=20 February 2011}}</ref>
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*Youngest ascent of [[Mount Vinson]] (highest mountain in the Antarctic)
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*Youngest man in the world to have completed the Seven Summits ([[Bass, Richard|Bass]] Variant). Meyer was 'pipped at the post' to the title of "youngest person in the world" to climb the Seven Summits by 20-year-old American [[Danielle Fisher]], who summitted three days earlier, taking the [[South Col]] route, but was able to claim being the youngest man in the world to complete the Seven Summits.
*Youngest solo ascent of [[Mount Aconcagua]] (highest mountain outside the Himalayas)
*Fastest British ascent of [[McKinley]]/[[Denali]] in 2003 (highest mountain in North America)
*Youngest ascent of [[Mount Vinson]] (highest mountain in the Antarctic) (2004 - held for 8 days)
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*Youngest solo ascent of [[Aconcagua]] (highest mountain outside the Himalayas) (2002)

*Tenth (and youngest) Briton to summit [[K2]] 2018. His successful summit was the culmination of 3 attempts over 9 years (2009, 2016 and 2018). At the time he was the seventh Briton to have survived summiting K2. Meyer used his 2016 and 2018 expeditions to raise money for [[Walking With The Wounded]]. <ref name="thetimes.co.uk"/>
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Meyer was 'pipped at the post', to the title of ''youngest person in the world'' to climb the ''[[Seven Summits]]'', by 20 year old American Danielle Fisher who summitted 3 days earlier, taking the [[South Col]] route.
*Shortest time to visit the highest point in every county in the UK. 82 counties, metropolitan counties and unitary authorities in 7 days, 4 hours and 20 minutes (2008)
*Shortest time to climb the highest peak in each of the [[Contiguous United States|48 states]] of the Continental USA. The Freestyle Challenge was completed in 23 days 19 hours 31 minutes in 2006 as Meyer reached the summit of [[Mount Katahdin]] in Maine. The British team of 6 mountaineers were all from Bristol University and shaved nearly six days off the existing record of 29 days, previously held by American Ben Jones. Meyer's record held for nearly 9 years until it was broken by American's Josh and Lindsay Sanders in a time of 19 days, 7 hours and 37 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stapleton|first1=Erica|title=Editor|url=https://wabi.tv/2015/07/12/brother-and-sister-team-beat-u-s-climbing-record-on-mt-katahdin/|website=wabi.tv|publisher=CBS|access-date=2015-07-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713122444/http://wabi.tv/2015/07/12/brother-and-sister-team-beat-u-s-climbing-record-on-mt-katahdin/|archive-date=13 July 2015}}</ref>


== Charity and youth work ==
==The Summits==
Meyer has often used his expeditions to raise money for charities which are close to his heart, especially military and youth charities. He is an ambassador for [[Walking With The Wounded]], and has also fundraised for [[Help for Heroes]] and the ABF ([[The Soldiers' Charity|Soldier's Charity]]). He is a keen supporter of the [[Duke of Edinburgh’s Award|Duke of Edinburgh's Award]] Scheme, and has also supported the [[Prince's trust|Prince's Trust]], Make a Wish Foundation, Prince's Teaching Institute, the CAIRN Trust (Child Action in Rural Nepal), and [[Mercy Ships]] . He is a regular speaker at schools around the UK and has a Explorer Scout Group named after him (The Meyer [[Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association)|Explorer Scouts]] in [[Dursley]], [[Gloucestershire]]).


Meyer was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] (BEM) in the [[2020 Birthday Honours]] for services to mountaineering, young people and charity.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63135|supp=y|page=B30|date=10 October 2020}}</ref>
*Aged 15 – ascended [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], [[Tanzania]] (Africa)
*Aged 18 – ascended [[Mount Elbrus]], [[Russia]](Europe)
*Aged 18 – [[Mount Aconcagua]], [[Argentina]] (South America)
*Aged 19 - [[Mount Denali]], [[Alaska]] (North America)
*Aged 19 – [[Mount Kosciusko]], [[Australia]]
*Aged 19 – [[Mount Vinson]], [[Antarctica]]
*Aged 21 - [[Mount Everest]], [[Nepal]] (Asia)


==External links==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.jakemeyer.co.uk/ Jake Meyer Official Web Site]
*[http://www.ellis-brigham.com/jake-meyer.htm Journal of the Everest ascent]
*[http://www.childrenswish.org/ Children's Wish Foundation International]


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Latest revision as of 12:40, 25 November 2024

For the fictional television character, see Jake Meyer (General Hospital).

