British mountaineer Kenton Cool Scale Mount Everest Record for the 19th time, the highest by any non-Serp

File Photo: British climber Kenton Cool (Picture Credit: X/@Kentoncool)

On Sunday morning, British mountaineer Kenton Cool climbed Mount Everest for the 19th time, a non-Serpa climber set a new record for the most ascending of the world’s highest peak. According to the agency AP, the 51 -year -old was reported to be in good health, confirming the Iswari Pudel of Himalayan Guide Nepal.Southwest has enhanced the Gloster shayire to cool from Gloster’ser, first in 2004, and since then 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountains have been increased every year. His climbing program was interrupted only in 2014, 2015 and 2020, when Everest expeditions were canceled either due to either a deadly avalanche or Kovid -19 epidemic.Along with the skillful climber, Dorji Gyalgen Sherpa, who completed his 23rd climb during the same climb, reported the Himalayan Times. He arrived at the summit around 9:15 am, using the standard South -East Ridge route leading by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgi in 1953.The achievement of cool was widely celebrated in the climbing community. The Adrian Ballinger of the US-based Alpenl expeditions was quoted by Reuters, saying, “His experience, charisma, and strength make him a valuable part of the Everest community. He is just a great man to share stories on the mountain for two decades.”While the cool holds a record among the non-Serpa climbers, the Nepali legend Rita Sherpa remains a overall record holder with the 30 Everest summit and currently on the mountain for the second, according to the AP.Nepal, which hosts eight out of 14 highest peaks in the world, has issued 468 Everest climbing permits this season, each costs a cost of $ 11,000 according to the Reuters. The current spring window is the most popular for Everest expeditions, usually closing in late May before the monsoon season begins.Cool has also acquired other milestones in high altitude climbing. In 2013, he became the first British climber to summit Mount Neutase, Mount Everest and Mount Lotse in the same season. In 2021, he extended Lotse after less than 29 hours after reaching the top of Everest, according to the Himalayas time.

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