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Nayla Al Baloushi, the first Emirati woman to climb Mount Everest
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Ms Al Baloushi said she was inspired by her husband Saeed Al Memari, a fellow adventurer who has climbed Mount Everest twice.
Nayla Al Baloushi has become the first Emirati woman to climb Mount Everest. The UAE citizen reached the 8,849-metre summit on May 14, The National reported.
The Emirati mountaineer set herself a goal to conquer the world’s highest peak only three months ago.
Ms Al Baloushi said she was inspired by her husband Saeed Al Memari, a fellow adventurer who has climbed Mount Everest twice.
Mr Al Memari, 45, was the first Emirati to scale Mount Everest in 2012 and part of the first Emirati team in 2016 with the UAE armed forces.
Ms Al Baloushi told The National: “There was no other thought in my mind but that I’m going to do Everest."
“I’m so happy, I’m really happy. I still cannot believe that I did this."
"I had no doubt, nothing else, just Everest,” she added.
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The successful climb of both Ms Al Baloushi and Mr Al Memari makes them the first Arab couple to conquer the world's highest mountain.
Mental and physical strength were both vital in the expedition through treacherous, icy terrain in which temperatures dropped to chilling minus 40°C.
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