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An Evening With the Full Circle Everest Team On May 12, the Full Circle Everest Team became the first all-Black climbing group to summit the world’s tallest mountain. Directed by pioneering mountaineer Phil Henderson, the crew immediately doubled the number of Black climbers who have ever made the trek. Speaking with Outdoor Gear Exchange and the North Face this week, members of the team discuss their experience and their dedication to decolonizing Everest — from building respectful relationships with their Nepali Sherpa guides to fostering humble, rather than entitled, attitudes toward nature. ....
Hundreds of people summit Mount Everest each year but before this year, fewer than 10 of them were Black. In May, the first all Black team of climbers successfully reached the summit as part of the Full Circle Everest Expedition. Some members of the team were from Colorado.KUNC’s Samantha Coetzee spoke with Eddie Taylor, a Full Circle Everest Team member and chemistry teacher from Boulder. ....
The team’s success nearly doubles the number of Black climbers who have summited Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world above sea level. ....
Since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest in 1953, more than 5,000 other people have made it to the top of the world's highest peak—but only. ....