Less than 24 hours after conquering Mt Everest, Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al-Thani also became the first Qatari woman to scale Mt Lhotse, the fourth highest peak in the world at 8,516 m, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) said.
News of the first Qatari woman to summit Mt Everest has grabbed media headlines in the country of 2.7 million where close to 85 per cent of the population is expatriate.
Less than 24 hours after reaching the summit of Mt Everest, mountaineer Sheikha Asma bint Thani al-Thani has become the first Qatari woman to scale Mt Lhotse,
Doha: On May 27, 30 minutes past 6 o clock in the morning, a historical achievement has been made by Sheikha Asma bint Thani Al Thani as she became th.