
REI to Produce Feature-Length Documentary of Historic ‘Full Circle’ Everest Expedition
Want to watch the world’s first all-Black Everest expedition reach the roof of the world? Grab the popcorn and get comfy.
Want to watch the world’s first all-Black Everest expedition reach the roof of the world? Grab the popcorn and get comfy.
If all 10 members of the Full Circle Everest Expedition summit, they’ll double the number of Black people who have stood on the roof of the world.
In the early hours of May 12, 2022, an American/Kenyan team of mountaineers became the first all-Black expedition to summit Mt. Everest.
Veteran mountaineer Marc Batard will attempt to climb a new route up the world’s tallest mountain without supplemental oxygen.
A new kind of Everest record now belongs to Roxanne Vogel, a GU sports nutritionist. She departed her coastal California home on May 10, summited the world’s highest peak on May 22, and returned to California on May 24.
‘Everest,’ the major motion picture, is the Hollywood dramatization of the 1996 disaster on the world’s tallest peak.
What does representation in climbing look like? It looks like climbers of all abilities getting inclusion, access, and working together to progress in the sport. Rock climbing guide Sonya Wilson is facilitating that in a big way. Over Memorial Day weekend, Eddie Bauer released its film ‘Elevated,‘ featuring climber Sonya Wilson. Wilson is a climber,… Read more »
This is GJ’s wrap on exploration and adventure news of the week. Here’s what you missed, and a few things to look forward to.
When 20-year-old Major Taylor won the 1-mile World Sprint Championship in 1899, he became the second Black athlete to win a world sports title and the first to win a cycling championship. A year later, he successfully defended his crown.
Through ‘Remix in Motion,’ Clif Bar and multiplatinum musician Mike Posner are teaming up to raise money for social justice. And they want you to join in on the movement — quite literally.
Billed as ‘the world’s toughest race,’ Eco-Challenge Fiji fielded more than 60 teams from 30 countries. Here’s the rundown of Eco-Challenge teams and what you need to know to pick your favorite.
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