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British Climber Kenton Cool scales Everest for 20th time, extending his own foreigner record
22 May 2026Celebrated British mountaineer Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world’s highest peak by any foreign climber.
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ClimbingBritish deaf climber Michael Woods, Sherpa guide being rescued from death zone on Mt Everest
21 May 2026Just hours after good news, a British deaf climber faced difficulties in the death zone on Mt Everest while descending from the summit late this afternoon.
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ClimbingUPDATE: Kristin Harila’s no‑O2 Triple Crown Summit falls flat amid controversy
21 May 2026Record-holding Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila reached the summit of Mount Lhotse (8,516 m) on Thursday morning, achieving a key milestone in her ambitious "Triple Crown" project in the Everest region.
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ClimbingBritish deaf climber Michael Woods summits Everest, as over 400 scale peak in two days
21 May 2026British deaf mountaineer and BBC Sign Language presenter Michael Joseph Woods stood atop Mount Everest (8,848.86m) on Thursday morning, becoming an inspiration to the global deaf community as part of a record-breaking two-day summit surge that saw over 400 climbers reach the top of the world's highest peak.
