Cool Conversations with Kenton Cool
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Cool Conversations with Kenton Cool
Conversations had the right way. Welcome to 'Cool Conversations' hosted by Kenton Cool. Kenton is one of the world’s leading high-altitude climbers, and a highly engaging and inspiring motivational speaker. He was the first person in history to complete the ‘Everest Triple Crown’, reaching the summ...
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Tales from the Trails: Laila Peak Part Two
In this week's episode, Kenton continues his climb up Laila Peak in Pakistan, providing real-time updates as he and the team move up the mountain from...
Tales from the Trails: Laila Peak Part One
The popular Tales from the Trails is back and this week Kenton is taking us on a journey through Pakistan.
Starting in Islamabad, Kenton and hi...
Conversation with Hannah Cox: Project Salt Run
Kenton's guest on this episode of Cool Conversations is Hannah Cox who is about to launch herself into a 4,200km run, having only started running last...
Sevan Garo: Starting the Conversation
We have another outdoor special for you this week, recorded near Chamonix in Servos. Kenton chats to Sev Garo, an artist and sculptor who is inspired...
TFTT: The Eiger
Tales from the Trails (TFTT) is back and this time Kenton is on the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.
Kenton talks us through his ascent of the 3,967m E...
Anna McNuff: Adventurous Commitment
Welcome to a previously untested podcast format (for us!) - a walk and talk. Kenton recorded this episode with adventurer, writer and super-mum, Anna...
Richard Pyne: Custodian of Páramo
This week's Cool Conversation is between Kenton and Richard Pyne, CEO of British clothing brand Páramo.
Right from the offset, we understand tha...
Professor Duncan Quincey: Losing Their Cool
Recorded at 6,400m on Everest, is this the highest altitude podcast recording ever? We don’t know but we do know that you’re going to love it!
K...
Dr Sarah Ruggins: Focus, Discipline, Gratitude
This week Kenton welcomes Dr Sarah Ruggins back to the pod to unpick the details of her incredible bike ride from John O'Groats to Lands End and back...
Mark and Erich: Unearthing History
Whilst at Everest Basecamp this year, Kenton recorded this episode with Mark Fisher and Erich Roepke who made arguably the most exciting Everest disco...
Jay Whiting: Achieving the Remarkable
This week, Kenton sits down to talk to Jay Whiting at Everest Base Camp. Jay is not a professional climber or a professional athlete - he is a full-ti...
Karl Egloff: The Speedy Mountaineer
In this special episode, Kenton interviews Karl Egloff at Everest Base Camp as they both prepare for their Everest expeditions.
Karl is an extre...
Hem Rana: From Park Run to Ultra
If you like running, this week's episode is for you! Kenton sits down to talk to Hem Rana, a remarkable man who 'got the running bug' after going alon...
Mark Evans MBE: Seeking Solitude
Mark Evans has been leading expeditions for over 40 years and he speaks to Kenton from Oman, where he has lived for 25 years. He has very recently com...
Belinda Kirk: Intentionally Wandering
Belinda Kirk is a researcher, campaigner, and author who is a huge advocate for adventure. When you tune into this episode, you will quickly realise t...
Jude Kriwald: Picking Up Dreams
Aged 19, Jude Kriwald cycled from England to India, a journey that he describes in vivid detail in this week's episode of Cool Conversations. From emb...
Andrew 'Basil' Heaney: Pushing the Envelope, Quietly
For most people, running a 100 mile race is an enormous undertaking, that requires months of diligent training. This week's guest, Basil Heaney, takes...
Lorraine McCall: The Draw of Big Journeys
In 2005, Lorraine McCall left her house to 'go for a walk' on her 40th birthday and didn't stop until she had walked up, and between, all 284 Munros i...
Ella Foote - Finding Endorphins in Water
This week Kenton dives into (excuse the pun!) a fascinating conversation with wild swimmer, author and journalist, Ella Foote.
Ella has been swi...
