Raha Moharrak is the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman ever to conquer Mount Everest. As preparation for the attempt on the world’s tallest mountatin, Moharrak climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Vinson, Mount Elbrus and Aconcagua, along with a host of other peaks on different continents. The youngest of three children, Moharrak was born in Jeddah. She graduated from the American University, Sharjah in visual communication, and is currently pursuing her MBA at Synergy University Dubai Campus with a specialisation in Women’s Leadership. According to CNN, she said that “convincing them [her family] to let her climb was as great a challenge as the mountain itself”.