Kenton Cool is one of the world\u2019s leading high-altitude climbers and also a highly engaging and inspiring motivational speaker. He has successfully climbed Mount Everest fifteen times. Kenton was first introduced to mountaineering when he read about Hillary and Norgay\u2019s first ascent on Mount Everest in 1953. An obsession with rock climbing developed at university and, on graduating, Kenton moved to Sheffield to pursue this further.<\/p>\n
In 1996 he suffered a fall from a rock face and shattered both heel bones. A year of surgery and therapy saw him become determined to regain his climbing form and he joined the British Mountain Guides scheme. Since then, Kenton hasn\u2019t looked back. He has climbed extensively all over the world \u2013 establishing new routes and first ascents on peaks in Alaska, France and India. In 2003, he was nominated for a Piolet d\u2019Or award (the equivalent of the Oscars for mountaineers) for a route on Annapurna III.<\/p>\n
Kenton is also one of the world\u2019s most sought-after guides, his track record on Everest is the best of any leader. In 2007, Kenton successfully guided Sir Ranulph Fiennes up the North Face of the Eiger before leading him to a successful Everest summit in 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"