First all-Black team set to scale Mount Everest

TAYLOR KNIGHT:

THE FIRST ALL-BLACK TEAM IS SET TO CLIMB THE WORLD’S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN.

PHIL HENDERSON IS LEADING A TEAM OF TEN CLIMBERS TO THE TOP OF MOUNT EVEREST. 

THE EXPEDITION IS SET FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT THERE’S A LOT THEY HAVE TO DO NOW TO PREPARE BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FOR THE CLIMB – INCLUDING TRAINING FOR CHANGES IN ALTITUDE.  

REACHING THE TOP ISN’T THEIR ONLY GOAL. 

THIS ALL BLACK TEAM IS FIGHTING FOR BLACK REPRESENTATION IN THE OUTDOOR SPORTS WORLD.

THEIR HOPE IS TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY IN ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 

HENDERSON SHARED THE PRESSURE HIS TEAM HAS TO SUCCEED “WE ARE USED TO THAT WEIGHT.” HE SAYS, “IT’S LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE.”

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE TEAM’S TREK TO MOUNT EVEREST?

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