James Kagambi: The 62 Year Old Who Just Summited Everest

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🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The first all-black team of climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest last week, including the first Kenyan ever to do so. Today on the show Short Wave Host Aaron Scott talks with Science Reporter Ari Daniel about his interview with James Kagambi, a snow-loving, 62-year-old with a bum knee who made the trek despite his doctor's orders.

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0:00.0	You're listening to shortwave from NPR.
0:04.6	Hey there short waivers, Aaron Scott here with Science Desk reporter Ari Daniel who is
0:11.2	taking us to New Heights literally.
0:14.3	Ari, am I going to need an oxygen mask for this one?
0:17.2	No, no, don't worry.
0:18.2	I think you're all set.
0:19.2	Aaron, this will be a gentle journey.
0:21.7	Thank you, thank you so much.
0:23.0	So I understand you got to interview someone pretty remarkable.
0:27.0	Yes, Aaron.
0:28.2	His name is James Cacambi, KG for short, that's what everybody calls him.
0:33.5	And when he landed at the Nairobi airport in Kenya on May 23rd, he was greeted as a national
0:39.8	hero.
0:41.3	KG just returned from a successful climb to the top of Mount Everest.
0:47.7	He's the first Kenyan to do so at Get This, age 62.
0:52.8	Wow, unbelievable.
0:53.9	Yeah, thank you very much.
0:58.6	I'm feeling good, a bit tired.
0:59.6	KG understandably was tired.
1:01.3	He was part of the full circle Everest expedition, the first all black team to summit the highest
1:07.6	peak in the world.
1:09.2	And it nearly doubled the number of black climbers ever to scale Everest.
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