Kenton Cool, Mountaineer & Adventurer
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein
4.6 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Today, we're diving into the awe-inspiring world of high-altitude adventure. Our subject is a man whose name is synonymous with daring expeditions and summit triumphs, the legendary climber and adventurer, Kenton Cool.
With 17 successful ascents of the mighty Mount Everest to his name, along with many other mountain peaks around the globe, including the ‘seven summits’ – the highest mountains on each of the seven traditional continents, Kenton is not just 'cool' by name, but by nature.
You’ll have heard him mentioned on previous podcast episodes - with Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Ben Fogle - Kenton has accompanied them on some of their most challenging ascents. Ben Fogle, Summited Everest with Kenton, and he led Sir Ranulph Fiennes up the North Face of the Eiger and to the summit of Mount Everest, too.
Kenton's adventure-filled life began in the UK, but he quickly found his heart in the Himalayas. He brings to life some of his most incredible adventures, and the valuable lessons he learnt along the way.
Destination Recap:
- Alaska
- Hubbard Glacier, Alaska
- Skagway, Alaska
- West Wales, Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire
- The Presili Hills, Pembrokeshire
- Pakistan
- Mt Everest
- Nepal
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Bhutan
- Colorado, USA
- Cape Town, South Africa
- European Alps in Summer
- Megeve, Switzerland
- South Africa
- Antarctic Peninsula
- North side of Everest
- Darjeeling, India
- Tibetan Plateau
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 0:09.8 | I'm your host, journalist Holly Rubinstein, and here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest about the seven chapters in their life's travel diaries. |
| 0:19.9 | From their earliest childhood travel memory |
| 0:22.3 | and the first place they fell in love with to their hidden gem and what's at the top |
| 0:26.7 | of their travel bucket list. We'll be uncovering their adventures around the world and the |
| 0:31.6 | travel experiences and destinations that have shaped their lives. Today we're diving into the awe-inspiring world of high-altitude adventure. |
| 0:42.4 | Our subject is a man whose name is synonymous with daring expeditions and summit triumphs, |
| 0:48.3 | the legendary climber and adventurer Kenton Kool. |
| 0:51.8 | With 17 successful ascents of the mighty Mount Everest to his name, |
| 0:56.5 | along with many other mountain peaks around the globe, including the seven summits, the highest |
| 1:00.9 | mountains on each of the seven traditional continents, Kenton, you could say, is not just |
| 1:05.7 | cool by name, but by nature. You'll have heard and mentioned on previous podcast episodes, |
| 1:12.4 | with Seranel Fines and Ben Fogle. Kenton has accompanied them on some of their most challenging ascents. Ben Fogel |
| 1:17.1 | summited Everest with Kenton and Kenton led Seranil Fines up the north face of the Iga and to |
| 1:23.2 | the summit of Matt Everest too. His adventure-filled life began in the UK, but he quickly found his |
| 1:29.0 | heart in the Himalayas. He brings to life some of his most incredible adventures today and the |
| 1:35.3 | valuable lessons he learned along the way. So, let's hear from him now. |
| 1:54.5 | Kenton Cool, welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. It is amazing to see you today. How are you? How's your day been so far? |
| 2:01.8 | Yeah, it's been good. It's a Monday morning. I love Mondays. They're full of opportunity, not just for the day, but for the week. And I'm normally pretty pumped on a Monday morning. I love Mondays. They're full of opportunity, not just for the day, but for the week. |
| 2:06.6 | And I'm normally pretty pumped on a Monday morning. And let me just give you an example. So this morning I am now sat with you, which is super exciting. But I've already had an hour long meeting. |
| 2:13.0 | I've been for my run. I've walked a dog. I've done school drop off. And I've cleaned up some of the |
| 2:18.1 | gym area outside. So Monday mornings are my most, well, Monday mornings are my most productive, |
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