Five Fremont County college students traveled to world’s highest peak to test climate sensors in partnership with historic all-Black expedition.

By Katie Klingsporn

The alpinist team Full Circle made international headlines when it became the first all-Black expedition to summit Mount Everest in May. 

Full Circle’s accomplishment was widely celebrated. What was lost in much of the coverage, however, was this detail: Five college students from central Wyoming trekked to base camp to help Full Circle test climate sensor technology.