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25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 24, 2026, after setting a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 24, 2026, after setting a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 24, 2026, after setting a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 24, 2026, after setting a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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#13744187

25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool waves at media after arriving in Kathmandu, Nepal, from the Everest Region on May 24, 2026. Cool sets a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and later became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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#13744182

25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool, wearing a blue cap, interacts with media upon landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, from the Everest region on May 24, 2026. Cool set a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool, wearing a blue cap, interacts with media upon landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, from the Everest region on May 24, 2026. Cool set a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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25 May 2026

Veteran British mountaineer Kenton Cool, wearing a blue cap, arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, from the Everest region on May 24, 2026, after setting a historic international climbing record by successfully summiting Mount Everest for the 20th time. The 53-year-old climber from Gloucestershire, England, reached the summit early Friday alongside veteran Sherpa guide Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa, who completed his 24th successful Everest ascent. Cool first climbed Everest in 2004 and became the first British climber to summit Nuptse, Everest, and Lhotse in a single climbing season in 2013. In 2021, he further expanded his mountaineering achievements by summiting Lhotse within 29 hours of reaching the top of Everest.

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#13702160

14 May 2026

The audience watches DEEP Robotics' quadruped intelligent robot, also known as a robot dog, perform a climbing demonstration at the 2nd Hangzhou International Humanoid Robot and Robotics Technology Exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on May 14, 2026.

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#13696618

12 May 2026

A 'No Smoking' sign is displayed by the Indian Army in Phadamchen, Sikkim, India, on April 17, 2026. Smoking is increasingly prohibited in the Himalayas due to health risks at high altitudes, environmental protection, and local regulations. It is banned in public spaces like Sikkim to prevent reduced oxygen intake, which can increase the risk of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) and lower oxygen concentration in the blood, potentially leading to life-threatening conditions. Smoking also reduces lung capacity, which is essential for trekking and climbing, and is part of efforts to maintain a clean and fragile ecosystem.

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#13679160

8 May 2026

Aquib assists his friend Sahil in climbing a tree to eat mulberries on the banks of a canal on a hot day in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 8, 2026.

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#13671887

6 May 2026

WAKAYAMA, JAPAN - MAY 6: Thomas Lebas of Kinan Racing Team shows intense focus at the start line of the Wakayama Castle Criterium, the pre-event of the 26th Tour de Kumano, on May 6, 2026, in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

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6 May 2026

WAKAYAMA, JAPAN - MAY 6: Thomas Lebas of Kinan Racing Team speaks with a team staff member following the Team Presentation for the Wakayama Castle Criterium, the pre-event of the 26th Tour de Kumano, on May 6, 2026, in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Lebas, a veteran French climber and former overall winner of the Tour de Kumano, remains a central figure for the Japanese UCI Continental squad heading into the 2026 edition.

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#13603661

20 Apr 2026

HAGI, JAPAN - APRIL 19: A Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) displays yellow facial markings while climbing onto a rock at the edge of the moat at the Hagi Castle ruins in Shizuki Park, located in the historic former castle town of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, on April 19, 2026.

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#13603626

20 Apr 2026

MINE, JAPAN - APRIL 19: The cascading flowstone and drapery formations, creatively known as 'The Jellyfish Climbing Up the Waterfall,' adorn a massive limestone wall deep within Akiyoshido Cave, located within Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, on April 19, 2026.

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#13587000

17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A visitor carrying a backpack and umbrella spins 'Mani-guruma' (prayer wheels) while climbing the stone steps of Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. The wheels are inscribed with the Heart Sutra, and in Shingon Buddhism, turning them is believed to provide the same spiritual merit as chanting the sacred text.

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