Record-setting British climber says he will scale Everest again next year, targeting his 20th summit
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British mountaineer Kenton Cool who successfully completed his 19th summit of Mount Everest breaking his own record for the most ascents of the Everest by a non-Sherpa guide arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)British mountain guide Kenton Cool, center, who scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the worlds highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)British mountain guide Kenton Cool, who scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the worlds highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)British mountain guide Kenton Cool, center, who scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the worlds highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide speaks with journalists as he arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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British mountaineer Kenton Cool who successfully completed his 19th summit of Mount Everest breaking his own record for the most ascents of the Everest by a non-Sherpa guide arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
