1. Kenton Cool is one of Britain's leading alpine and high altitude climbers.
20 Facts About Kenton Cool
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Kenton Cool has completed over 45 notable expeditions in the Greater Ranges and, in 2013, became the first person to climb Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse in a single push without returning to base camp.
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Kenton Cool's father was a photographer and his mother a florist, and the family home was near to Uxbridge, in Middlesex.
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Kenton Cool graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 after studying BSc Geological Sciences.
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Kenton Cool then guided for Jagged Globe, and then co-founded 'Adventure Base' which is an established worldwide adventure company.
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Kenton Cool married in 2008 and now lives in the village of Bibury in Gloucestershire in the UK.
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In 2003, Kenton Cool was nominated alongside climbing partners for the Piolet d'Or award for a route on Annapurna III.
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Kenton Cool was made an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Leeds in July 2018.
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Kenton Cool is considered one of the UK's top mountain and ski expedition leaders, having made several ascents of hard routes with clients, including the first British guided ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 2007 with polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, then in his sixties, who was initially afraid of heights.
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In 2009, Kenton Cool returned to Everest and successfully led Fiennes to the top, making Kenton Cool the most successful British Expedition Leader on the mountain.
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Kenton Cool has personally reached the summit of Everest 18 times; in May 2007 he reached the summit twice in one week.
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In January 2015, Kenton Cool reached the summit of Everest for an 11th time.
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The Britons were the first foreign climbers to reach the 8,850 metre peak in two years, after a group of Sherpa guides fixing ropes got to the top on Wednesday 11 May On 15 May 2022 Kenton Cool achieved his record-breaking 16th summit of Mount Everest, the most number of climbs by any non-Sherpa.
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Kenton Cool was wearing a hand painted protective lid by British contemporary artist Teddy McDonald.
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On 17 May 2023, Kenton Cool broke his own record and achieved his 17th summit of Everest, guiding Chairman of Iceland Food Group, Richard Walker, to the summit.
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Kenton Cool broke his own record by summiting Everest for the 18th time on 12 May 2024.
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In March 2007, Kenton Cool was part of a three-man team to raise funds for the Marie Curie Eiger Challenge Appeal.
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Annually, Kenton Cool provides a series of speaking events for the Royal Geographical Society and various outdoor clothing manufacturers and retailers, as well as giving keynote speeches at corporate conferences.
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Kenton Cool has been invited to sit on specialist panels.
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In 2008 Kenton Cool married Jazz Black, whom he had met in Chamonix, France.