Kenton Cool: Climber breaks own Mount Everest record
A British climber has broken a record for climbing the world's tallest mountain.Kenton Cool scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most climbs up the world's tallest mountain for a non-sherpa.51-year-old Kenton and Nepali sherpa Dorji Gyaljen reached the 8,849m high summit at 11:00 local time (04:15 GMT) on Sunday 18 May 2025.Sherpa is the name of a local ethnic group of people who live in the mountains of Nepal, in central Asia, and sherpa is also used to describe someone who is a mountain guide working in the Everest area.The world record for the most number of Everest summits, belongs to 55-year-old Nepali sherpa, Kami Rita. His record stands at a whopping 30 summits, but that could soon change, as he is currently back on the mountain attempting to beat his own record with another climb.
Kenton Cool first scaled Mount Everest in 2004 and since then, he has climbed the mountain almost every year.Four days before his latest climb, Mr Cool wrote on his social media account that he "finally [had] a positive forecast" for the weather, that would allow him to go ahead with the climb attempt."Let's hope that we manage to thread the needle with regard to numbers of climbers and we have a safe and enjoyable time up high," he wrote.He has been congratulated by fellow mountaineer Mostafa Salameh, and American adventurer Adrian Ballinger who told Reuters news agency: "His experience, charisma, and strength make him a valuable part of the Everest community."
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