12: Ben Saunders

Kenton Cool is joined by the incredible Ben Saunders for a Cool Conversation! He's one of the world’s leading polar explorers, and a record-breaking long-distance skier who has covered more than 7,000km (4,350 miles) on foot in the Polar Regions since 2001. Introducing Cool Conversations with Kenton Cool! Every Thursday, legendary adventurer and mountaineer Kenton Cool chats with one of his inspiration friends such as Ant Middleton, Victoria Pendleton CBE and Nirmal Purja (Nims Dai). Get ready for stories about Everest, mountaineering and adventuring as well as tips on motivation and well-being. Kenton Cool is one of the world’s leading high-altitude climbers and also a highly engaging and inspiring motivational speaker. He has successfully climbed Mount Everest fourteen times. Kenton was first introduced to mountaineering when he read about Hillary and Norgay’s first ascent on Mount Everest in 1953.