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Fahad Abdulrahman Badar
First Arab male to double summit Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fahad Abdulrahman Badar (Arabic: فهد عبدالرحمن بادار) (born 1979) is a Qatari mountaineer. He is the first Arab to double summit Mount Everest and Lhotse in the same expedition, and first Qatari man to reach the summit of K2.[2][3]
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Early life
Fahad Abdulrahman Badar was born in 1979 in Doha, Qatar. He completed his early education in Qatar before moving to the United Kingdom for higher studies. Badar earned a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from Bangor University in Wales. He later pursued postgraduate studies at Durham University, where he obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on global finance and management.[4][5]
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Badar began mountaineering in 2018, combining training with his professional career. Since then, he has climbed several notable peaks, including some of the most challenging peaks in the world; Mount Everest, Lhotse, and K2. His expeditions have included both successful ascents and significant challenges, including a serious injury sustained during one climb.
- (May 2018) Badar reached the summit of Kilimanjaro and in the same year he also climbed Mount Elbrus and Aconcagua.[6]
- Historic Double Summit (23 May 2019): Became the first Arab to summit both Mount Everest (8,848 meters) and Mount Lhotse (8,516 meters) within 24 hours during a single expedition.[7][8]
- (August 2019) Mont Blanc and Matterhorn.[3]
- (January 2021) Mount Ama Dablam (6,812 meters), a technical climb in Nepal, known for its steep ridges and iconic status in the Himalayas. Climbing with his friend Omani climber Nadhira Al Harthy. She became the first Arab woman to scale the peak.[9][10][11]
- (July 2021) he climbed Broad Peak mountain in Pakistan and during the expedition he lost four fingers to severe frostbite.[6][12]
- (July 22, 2022) Badar made history by becoming the first Qatari man to summit K2, demonstrating remarkable determination in one of the most treacherous climbing feats in the world. Alongside him was Saudi-Lebanese Nelly Attar, who became the first Arab woman to reach the peak and followed by Emirati Saeed Al Memari, marking a historic achievement in the Arab mountaineering community. Their accomplishments highlighted not only individual resilience but also the growing presence of Arab climbers in extreme high-altitude mountaineering.[13][14][15][16][6]
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