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Mountain guide Kenton Cool climbs Everest for 20th time and says he's not ready to quit yet
Briton Kenton Cool scaled the peak for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Mountain guide Kenton Cool climbs Everest for 20th time and says he’s not ready to quit yet, Briton Kenton Cool scaled the peak for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide.
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- Mountain guide Kenton Cool climbs Everest for 20th time and says he's not ready to quit yetPBS News - 2026-05-24T16:53:01+00:00
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