TFS#203 - Jelle Veyt Climbing 7 Summits Using Just Human Power, Started with Only €3000

Jelle Veyt is a Belgian adventurer known for
"human-powered expeditions," using cycling,
rowing, and hiking to reach peaks without motorized transport. He
has completed five of the "Seven Summits,"
including Everest, Elbrus,
Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, and
Denali, promoting sustainability and resilience.
Connect with Jelle Veyt!


instagram.com/jelleveyt


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CHAPTERS:


0:00 - Introduction


03:31 - Meet Jelle Veyt


04:01 - Jelle on his expedition to Denali in North America


05:21 - Jelle on his mission to climb the highest mountain on
each continent using only human power


06:12 - Mount Everest expedition using human power: cycling and
walking


07:22 - Jelle on the training he does before climbing mountains


08:41 - What makes Jelle different from other climbers who ascend
Mt. Everest?


09:38 - Jelle on climbing Mt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in
Europe


10:41 - Jelle on encountering visa problems during his Mt. Elbrus
expedition in Russia


12:15 - How does Jelle find accommodation during his expeditions?


15:12 - The 2015 Nepal earthquake triggers a massive avalanche on
Mt. Everest


18:29 - Jelle's near-death experience during the 2015 Nepal
earthquake that triggered the Mt. Everest avalanche


21:45 - Mt. Everest avalanche footage by Jelle Veyt


27:43 - 19 people died, and 100 were injured out of 300 at the
Mt. Everest base camp


32:13 - Jelle on how they were rescued from the Mt. Everest
avalanche


35:14 - How Jelle conquers tough scenarios like the Everest
avalanche


37:43 - Jelle on why patience is the biggest lesson he has
learned from 11 years of expeditions


41:54 - How does Jelle stay patient when he runs out of money?
Being homeless at 17


48:30 - Jelle on starting his Seven Summits expedition with only
3,000 Euros


50:55 - Jelle on how he prepared for his third mountain after Mt.
Everest


55:06 - Why Jelle is a terrible swimmer and why he chose to kayak
rather than sail a boat to Panama


57:27 - Why is Jelle doing these kinds of expeditions using only
human power?


1:00:48 - Jelle on why every U.S. president should cycle across
the country; it allows you to better know your people


1:01:48 - How does Jelle fund his expeditions?


1:03:48 - Jelle on completing five of the Seven Summits


1:05:35 - Jelle on getting ready for his sixth mountain,
Aconcagua, of the Seven Summits


1:10:42 - Jelle on how he finds or selects his team members for
his expeditions


1:13:26 - How does Jelle plan to fund his Antarctica expedition?


1:15:18 - Jelle on why ocean rowing was the most expensive part
of his journey


1:18:28 - Is Jelle selling the €150k rowboat they made, after the
expedition?


1:19:53 - How does Jelle sleep when rowing across the Atlantic?


1:23:43 - Jelle on reaching out to experienced people who have
traversed Antarctica


1:26:33 - Jelle's experience with a tribe in Eastern Indonesia,
seeing 30 human skulls


1:32:41 - Jelle on arriving in Papua New Guinea and seeing people
wearing "penis gourds" as traditional dress


1:36:25 - How do remote islands get new equipment for hunting and
building houses?


1:37:20 - Tribal people seeking Jelle's help when their poeple
were sinking in a wooden boat


1:41:26 - How do tribal people build their houses?


1:42:49 - Jelle on not telling people what his religion is or the
fact that he isn't married during his trip


1:46:10 - How many languages can Jelle speak?


1:48:55 - Do the tribes in Indonesia speak the Indonesian
language?


1:49:46 - Jelle's journey from being a homeless squatter to
becoming a physiotherapist


1:57:18 - Does Jelle still communicate with his homeless friends
that he was squatting with?


1:59:43 - Do marathon runners have a shorter lifespan? Jelle on
risking his own body on every expedition


2:02:51 - Jelle on why holidays or vacations are important in
everyone's life


2:04:46 - Jelle's goals and focus for the next six months


2:05:54 - How did Jelle meet his girlfriend?


2:06:43 - Jelle on being close to burnout during his Mt. Denali
expedition


2:11:59 - Connect with Jelle Veyt


2:12:37 - Outro