20 years ago THIS WEEK, Sibusiso Vilane made history by becoming the first black African to summit the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest twice and by two different routes. After the first ascent in May 2003 via the south side, on June 3 2005 he stood on top of the world again and this time he did it via the North Ridge—a more difficult and statistically less-successful side. Sibusiso has since completed the Seven Summits Challenge and stood at both the North and South Poles, making him the first African to achieve the Three Poles Challenge. Back then Sibusiso had hoped that his pioneering feat would be followed by many other black South Africans and Africans and that mountaineering would take root in more diverse communities. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Sibusiso, who is also preparing to run the Comrades Marathon on Sunday to reflect on his historic achievement 20 years ago....