Kenton Cool Sets Non-Sherpa Record with 19th Everest Ascent

British Army veterans first to summit Mount Everest using xenon gas therapy

‘Xenon climbers’ continue Everest expedition, aiming to return to London in 7 days using xenon gas to accelerate acclimatization - Anadolu Ajansı

Renowned mountain guide puts clients on Everest summit less than a week after they left London

The feat marks one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak

The ascent of Mount Everest is shrinking to a weekly trip. Four British climbers stand five days after their departure in London on the highest point of the earth - thanks to a new controversial concept.

British ex-special forces climb Everest and back in seven days with xenon gas boost

KATHMANDU, May 21 — A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest today, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days. The four men, who include government minister Alistair Carns, left London on Friday, pre-acclimatised to the low oxygen at high altitudes—including the controversial assistance of xenon gas, a method that has raised eyebrows in the mount…

British climbers conquer Everest in record time using Xenon gas innovation

Xenon is a colourless, odourless gas with anaesthetic properties that can improve acclimatisation and protect against altitude sickness.

Britons become first to scale Mount Everest using Xenon gas

Four British climbers became the first to scale Mount Everest on Wednesday using Xenon gas, which helped them save several weeks mountaineers need to get used to high altitudes, an official of their expedition organising company said.