Kenton Cool: The Untold Stories From 16 Everest Summits

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Kenton Cool: The Untold Stories From 16 Everest Summits

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Kenton Cool is an English mountaineer, a performance coach and co-founder of In Cool Company. He has climbed Everest a record 16 times and, among many other accomplishments, he kicked off the 2012 Olympics’ when he fulfilled an 88-year old pledge to take a gold medal from the 1924 Olympic Games to the top of Everest.
In this episode Kenton, Jake and Damian discuss how Kenton deals with ‘the death zone’ whilst on an expedition and the uncontrollables that comes with it. He shares how he mentally switches off from the pressures of expeditions, the stress during the expedition can be so high that coming back down to normal life can be challenging.
Kenton opens up about how he has struggled connecting to his own feelings, and how important working on himself has been. He tells the story of how a young boy in Pakistan illustrated to him a different way of living, completely shifting his work view.
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The High Performance Podcast offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, successful individuals. It doesn’t matter where our guest has excelled - in sport, music, business or entertainment - they all have first-hand experiences and lessons to share. Find out what non-negotiable behaviours they employed to get them to the top, and keep them there.
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Пікірлер: 67

@shirleyvmaui Жыл бұрын

I’m not a climber, but I can’t imagine a more trust worthy man to lead a challenging climb. Fantastic interview!

@dianamincher6479 Жыл бұрын

It's all an act!

@ONCEuponAtime999 Жыл бұрын

any good sherpa would be a better option than a white man who does this only for money

@Mila_Brearey 8 ай бұрын

Kenton is amazing!! He is so well liked, trusted and respected.

@Oddmen1 Жыл бұрын

I love Kenton. A inspirational human and very humble. He really understates his achievements and what he has done with his short life. You can see the affection and admiration for the Sherpas he has through his words and expressions and rightfully so.

@BSamuel1874 Жыл бұрын

Kind, modest, sincere, outrageously ambitious and a real gentlemen. A wonderful educator and type of civil servant. Absolutely loved this conversation, thank you guys for bringing such a range of speakers to the public square. I want to experience summit day with Kenton!

@dianamincher6479 Жыл бұрын

He's a capitalist junkie!

@ozzy9708 Жыл бұрын

Kenton is a legend. Great storyteller

@AntonyGoodall Жыл бұрын

Brilliant interview. Striving to be more kind is an excellent goal.

@jacobcolman5423 Жыл бұрын

What an inspirational guy, a great episode. 🚀

@HighPerformancePodcast Жыл бұрын

thnk you Jacob!

@dianamincher6479 Жыл бұрын

Can't buy by Kenton's attitude or values. I can't understand what he's advertising . He can't be genuinely Humble and that's why he not one of the greats. Just a pedestrian thinker with fairly pedestrian climbing skills !

@Binneke1974 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful person!

@bindibee Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved this conversation. Thank you for sharing.

@HighPerformancePodcast Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@stephanglim7192 Жыл бұрын

This was such a fantastic interview, what an interesting man with such great stories to re-tell to learn from.

@jimr4717 Жыл бұрын

Superb episode - it’s all about personal connectiveness

@theadventuresamongus9072 Жыл бұрын

Mr Lee didn't pass alone. He felt safe with you and could let go. ❤

@willyd9 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating 👏

@legend_aga-_-1660 Жыл бұрын

How does this video has only 15k views. It should reach 100k+

@gandalf_777 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Kenton. Wow! What a human being.

@marylouaguero7060 4 ай бұрын

Incredible to hear his story!

@rayman86 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Great work 👍👍

@steaustin8789 11 ай бұрын

I love Kenton too. He's number one for me. I also like David breashears, ed viesters and Pete Athens.

@HalfB Жыл бұрын

Very fascinating and magnificent path this person has chosen to live. Living authentic in whatever you do is so paramount and you can see that in him as he shares his life. It struck me literally like a quick but light smack on my psyche which made me physically twitch. When he stated the ways he bonded with the Sherpas on his team by going back and forth between the kitchen tent and the mess tent listening to them speak…..but he didn’t speak Nepalese. After so much extraordinary time and investment in the depths and grit of a person’s character and what on every level they’re made of…. What was it that stopped him from learning to speak the very language of the people he’s trusting with his life and are bonded to like family?????? That’s a stunning mental/emotional block that needs to be explored. The gentleman that is from the states that is a master at learning language fast and then goes shopping where they speak the most recently learned language and stuns them….. these two men need to connect. To not speak the language of a region you so dearly love and not learn the language is a hurtle to bonding. I don’t underestimate the mind block that stops him from speaking Nepalese as a person with learning challenges myself. God bless ✌️

@roohamm2456 Жыл бұрын

@KentonCool has a doc called world's greatest peaks. Or mountains. Roku! It's awesome!!!

@Mila_Brearey 8 ай бұрын

The sherpas speak English ... but I'm sure he knows many Nepalese words & phrases.

@markusz77 Жыл бұрын

Amazing interview! Thank you Kenton for sharing!

@jayjay-zb8zg Жыл бұрын

KENTON IS A TOP TOP G

@HighPerformancePodcast Жыл бұрын

TOP

@n1t21r3 Жыл бұрын

It's hard to explain. Particularly with the outdoors, you can't force the person you love out of their element. No matter how much stress you experience for them. It's their thing, it's who they are. If it wasn't there they'd be a different person.

