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Kenton Cool Sets Non-Sherpa Record with 19th Everest Ascent

  • British mountaineer Kenton Cool reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 19th occasion on Sunday, setting a new record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa climber on the 8,849-meter peak.
  • His repeated ascents follow canceled climbing seasons in 2014 and 2020, plus deadly avalanches in 2014 and 2015 that caused significant fatalities among Sherpa guides.
  • Cool, 51, from southwest England, has climbed Everest nearly every year since his first summit in 2004 and was equipped by Himalayan Guides Nepal for this expedition.
  • With over 900 climbers attempting this spring season alongside Sherpa Kami Rita, who leads all climbers with 30 summits and is currently on the mountain, weather will soon worsen due to the monsoon.
  • Cool’s climb highlights continuing high activity amid challenging conditions, while Kami Rita aims to reach a 31st summit soon before the season ends.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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