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On Jan. 14, 2020, Nadhira al-Harthy became the first Arab woman to reach the summit of Mount Ama Dablam — about 22,000 feet — according to mountain records.
Lifestyle
‘Married to the mountains’: Arab women mountaineers set records despite social restrictions, pandemic
A man with a child walks in front of the Gankar Punsun glacier at Dochula in Bhutan.
Environment
Himalayan glaciers are granted ‘rights of human beings’ for protection