`` They were as prepared as their knowledge at the time allowed them to be , but that knowledge was extremely limited in a lot of areas , '' he told CNN . British climber Kenton Cool attempts to carry Olympic gold medal to Mt . Everest summit . Climb in honor of explorers who made world 's second attempt to scale mountain in Almost 90 years later . The explorers turn back 7,000 or 8,000 feet from summit after avalanche kills nine Sherpas . However , they were still awarded Olympic gold medals for their efforts .
British climber Kenton Cool attempts to carry Olympic gold medal to Mt . Everest summit . Climb in honor of explorers who made world 's second attempt to scale mountain in Almost 90 years later . The explorers turn back 7,000 or 8,000 feet from summit after avalanche kills nine Sherpas . However , they were still awarded Olympic gold medals for their efforts .