A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Sherpa guide, returned from the mountain Tuesday and said he is already planning his next attempt.

Kenton Cool from southwest England, reached the 29,032-foot summit Sunday before flying on a helicopter with his clients back to the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.

“I am 51 now, and I have been coming here since 2004 to climb Everest,” Cool said at Kathmandu's airport. “I have at least one more climb for next year — maybe 20 or 21 (total). After that I'll start climbing other mountains in Nepal.”

Cool has scaled Everest almost every year since 2004.

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