British mountaineer Kenton Cool has set a record for the most Mount Everest summits by a non-Nepali after reaching the top of the world’s highest mountain for the 17th time
Cool reached the peak alongside Dorjee Gyelzen Sherpa, a local guide who has himself summitted both Everest and K2 multiple times, and Richard Walker, executive chairman of the Iceland grocery store chain in the UK. According to a post on Cool’s Instagram account, the trio reached the top of Everest at 1:30 am British Summer Time, which is 6:15 am Nepal time. “Conditions on the summit push were incredibly cold, leading to multiple tech failures with the tracker/comms going down,” reads the post.
This year, Nepal issued 463 climbing permits to international tourists, its highest number ever. The largest groups represented were the U.S. and China. In 2018, the Nepali government banned foreigners from climbing Everest alone. Then, earlier this year, they banned all solo trekking throughout the country. “When you are traveling solo, in case of emergencies there is no one to help you,” Mani R. Lamichhane, Director of the Nepal Tourism Board, told CNN about the decision.
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