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'When I see a summit, I smile, I did it': Emirati teen on scaling peaks and setting records

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“When I see a summit, I smile, I did it': Emirati teen on scaling peaks and setting records”

Emirati teen mountaineer Fatima Al Awadhi has a compelling message for young people: it’s never too early to reach out and seize your dreams. A petite powerhouse of energy and spirit, Ms Al Awadhi, 19, has already set several records in scaling the world’s highest peaks. And over the next seven months, the Abu Dhabi resident will take on a new set of intense challenges. She has set her sights on the Seven Summits – climbing the highest mountain on each continent – and reaching the North and…

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