ABU DHABI, UAE, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At just 18 years old, Emirati mountaineer Fatima Al Awadhi is about to embark on an incredible journey. Already recognised as the youngest Arab to summit Mount Vinson and Carstensz Pyramid, and the youngest Emirati to summit Mount Elbrus, Fatima has now officially started her latest journey. She's on a mission to conquer the Seven Summits – and eventually the prestigious Explorer's Grand Slam – starting with her ascent to Lenin Peak this month.
kAm%96 tIA=@C6CVD vC2?5 $=2> :D @?6 @7 E96 F=E:>2E6 492==6?86D :? 9F>2? 6?5FC2?46[ C6BF:C:?8 25G6?EFC6CD E@ 4=:>3 E96 $6G6? $F>>:ED WE96 9:896DE A62< @? 6249 @7 E96 D6G6? 4@?E:?6?EDX 2?5 D<: E96 =2DE 568C66 E@ 3@E9 E96 }@CE9 2?5 $@FE9 !@=6D]k^Am
kAmu@C u2E:>2[ E9:D ;@FC?6J :D 566A=J A6CD@?2=] w6C A2E9 E@ E96 H@C=5VD 9:896DE A62<D 3682? 5FC:?8 2 5:77:4F=E A6C:@5 :? 9:89 D49@@=] (9:=6 96C 72E96C H2D :? 2 4@>2[ D96 ;@:?65 E96 sF<6 @7 t5:?3FC89VD x?E6C?2E:@?2= pH2C5 D496>6 2D 2 H2J E@ ?2G:82E6 96C 8C:67] w6C 7:CDE EC6< E9C@F89 E96 z2E9>2?5F '2==6J :? }6A2= BF:4<=J :8?:E65 2 A2DD:@? 7@C >@F?E2:?66C:?8] $:EE:?8 2C@F?5 2 42>A7:C6 :? E96 w:>2=2J2D[ u2E:>2 D6E 2 >@?F>6?E2= 8@2=i E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 $6G6? $F>>:ED 367@C6 E96 286 @7 a_[ 2== H9:=6 DEF5J:?8 7F==\E:>6 2E 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 E96? F?:G6CD:EJ]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mp EC2:= @7 9:DE@C:4 >:=6DE@?6Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAms6DA:E6 96C J@F?8 286[ E96 p3F s923: 3@C? >@F?E2:?66CVD 249:6G6>6?ED 2C6 2=C625J 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ] $96 7:CDE DF>>:E65 |@F?E z:=:>2?;2C@ :? p7C:42[ >2C<:?8 96C 6?ECJ :?E@ >@F?E2:?66C:?8] $96 E96? D6E 96C D:89ED @? tFC@A6[ DF>>:E:?8 |@F?E t=3CFD E@ 364@>6 E96 J@F?86DE t>:C2E: E@ 5@ D@[ 7@==@H65 3J ':?D@? |2DD:7 2?5 r2CDE6?DK !JC2>:5]k^Am
