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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Binaj Gurubacharya

This British climber has climbed Mount Everest 19 times. Now he wants to do it again

British mountain guide Kenton Cool scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide - (Associated Press)

A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for a record 19th time says he’s already planning his next attempt.

Kenton Cool, 51 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 on Tuesday.

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