Kenton Cool
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| Born | July 30, 1973 London , England |
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| Occupation | Mountain guide |
Kenton Cool is a British aspirant UIAGM mountain guide and experienced alpinist. He was nominated alongside climbing partners for the Piolet d'Or award in 2003 for a route on Annapurna III. He also led polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes on a successful attempt of the north face of Eiger during march 2007. [1]
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[edit] Biography
Kenton Cool successfully graduated from the University of Leeds in 1994 after studying Bsc Geological Sciences. [2] He has reached the summit of Mount Everest five times. Lastly on May 24th 2007. [3]
[edit] Major Ascents
| Major Ascents[4] | ||
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| Mountain/location | Route | Ascent info. |
| Mount Hunter Alaska | Moonflower Butress | 1st British ascent |
| Mount Hunter Alaska | Mini Moonflower | 1st ascent |
| Denali Alaska | Extra Terrestrial Brothers, Father and Son's Wall | 1st ascent |
| Denali Alaska | Denali Diamond, SW Face | 2nd ascent |
| Arwa Spire India | Awra Spire route unknown | 1st ascent |
| Annapurna III Nepal | SW Ridge | 1st ascent |
| Grande Jorasses France/Italy | L'Olan couloir | 1st ascent |
