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Saudi woman makes history by reaching Everest summit
It took a lot of persuading before Raha Moharrak's Saudi family agreed to let her climbA Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest.
She is part of a four-person expedition that also includes the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summit.
They are trying to raise $1m (£660,000) for education projects in Nepal.
Originally from Jeddah, Ms Moharrak is a university graduate currently based in Dubai.
Coming from Saudi Arabia - a conservative Muslim country where women's rights are very restricted - she had to break a lot of barriers to achieve her goal, her climb team said.
A biography on the expedition website said convincing Ms Moharrak's family to agree to her climb "was as great a challenge as the mountain itself", though they fully support her now.
"I really don't care about being the first," she is quoted as saying. "So long as it inspires someone else to be second."
25-Year-Old Saudi Arabian Woman Makes History By Reaching Everest Summit
The 25-year-old Saudi Arabian made it to the top of Everest — along with 34 other climbers from around the world and their 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides — Saturday morning.
Moharrak is both the first Saudi Arabian woman and the youngest Arab to reach the summit, which at 8,850 meters or 29,035 feet is the highest in the world.
She was part of a four-person expedition that also included the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man to reach the summit. The group is aiming to raise $1 million to help fund education projects in Nepal.
They climbed from the Nepal side, leaving from the highest camp on South Col. The mountain can also be scaled from Tibet.
May is the most popular month for climbers to attempt Mount Everest because of the favorable weather conditions.
Originally from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, where women are heavily restricted by the conservative Islamic society, Moharrak said she had to surpass many hurdles to be able to make the climb.
"I really don't care about being the first," Moharrak said. "So long as it inspires someone else to be second."
The university graduate is currently based in Dubai.
This story was originally published by GlobalPost.
Read more: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/130518/raha-moharrak-first-saudi-arabian-woman-summit-everest#ixzz2Tfpeqfun
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