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.
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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