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Member of First All-Black Team to Climb Everest Returns Home

James Kagambi, the first Kenyan to climb Mount Everest and a member of the first all-black group to reach the summit, was welcomed home to his native country on Monday, May 23.

Video by journalist Halima Gikandi shows the 62-year-old at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Monday. Gikandi said Kagambi received a “hero’s welcome”.

Local media reported Kagambi reached the peak on May 12. He was the only non-American member of the team. Credit: Halima Gikandi via Storyful