kAm%9:D yF=J[ u2E:>2 H:== E2<6 @? 96C 9:896DE 6=6G2E:@? J6Ei E96 E@H6C:?8 {6?:? !62< :? E96 !2>:C |@F?E2:?D @7 zJC8JKDE2?[ C:D:?8 f[`bc >6E6CD 23@G6 D62 =6G6=] %9:D 8CF6==:?8 6IA65:E:@? :D 36:?8 F?56CE2<6? F?56C E96 AC6DE:8:@FD A2EC@?286 @7 w:D w:89?6DD $96:<9 |@92>65 3:? +2J65 p= }29J2?[ !C6D:56?E @7 E96 &?:E65 pC23 t>:C2E6D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%96 F=E:>2E6 32=2?4:?8 24Ek^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm!6C92AD E96 >@DE 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ 2DA64E @7 u2E:>2VD ;@FC?6J :D E96 H@C=5 D96 C6EFC?D E@ 36EH66? 6IA65:E:@?Di 2 F?:G6CD:EJ =64EFC6 92==] u2E:>2 :D 32=2?4:?8 6G6CJ 2DA64E @7 E9:D >@F?E2:?66C:?8 AFCDF:E 6?E:C6=J 2=@?8D:56 96C 7F==\E:>6 F?:G6CD:EJ DEF5:6D :? t4@?@>:4D[ >2?28:?8 >@?E9D @7 A9JD:42= AC6A2C2E:@?[ E649?:42= EC2:?:?8[ =@8:DE:42= 4@@C5:?2E:@?[ EC2G6=[ 2?5 C64@G6CJ[ 2== H:E9@FE A2FD:?8 96C 24256>:4 =:76]k^Am
More from this section
kAmw6C E:>6=:?6 :D DE2886C:?8i 96C 7:CDE ECF6 >@F?E2:?66C:?8 6IA65:E:@? @? 2 d[___\>6E6C A62< E@@< A=246 :? yF=J a_ad] yFDE @?6 J62C =2E6C[ D96 :D 2EE6>AE:?8 2 f[___\>6E6C A62< H:E9 7@FC @7 E96 $6G6? $F>>:ED 2=C625J D64FC65]k^Am
kAm{@@<:?8 29625[ u2E:>2VD D:89ED 2C6 7:C>=J D6E @? 3C62<:?8 E96 C68:@?2= C64@C5[ H9:=6 D96 2:>D E@ 2=D@ 4@?BF6C |@F?E tG6C6DE 2?5 {9@ED6 :? 2 5@F3=6\DF>>:E H:E9:? ac 9@FCD]k^Am
kAmQx 2> 566A=J 8C2E67F= 7@C E96 DFAA@CE @7 w:D w:89?6DD $96:<9 |@92>65 3:? +2J65 p= }29J2?[Q u2E:>2 6IAC6DD65] Q~FC 72E96C[ $96:<9 |@92>65 :D >J C@=6 >@56=[ 2?5 E@ >6[ 96 :D E96 9:896DE DF>>:E 2>@?8 2== E96 @E96C A62<D] w:D A2EC@?286 C67=64ED E96 G:D:@? @7 2 =6256C H9@ :?G6DED :? 2?5 6>A@H6CD E96 ?2E:@?VD J@FE9] (92E 3682? 2D 2 A6CD@?2= 8@2= 92D 8C@H? :?E@ 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ C6AC6D6?E >J 4@F?ECJ 2?5 56>@?DEC2E6 E96 C6D:=:6?46[ 42A23:=:EJ[ 2?5 2>3:E:@? @7 E96 A6@A=6 @7 E96 &?:E65 pC23 t>:C2E6D]k^Am
kAm|J ;@FC?6J 8@6D 36J@?5 DF>>:ED 2?5 C64@C5D] p DE@CJ 5@6D ?@E 6?5 H:E9 E96 A6CD@? H9@ E6==D :Ej :E 4C62E6D >@G6>6?E :? E9@D6 H9@ 962C :E] x 9@A6 >J DE@CJ 6?4@FC286D @E96CD E@ D2J J6D E@ F?72>:=:2C A2E9D[ DE6A @FED:56 E96:C 4@>7@CE K@?6D[ 2?5 6>3C246 492==6?86D E96J ?6G6C E9@F89E A@DD:3=6] }@ >2EE6C 9@H 5:77:4F=E =:76 364@>6D[ H6 2== 92G6 E96 23:=:EJ E@ C:D6[ C63F:=5[ 2?5 D92A6 2 5:776C6?E 7FEFC6]Qk^Am
