British Climber Scales Everest for 17th Time, the Most by a Non-Sherpa Guide

British mountaineer Kenton Cool, who successfully completed his 17th summit of Mount Everest, speaks with the media upon arrival at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 19, 2023. Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo

KATHMANDU, Nepal—A British mountain guide returned to Nepal’s capital on Friday after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide.

Kenton Cool first climbed Mount Everest in 2004 and has been doing it almost every year since then.