Sheikha Asma Al Thani is a Qatari mountaineer who is the first Qatari woman to summit Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse, and Manaslu, K2 as well as the first Qatari female to climb Ama Dablam. She is also the first Qatari person to ski to the North Pole. On her ascent of Manaslu, she became the first Arab to summit an eight-thousander without oxygen. She is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Qatar Olympic Committee. She is also a member of the ruling family of Qatar. She recently completed her paragliding beginners' course at The Babu Adventures International Paragliding School in Sangja, Nepal.
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