13. Jake Meyer

In this episode of The Last Line, James talks to mountaineer Jake Meyer about his summit of K2 a year ago. K2 is often referred to as 'The Savage Mountain' as it is generally considered to be one of the most dangerous mountains to climb. It is the second highest behind Mount Everest and is the mountain with the highest fatality to summit rate, about one person dies for every four that reach the summit. Jake reached the summit last year after two unsuccessful attempts and he tells the story of the attempts and summits on the show. In 2005, at the age of 21, Jake became the youngest Briton to have ever summited Everest and also the youngest Briton and the youngest man in the world to complete The Seven Summits Challenge (climbing the highest mountains of each of the seven continents). He is also a member of the Army Reserves and has spent time serving in Afghanistan. If you have enjoyed the show then please join me on Instagram @jamesalbarn and Twitter @jamesalbarn, follow the podcast on Instagram @thelastlinepodcast and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thelastlinepodcast. You can donate to the show via Patreon at www.patreon.com/thelastline Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/The-Last-Line-1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.