Former soldier and renowned adventurer Jordan Wylie<\/b> is preparing for what he describes as his “biggest, boldest, baddest challenge yet.” His ambitious journey will take him from the lowest point on Earth, the shoreline of the Dead Sea, to its highest, the summit of Mount Everest<\/b>.<\/p>\nInspiring the Next Generation<\/h3>\n
As an ambassador for Army Cadets, Wylie will be joined by a group of young cadets for the hike to Everest base camp. This “life-changing, fully-funded opportunity” aims to inspire. “We need to give young people a glimmer of opportunity and hope and then magical things can happen, we unlock potential,” said the 42-year-old from Blackpool. He added, “I love a challenge and I love trying to help young people.”<\/p>\n
Wylie, known for his appearances on Channel 4’s ‘Hunted’, reflected on his youth, stating he was “often up to no good” as a teenager. He believes joining the Army at 16 steered him away from a “very different life.” After a decade-long military career, he struggled with a lost “sense of purpose” and a mental health breakdown in 2015. Diagnosed with ADHD three years ago, Wylie explained, “My brain’s at 100 miles an hour all the time. If I stop, my mental health deteriorates and I always have to have purpose in my life, so I always need to be trying to make a difference to help somebody.” He decided to “use his spirit of adventure” to motivate others.<\/p>\n
Despite the team “still haven’t worked out” all the logistics, Wylie plans to spend the next two years “preparing and training around the world.” He emphasized the dangers, stating, “You don’t just turn up because that’s when things go wrong. It’s very dangerous and I need to climb a lot of mountains before I have a go at this.”<\/p>\n
In 2023, Wylie was awarded an MBE for his services to charity and education<\/b>. His impressive list of previous feats includes being the first person to explore an uncharted region of Antarctica, climbing Kilimanjaro barefoot, rowing solo across the Bab El Mandeb Strait, and setting a world record for the deepest underground marathon. Wylie hopes his journey will inspire: “If I can do it coming from a council estate in Blackpool with no qualifications, to go across all seven continents, and then try and get to the top of the world, what can these kids out there do if they’ve got their whole lives ahead of them? I want kids to dream big and never give up.”<\/p>\n
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