Elise Wortley - Learning from Women Pushing Boundaries
This week's podcast guest is Lise Wortley who has been on some fascinating journeys, conceived out of her curiosity about adventurous women from histo...
TFTT: Everest Base Camp Trek
It's the first episode of 2025 and we have a spectacular Tales from the Trails (TFTT) for you! Kenton recorded this whilst he was trekking to Everest...
Lakpa Rita Sherpa: Uplifting Others
Whilst trekking in the Khumbu region recently, Kenton bumped into 'super guide' Lakpa Rita Sherpa, and took the opportunity to interview him for the p...
Melissa Arnot: Strengthening Resolve
Melissa Arnot is a mountain guide, Everest summiteer, adventurer and co-founder of The Juniper Fund. More recently, she has taken up ultra-running and...
Dorjee Gyelzen Sherpa: Climbing to Success
This episode of Cool Conversations is a very special one because Kenton sits down with his close friend and Number One Sherpa, Dorjee Gyelzen.
D...
Lewis Moody: Investing in People
This week, we welcome rugby legend, Lewis Moody, to Cool Conversations! Lewis was a member of the 2003 World Cup winning England rugby squad and he am...
Sequoia Schmidt: Surviving Tough Times
This week, Kenton talks to Sequoia Schmidt who is a remarkable business woman, climber, base-jumper, author and philanthropist.
Sequoia started...
Sid Pattison - Enjoying Life For What It Is
Sid is a high-altitude mountain guide, a heli-ski guide and more recently a self-taught builder! Sid lives in The Cascades in Washington State and he...
Dr Sarah Ruggins: Embracing Resilience
This week, Kenton speaks to Dr Sarah Ruggins who, it is fair to say, leaves him lost for words a few times! Sarah embraced academia when she was young...
Benny Lieber: Bringing the Energy
Benny Lieber is an accomplished climber and is also described by Kenton as 'the next generation of high-altitude mountain guides'. Benny and Kenton m...
Brent Bishop - Framed by Family
A fellow mountain guide and mountaineer, Brent Bishop first summited Everest in 1994 and now describes himself as an 'aging climber'. He talks with Ke...
Ed Jackson: The Mountain Within Me
This week, Kenton talks to Ed Jackson, a former professional rugby player who sustained a spinal cord injury in 2017 and is now living a very active a...
Bonus - The Ainslies
Today we treat you to an extra six minutes of Kenton speaking to Ben and Georgie Ainslie. After they had finished their 'official' podcast recording,...
Ben Fogle: Wilderness and Whales
In this week's episode of Cool Conversations, Kenton speaks to broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle whilst they are both sailing through Alaska.
...
Ben and Georgie Ainslie: Making it Happen
Sir Ben Ainslie is a name many people will recognise. As Britain's most successful sailor, Ben won medals in five consecutive Olympic games from 1996,...
The Turner Twins: Willing to Experiment
This week, Kenton sits down with Ross and Hugo Turner, also known as The Turner Twins. The identical twins are adventurers who embark on a variety of...
Lukas Furtenbach: Recapping the Everest 2024 Season
Lukas is a mountaineer, geographer, adventurer, leader of countless expeditions and founder of Furtenbach Adventures. He has established Furtenbach Ad...
Martin Hartley: Discovering New Species
This week, Kenton sits down with Arctic photographer, Martin Hartley, to hear about his latest project.
Martin has recently returned from a rese...
Tim Howell - Jumping from Great Heights
Tim Howell is an alpinist, a mountaineer, a climber and one of the world's leading wingsuit base-jumpers. Kenton sat down to talk to Tim at Everest Ba...
Anna Hemmings: Striving for Excellence
Anna Hemmings is a phenomenal athlete who has been crowned World Champion six-times and competed at two Olympic games. Her chosen sport is marathon ka...
James Peach: The Value of Time
This week, Kenton sits down with James Peach - a brand strategist by trade, who likes to add side-helpings of adventure to keep things interesting!