About 4,000 people have summited Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. And only eight of them have been Black. That is one of the reasons that Full Circle, a group of Black climbers and mountaineers, was formed.
Blind Chinese man climbs Mount Everest
Luckily, there were community groups in her native Seattle that helped young Saal pursue her interests. In those groups, she saw educators from a wide variety of racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, and they helped to quiet the voices that told her it couldn't be done. Like many young Black men, Henderson was encouraged to participate in team sports. He excelled at football, but a knee injury ended his NFL dreams. From there, he pivoted to a love of outdoor sports.
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