Raha Moharrak is the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest. While climbing the world's highest mountain is challenge enough, for Raha, it also meant breaking a taboo. The mountain of conservative Islamic tradition was higher than Everest could ever be. But she did it anyway: with the support of her

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Raha Moharrak is the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest. While climbing the world’s highest mountain is challenge enough, for Raha, it also meant breaking a taboo. The mountain of conservative Islamic tradition was higher than Everest could ever be. But she did it anyway: with the support of her family she climbed the world´s highest mountain and set an example for young women that anything is possible – you just have to put your mind to it. While training for her next adventure, Raha Moharrak took the time to speak to MAD Talks´Linda Behringer.

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