@HighPerformancePodcast Жыл бұрын

Wow. What an episode with Kenton. Which part of the conversation stood out for you?

@dianamincher6479 Жыл бұрын

Go into acting Kenton!

@akmw44 Жыл бұрын

I knew him before he was famous, both his ankles are fooked making this achievement even more superhuman. Well done on a great life Kenton mate, from kev ward IRATA L3 t,,,,,, Potter and myself spoke about the Tesco air sealing days (van dwelling lol)

@RG-ja34sep 7 ай бұрын

Kenton is obviously a mountaineering legend! One thing I can’t comprehend is why he would want to climb Everest 16 times! Surely 3 times is sufficient! What about the other 8000m peaks, or newer challenges?

@tracycameron5099 4 ай бұрын

He's a guide, trying to make a living. Most people want Everest, it seems.

@geraldstiling3735 Жыл бұрын

2:30 I hate to disagree. There are guides🧗‍♀️🧗‍♂️ that have summit 🏔️ more than 16 times. They do it to support their families👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 kama Rita Sherpa 28 summits🧗‍♂️

@steve-marsh Жыл бұрын

Love the format but the guy asking questions on the right always makes it sound like a job interview 🤣 'can you give me an example of a time...'

@eddy_creative Жыл бұрын

You can see why the likes of Ben Fogle and others have chosen Kenton to lead their summit attempts.

@hammerX007 Жыл бұрын

Interesting discussion, too many adverts it ruins the flow..

@InchFab Жыл бұрын

There aren't any ads on my... Oh, right I have youtube vanced and haven't watched an ad in years.

@HighPerformancePodcast Жыл бұрын

Noted - there were on this for sure. And will be changed. Thanks Ian

@JesseTrites Жыл бұрын

KZfaq premium.

@SamirMishra6174 Жыл бұрын

@@HighPerformancePodcast hey no problem with the advertisement, you need to pay the bills man. I will take the KZfaq premium if it bothers me too much. The fact that this content is free is blessing enough 🙏

@rickpetersen5728 2 ай бұрын

His running of an ugly scenario to achieve peak performance under peak pressure is precisely what Eddie Hall did to lift 500 kg.

@HalfB Жыл бұрын

I’m probably saying the obvious, but whoever could create an oxygen condenser that could withstand those extreme conditions would be a global hero and life saver. My mom has been on 24 hours 365 oxygen for over 15 years. Tanks of oxygen everyday are cumbersome and a constant source of anxiety for various logistical reasons when traveling because the small mobile units are so expensive so we just use the tanks. To have to lug them up Everest and always be assessing the available oxygen etc makes me so compassionate and full of admiration and respect. If each person could carry a mobile oxygen condenser in their backpack…. Someone make a call to Elon musk, NASA, Lockheed Martin, Lex Fridman ..…. Chatgdp…….?

@melodymacken9788 9 ай бұрын

Find an inventor and patent it yourself.

@lydiabalizet9673 4 ай бұрын

I’m concerned about how Everest has been made a big trash area.

@bartoszbrown1322 Жыл бұрын

Czapkins [*]

@irish7summits Жыл бұрын

I came here wondering if the on-cue tears would make an appearance, and there they are right in the opening sequence. I will wait for a podcast to ask how during strict lockdown in UK in March 2021, Kenton's wife and kids went on an Easter vacation to Nepal and trekked with him to EBC from where he took a UK client (who was not permitted to leave UK for non-work purposes) up Everest while everyone else was obeying the rules and protecting the vulnerable. I have never regained respect for him.

@melodymacken9788 9 ай бұрын

Yeah...I get what you are saying.

@npcfigureathletedawnirish691 7 ай бұрын

Cause the "covid" virus lives at 8

@dianamincher6479 Жыл бұрын

Why do you repeat on the same mountain? Why not try Nanga Parbat or Annapurna 1?

@NorthWalesKid Жыл бұрын

Oh Jesus Christ! 🦌

@jasoncdebussy Жыл бұрын

Great interview but Kenton needs to remind himself that he has a lovely house in the Cotswolds and an unbelievably rich (in so many ways) life because of... capitalism.

@21upbowls Жыл бұрын

It’s called hypocrisy

@Mila_Brearey 8 ай бұрын

Most climbers are quite poor and work seversl jobs in order to save enough in 2-3 years for their equipment, permit and expedition. Capitalism makes it possible. The more you work, the bigger your financial reward. Why exactly are you on his case? He's 51 years old, so he climbed the better part of 15-20 years just living a normal life. Now, he puts himself out there, whether in front of audiences or risking his life climbing, means that he is able to make a living finally.

@Mila_Brearey 8 ай бұрын

@@21upbowls Don't be so stupid! Hypocrisy?? 😂😂

@jasoncdebussy 8 ай бұрын

@@Mila_BreareyOn his case? Are you insane? I have looked up to Kenton for many years and I respect him greatly. Everything I said is correct - are you a snowflake triggered by facts? 🤣

@fat-girl-spelunker Жыл бұрын

Quitcho cryin cuh

@peterenevoldsen7199 3 ай бұрын

It’s the capitalist society, that makes it possible for you to climb the Himalayas. Have a little gratitude.

@somjasa 10 ай бұрын

Sorry but I can't agree with the entitlement of having "me time" when having children. One can wish for or being lucky to have some but the "right to", no.