Welcome to Jake’s Homepage!

Record Breaking Mountaineer, Adventurer and Public Speaker.

Jake has always been passionate about climbing; whether it’s a tree, a rock or a mountain, he’ll want to be up there!

Jake started climbing aged only 12, and at 14 set himself the challenge of attempting to climb the 7 Summits, the highest mountain on every continent. On the 4th June 2005, aged only 21, he stood on the summit of Mt Everest, his 7th continental highpoint. At the time he was the youngest Briton to climb Everest and the youngest man in the world to climb the 7 Summits.

I thought that Everest would be the ultimate challenge, but having stood on the summit aged only 21 having completed my life’s ambition, I realised that it was actually merely a stepping stone towards bigger and more extreme challenges.

In 2006, he broke the world record for climbing the highest mountain in every State in the Continental USA. 48 States, over 100,000ft of climbing, 350 miles of trekking and 15,000 miles of driving in 23 days, 19 hours and 31 minutes.

He has a BSci in Environmental Science from Bristol University and is a Commissioned Officer in the Royal Wessex Yeomanry (C Sqn - The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars). He is a great supporter of a number of charities, including The Prince’s Trust, Mountain Rescue England and Wales and The Make a Wish Foundation. Jake is an Ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme and has presented Gold Awards at St James’s Palace.

He is also an experienced public speaker, having spoken about his expeditions and given motivational and inspirational talks all over Europe.

Jake is currently planning numerous world record breaking expeditions around the globe…