Gloucestershire climber beats own record for the most climbs of Mount Everest
Kenton Cool has completed his 19th ascent of the world's highest mountain
Last updated 18th May 2025
A British climber has beaten his own record for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa.
Kenton Cool, from Gloucestershire, completed his 19th ascent of the world's highest mountain this morning (18 May).
The 51-year-old first climbed Everest in 2004 and has repeated the feat almost every year since.
Mr Cool scaled the 8,849-metre peak on Sunday along with several other climbers.
Nepali Sherpa, Kami Rita, holds the record for the greatest number of ascents of Everest by any person - completing the challenge 30 times.