Raha Moharrak () (born ) is the youngest

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and the first

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woman to climb

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. Previously she climbed

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, Kala Pattar,

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and Tajamulco.

Early life

Moharrak the youngest of three was born in

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to Hassan Moharrak and graduated from the American University, Sharjah in

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. She is currently pursuing her MBA at Synergy University Dubai Campus with a specialization in Women's Leadership. She lives in

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now where she is a graphic designer. According to the

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, she said that "convincing them er familyto let her climb was as great a challenge as the mountain itself!"

Climbing Mount Everest

In February 2013, Moharrak reached the summit of

in Argentina, the highest summit outside Asia. 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,

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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." In 2017, Moharrak scaled all the

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and became the first Saudi woman to climb the Seven Summits.

References

External links

Official website

Instagram official account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moharrak, Raha 1980s births American University of Sharjah alumni Living people People from Jeddah Summiters of Mount Everest Year of birth missing (living people)