Cool Lectures In Sheffield Next Week

The latest in the Sheffield-based Lescar Lecture series of outdoor talks will be given by top climber Kenton Cool on Tuesday 10 November.


Cool has been climbing for 18 years and is one of Britain's top mountaineers with an impressive list of hard climbs to his name. In recent years, Kenton has been taking the skills honed by many seasons in the Alps and Scotland, to the Greater Ranges, with significant 1st ascents in Alaska, India, Pakistan and Nepal. These ascents reached a peak in 2003 with a major new route on Annapurna III (7,555m) for which Kenton, along with his two partners Ian Parnell and John Varco, were nominated for the prestigious Piolet D'Or Award.

In October 2006, Kenton made the first British ski descent of an 8000m peak (Cho Ouy). He's is the only European to summit Everest six times and to summit the mountain twice in a season. Most recently, he gained wider recognition for guiding Sir Ranulph Fiennes up the North Face of the Eiger and improbably to the summit of Everest.

Kenton will give a lecture on Nov 10th at the Lescar Hotel off Hunters Bar at 20.30. Tickets will be £7 / £6 (normal concessions).

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