Nelly Attar
Lebanese/Saudi mountaineer
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| May 10 2025 | Became the first Arab woman to scale Makalu. |
| May 2024 | Attar became the first Lebanese to summit Lhotse. |
| 2023 | Set the female record for the Most Four Finger Pull-ups (2 fingers per hand) in 1 minute. |
| 2023 | Received the Laureus Sporting Moment Award in recognition of her athletic achievements. |
| 2023 | Named by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business for 'Rewriting the Rules'. |
| 2022 | Became the first Arab woman to summit K2, completed the Breithorn Traverse, and ascended the Matterhorn (becoming the first Lebanese woman to climb the Matterhorn). |
| 2022 | Became the first Arab woman to summit K2, a significant mountaineering achievement marking a historic milestone for Arab women in high-altitude climbing. |
| 2021 | Attar scaled Denali (turning back 100m from the summit) and Ama Dablam. |
| 2019 | Attar climbed Mount Everest as part of an all-woman Arab team, including Joyce Azzam, Mona Shahab, and Nadhira Al Harthy. |
| 2018 | Attar re-climbed Kilimanjaro and ascended Lenin Peak, Island Peak, and Lobuche. |
| 2017 | Launched MOVE, the first dance studio in Saudi Arabia, during the country's national transformation period. |
| 2017 | Attar scaled multiple major mountains including Aconcagua, Mont Blanc, Gran Paradiso, Mount Stanley (becoming the first Arab woman to summit), and Mount Speke (becoming the first Arab woman to summit). |
| 2016 | Attar climbed Mount Elbrus. |
| 2015 | Began scaling peaks globally, ultimately climbing 23+ peaks by the present time. |
| 2015 | Attar climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. |
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