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Four Corners-based leader of "Full Circle Everest" talks about the historic climb to the summit

Four Corners Public Radio | By Tami Graham
Published August 19, 2022 at 8:55 AM MDT
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Members of the Full Circle Everest expedition pause at Base Camp.
Courtesy of Evan Green

Phil Henderson of Cortez recently helped make history. He was the expedition leader for Full Circle Everest, the first all-Black team to summit Mt. Everest.

He talked about the historic climb in a KSUT Conversation.

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Tami Graham
Tami is the Executive Director of KSUT Public Radio. She is a fifth-generation Coloradoan and has lived in Southwest Colorado since 1984.
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