British climber Kenton Cool, 52, reaches his 20th summit of Mount Everest, extending his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa. Multiple outlets report that Cool becomes the first climber outside Nepal to reach 20 Everest summits. The Independent describes him as having made more summits of the world’s highest peak than any non-Sherpa climber, underscoring that his tally surpasses other non-Sherpa records. Al Jazeera similarly reports that Cool is the first non-Nepali to have 20 Everest summits. Both sources frame the achievement as a milestone in long-term high-altitude climbing rather than a one-off expedition, focusing on the cumulative number of successful summits. The reporting characterizes his status relative to other climbers, emphasizing that the record is specifically within the non-Sherpa and non-Nepali comparisons. No additional details on route, weather, or other climbers are provided in the supplied excerpts.