S1 E1: Ant Middleton: The extreme adventurer who has no limits

Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

Global

Health & Fitness, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Ant Middleton doesn’t sit still for long. He’s a former marine and sniper, perhaps best known for his role as chief instructor in SAS Who Dares Wins. In 2019 he conquered one of the biggest challenges known to man - climbing Mount Everest. This year he attempted a dangerous climb up K2, one of the world’s most treacherous mountains. He's a perfect example of someone who never gives up, even if the odds are against him. But in this episode, he reveals just how close he came to quitting his climb of K2 - something he’s never admitted before.

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0:00.0	This is a Global Player original podcast.
0:06.2	I'd done my first rotation.
0:09.1	I was caught in a storm for a couple of days.
0:10.6	I couldn't move.
0:11.2	I remember taking my boots off
0:12.5	because I was in so much pain.
0:14.2	I'm thinking, like this.
0:15.7	I'm going home.
0:16.5	This mountain is dangerous.
0:21.8	Hi, I'm Spencer Matthews and welcome to my new podcast, Big Fish.
0:26.5	From setting up and running my own brand Cleanco, I know firsthand the dedication and grit
0:31.5	behind every success and I'm fascinated to find out what makes successful people tick.
0:36.9	So join me each week as I sit down with leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, sporting legends,
0:42.6	incredible designers and other famous faces to discuss what it takes to be the best.
0:49.9	You heard a clip from my guest today, Ant Middleton, at the beginning of the episode,
0:54.4	as he was realizing just how dangerous his climb up K2 the world's most treacherous mountain
1:01.2	had become.
1:03.0	Ant is an extreme adventurer, former Marine and former sniper.
1:06.8	He's best known for his role as chief instructor in the famous TV series SAS, Who Dairs
1:12.1	Wins. And in 2019, he conquered one of the world's biggest challenges climbing Mount Everest.
1:17.9	He's an incredible man and a perfect example of somebody who never gives up. Here's Ant
1:22.7	Middleton.
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