Jake Julian Barrington Meyer (born 20 January 1984) is a British mountaineer and adventurer. He achieved fame by becoming the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest in 2005, aged 21 years 4 months.[1] In doing so, Meyer also became the youngest man in the world to climb the Seven Summits.[1] More recently in 2018 he summited K2, the second highest mountain in the world, and climbed Everest a second time. He has taken part in over 30 expeditions around the world.

Early life

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From Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, Meyer was educated at Beaudesert Park School, Hawtreys, Cheam School and Marlborough College, then embarked on the study of Environmental Geoscience at Bristol University,[1] where he was also a member of Bristol University Officer Training Corps. He has since been commissioned into the Royal Wessex Yeomanry as an Armoured Troop Leader and has served in Afghanistan.[2]

Meyer began climbing at 13.[3] Aged 15, he saw in the new millennium with his father from the crater rim of his first summit, Kilimanjaro.[1] At 18, he climbed Mount Elbrus in Southern Russia, Europe's highest peak. In 2002, he was awarded with a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travelling fellowship to climb Elbrus (aged 18), Aconcagua (aged 18), Denali (aged 19) and Mount Kosciuszko (aged 19), the highest peaks in North and South America and Australia. He then climbed Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, before attempting Everest.

Everest

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Meyer ascended from the Tibetan side, via the North Col-North East Ridge route. The climb started on 2 April 2005, reaching the summit on 4 June 2005.

He was accompanied by Diahanne Gilbert, the Scottish team leader, and two Sherpas, Mingma Nuru and Anil Bhattarai.[1]

Meyer's climb was in aid of the Children's Wish Foundation.

On the 23rd May 2023, Meyer summited Everest for a second time via the South Col Route from Nepal with Fursang Sherpa. This followed an attempt to climb Kanchenjunga, where he was part of a team that reached c8350m before turning back after the rope fixing team ran out of rope.

Records

[edit]

Meyer has broken and holds or has previously held several records:

  • Youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest (2005-held until 2006). His "youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest" record was broken in 2006 by Rob Gauntlett who was 19 at the time.[4]
  • Youngest man in the world to have completed the Seven Summits (Bass Variant). Meyer was 'pipped at the post' to the title of "youngest person in the world" to climb the Seven Summits by 20-year-old American Danielle Fisher, who summitted three days earlier, taking the South Col route, but was able to claim being the youngest man in the world to complete the Seven Summits.
  • Youngest ascent of Mount Vinson (highest mountain in the Antarctic) (2004 - held for 8 days)
  • Youngest solo ascent of Aconcagua (highest mountain outside the Himalayas) (2002)
  • Tenth (and youngest) Briton to summit K2 2018. His successful summit was the culmination of 3 attempts over 9 years (2009, 2016 and 2018). At the time he was the seventh Briton to have survived summiting K2. Meyer used his 2016 and 2018 expeditions to raise money for Walking With The Wounded. [2]
  • Shortest time to visit the highest point in every county in the UK. 82 counties, metropolitan counties and unitary authorities in 7 days, 4 hours and 20 minutes (2008)
  • Shortest time to climb the highest peak in each of the 48 states of the Continental USA. The Freestyle Challenge was completed in 23 days 19 hours 31 minutes in 2006 as Meyer reached the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine. The British team of 6 mountaineers were all from Bristol University and shaved nearly six days off the existing record of 29 days, previously held by American Ben Jones. Meyer's record held for nearly 9 years until it was broken by American's Josh and Lindsay Sanders in a time of 19 days, 7 hours and 37 minutes.[5]

Charity and youth work

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Meyer has often used his expeditions to raise money for charities which are close to his heart, especially military and youth charities. He is an ambassador for Walking With The Wounded, and has also fundraised for Help for Heroes and the ABF (Soldier's Charity). He is a keen supporter of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and has also supported the Prince's Trust, Make a Wish Foundation, Prince's Teaching Institute, the CAIRN Trust (Child Action in Rural Nepal), and Mercy Ships . He is a regular speaker at schools around the UK and has a Explorer Scout Group named after him (The Meyer Explorer Scouts in Dursley, Gloucestershire).

Meyer was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to mountaineering, young people and charity.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "On top of the World". The Telegraph. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b Carlson, Kathryn. "Army reservist Jake Meyer becomes 10th Briton to scale K2". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Jake Meyer - Personally Speaking Bureau". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ David Batty (11 January 2009). "Youngest Briton to climb Everest dies in Alps". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  5. ^ Stapleton, Erica. "Editor". wabi.tv. CBS. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B30.
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