Climbers such as Saray N'kusi Khumalo, Andrew Alexander King and Peter Naituli are aiming to make the mountains more diverse from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the summit of Mt. Everest.
Andrew Alexander King will never forget the first time he took on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak and the world'sBut it wasn't the summit that surprised the climber. It was the greeting he received when he came down, as local mountain guides gathered around him in a celebratory dance.
CNN recently spoke with King and two other Black climbers on what it will take to make the sport more diverse and inclusive across Africa and beyond.Sarah N'kusi Khumalo became the first Black African woman to summit Everest in 2019. Khumalo's climbs are also making a difference in the name of diversity. After she successfully completed her first big summit in 2012 -- Mt. Kilimanjaro -- Khumalo knew she was meant to be a mountaineer. And while she took note of the lack of diversity in her sport --"very much White-male-dominated," she says -- she never let that discourage her.
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