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Zeinab raised Lebanon’s flag on Mt Everest
28-8-2018
The Lebanese mountaineer, Zeinab Abdel Raouf Salam, successfully planted her country’s flag signed by President Michel Aoun on the Island Peak in the Himalayas known as Mt Everest (c.f: https://bit.ly/2oh6HAp), An Nahar reported. Zeinab has flown to Nepal on a personal initiative without receiving any backing from the government or the private sector. She decided to take a loan to realize her childhood dream, the newspaper wrote. The trek was very dangerous, Zeinab told An Nahar reporter, noting that out of 40 participants, only 7 continued mountain climbing, including her. One night, she said, the level of her blood oxygen fell and she was scared of falling. She was drained and her body almost shut down. Before reaching the peak, Zeinab recounted, the health conditions of many climbers deteriorated and they had to quit, but she felt the urge to continue her journey upward, lamenting that while many participants were supported by their governments and by wealthy individuals, she was alone and unsupported. (An Nahar, August 28, 2018)
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