Raha Moharrak () (born ) is the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest. Previously she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Vinson, Mount Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kala Pattar, Pico de Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl.

Early life

Moharrak the youngest of three was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Hassan Moharrak and graduated from the American University, Sharjah in visual communication. She is currently pursuing her MBA at Synergy University Dubai Campus with a specialization in Women's Leadership. She lives in Dubai now where she is a graphic designer. According to the CNN, she said that "convincing them [her family] to let her climb was as great a challenge as the mountain itself!"

Raha Moharrak

Climbing Mount Everest

In February 2013, Moharrak reached the highest Argentinian summit Aconcagua

She was in a team of 34 other mountaineers and 29 guides in reaching the summit on May 18, 2013 from the Nepalese side of the mountain. Her four-member expedition team Arabs with Altitude included the first Qatari man, Mohammed Al Thani from Qatar's royal family and the first Palestinian man, Raed Zidan

Raha Moharrak

Speaking about her achievement, she said: "I really don't care about being the first, so long as it inspires someone else to be second."

Raha Moharrak

In 2017, Moharrak scaled all the Seven Summits and became the first Saudi woman to climb the Seven Summits.

See also

Muslim women in sport

References

External links

Official website

Instagram official account

1980s births

Living people

People from Jeddah

Summiters of Mount Everest

American University of Sharjah alumni