Everest
- Former Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ decathlete Eddie Taylor admits he never expected to stand on the summit of Mount Everest — especially as part of the first all-Black team to attempt the expedition.
- Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ junior Madison Tarbox (Mktg'18) spent the month of July in a rural village outside Kathmandu, Nepal, teaching English, planting and harvesting in the jungle and trekking to the Everest Base Camp.
- Fifty years ago, Tom Hornbein made history by being part of the team that put the first American on top of Everest.
- Mountaineer Neal Beidleman survived the 1996 Mount Everest tragedy that left eight climbers dead. Upon his return this year he found some peace.