They made it to the top of the world — while also making history. The Full Circle Everest team, which began its journey into the Himalayas after months of training and trekking, has become the first all-Black American expedition to make it to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world above sea level. "We're all Black people ... there is a lack of representation of Black people in mountaineering and in high-altitude mountaineering," team leader Phil Henderson Henderson told NPR in a 2021 interview. "There's so few of us at this level that it's our duty, in a sense, to bring this to our communities, to our young people and talk about the benefits of being outdoors and connecting with nature and having a healthy lifestyle throughout their lives." Read the full story at the link in our bio. / 📸: Evan Green, Courtesy of Full Circle Everest