A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a hiking official said.
Britain’s Kenton Cool, 51, climbed the 8,849-m (29,032-foot) peak in the morning and was descending to lower camps, said Rajan Bhattarai of Nepali expedition organising company Himalayan Guides.
Fellow climbers hailed the record as “legendary”.
“His experience, charisma,