kAm k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ!#}0x>365565pDD6E#676C6?46Q :5lQs:GpDD6E!=246w@=56CaQmkAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^>>I]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^>65:2^|$`gg`e_b^u2E:>2\p=\pH259:\x>286\`f];A8n:5l~pafdhhhhQ E:E=6lQw:DE@CJ :? E96 |2<:?8i t>:C2E: %66?286C u2E:>2 p= pH259: $6ED $:89ED @? {6?:? !62< :? !FCDF:E @7 r@?BF6C:?8 E96 $6G6? $F>>:EDQ 2=ElQw:DE@CJ :? E96 |2<:?8i t>:C2E: %66?286C u2E:>2 p= pH259: $6ED $:89ED @? {6?:? !62< :? !FCDF:E @7 r@?BF6C:?8 E96 $6G6? $F>>:EDQ ^mk^AmkAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^>>I]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^>65:2^|$`gg`e_c^u2E:>2\p=\pH259:\s@>2D9?:J\!62<\a_ae\x>286\a];A8n:5l~pafe____Q E:E=6lQw:DE@CJ :? E96 |2<:?8i t>:C2E: %66?286C u2E:>2 p= pH259: $6ED $:89ED @? {6?:? !62< :? !FCDF:E @7 r@?BF6C:?8 E96 $6G6? $F>>:EDQ 2=ElQw:DE@CJ :? E96 |2<:?8i t>:C2E: %66?286C u2E:>2 p= pH259: $6ED $:89ED @? {6?:? !62< :? !FCDF:E @7 r@?BF6C:?8 E96 $6G6? $F>>:EDQ ^mk^AmkAmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^>>I]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^>65:2^|$`ggacch^u2E:>2\p=\pH259:\&pt\!C6D:56?E:2=\r@FCE\x>286\`];A8n:5l~pafea_`fQ E:E=6lQw:DE@CJ :? E96 |2<:?8i t>:C2E: %66?286C u2E:>2 p= pH259: $6ED $:89ED @? {6?:? !62< :? !FCDF:E @7 r@?BF6C:?8 E96 $6G6? $F>>:EDQ 2=ElQw:DE@CJ :? E96 |2<:?8i t>:C2E: %66?286C u2E:>2 p= pH259: $6ED $:89ED @? {6?:? !62< :? !FCDF:E @7 r@?BF6C:?8 E96 $6G6? $F>>:EDQ ^mk^Amk^5:Gm
kA :5lQ!&#{Qmk:>8 E:E=6lQr:D:@?Q H:5E9lQ`aQ 96:89ElQ`aQ 2=ElQr:D:@?Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^6586]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^4^:>8^72G:4@?]A?8nD?l{}_ag_`U2>AjD5la_ae\_f\`cQ ^m ':6H @C:8:?2= 4@?E6?E E@ 5@H?=@25 >F=E:>65:2ik2 :5lQ!#}&#{Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^9:DE@CJ\:?\E96\>2<:?8\6>:C2E:\E66?286C\72E:>2\2=\2H259:\D6ED\D:89ED\@?\=6?:?\A62<\:?\AFCDF:E\@7\4@?BF6C:?8\E96\D6G6?\DF>>:ED\b_agachae]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^9:DE@CJ\:?\E96\>2<:?8\6>:C2E:\E66?286C\72E:>2\2=\2H259:\D6ED\D:89ED\@?\=6?:?\A62<\:?\AFCDF:E\@7\4@?BF6C:?8\E96\D6G6?\DF>>:ED\b_agachae]9E>=k^2mk^Am
kAm$~&#rt %96 !C6DD ~77:46 @7 u2E:>2 p= pH259:k^Am
kAmk:>8 2=ElQQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^CE]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^CE]8:7n}6HDxE6>x5l{}_ag_`U2>Aj%C2?D>:DD:@?0x5la_ae_f`c_eba!#0}t($0&$!#00000{}_ag_`U2>Ajs2E6x5la_ae_f`cQ DEJ=6lQ3@C56Ci_AIj H:5E9i`AIj 96:89Ei`AIjQ ^mk^Am
