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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Binaj Gurubacharya

Record-setting British climber says he will scale Everest again next year, targeting his 20th summit

Nepal Everest - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Sherpa guide, returned from the mountain on Tuesday and said he is already planning his next attempt.

Kenton Cool, 51, from southwest England, scaled the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit on Sunday before flying on a helicopter with his clients back to the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.

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