Records
Meyer holds several records:
- Youngest ascent of Mount Vinson (highest mountain in the Antarctic)
- Youngest solo ascent of Mount Aconcagua (highest mountain outside the Himalayas)
- Fastest British ascent of Mount McKinley/Denali in 2003 (highest mountain in North America)
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.
On 1 August 2006, Meyer's team also broke the existing world record for climbing the 48 highest peaks of the Continental USA in the shortest time.
The Freestyle Challenge was completed in 23 days 19 hours 31 minutes as Meyer reached the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine. The British team shaved nearly six days off the existing record of 29 days, previously held by American Ben Jones.
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