Dolores Al Shelleh is a Jordanian-Serbian mountaineer with Palestinian roots father side. She is an ESG Activist who currently lives in Dubai, UAE. She was the first woman from Jordan to summit the Mount Everest, which she achieved in 2019, a year which marked many deadly Mount Everest expeditions.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Main discipline | mountaineer |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Career | |
| Notable ascents | First Jordanian woman to Summit Mount Everest |
Career
editShe successfully climbed Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mera Peak in Nepal, and Elbrus in Europe. She was the first Arab person to climb Mount Manaslu, which is located in the Himalayas.[4][5]
In April 2019, she embarked her Everest expedition and she successfully climbed the Mount Everest on 23 May 2019, attempting from the Northeast ridge of Tibet.[6] She became the first Jordanian woman and second Serbian woman to achieve this.[7] Dolores also became the first Arab woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from the Northeast ridge.[8] She also filmed her journey to the Everest herself, and released it as a documentary titled The Lone Sheوحدها إلى القمة, which premiered on the National Geographic Abu Dhabi on 8 March 2020, coinciding with the International Women's Day.[9][10][11]
She also works as an advocate with The Sustainable City to raise awareness regarding the Sustainable Development Goals implemented by the United Nations including the climate change.[12]
References
edit- ^ "UAE mountaineers 'lucky to be alive' after historic Everest climb". The National. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Schultz, Kai; Gettleman, Jeffrey; Mashal, Mujib; Sharma, Bhadra (2019-05-26). "'It Was Like a Zoo': Death on an Unruly, Overcrowded Everest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Chatterjee, Anamika. "UAE residents who scaled Everest recall the horrors". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Jordanian becomes first Arab to scale 8th highest summit, Mt Manaslu". Arab News. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Dubai-based Dolores Al Shelleh hopes to inspire others with Everest climb". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Dubai climber aims high with Mount Everest". The National. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Dolores Al Shelleh, the first Jordanian woman to climb Everest". KAWA. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Dolores Al Shelleh on being the first Arab woman to scale Mount Everest from the North East ridge". Esquire Middle East. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "'The Lone She': Dubai climber's treacherous Everest triumph to screen on National Geographic Abu Dhabi". The National. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Documentary 'The Lone She' screened in UAE".
- ^ "Nat Geo Abu Dhabi to premiere film on Arab woman's Mount Everest journey". BroadcastPro ME. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Dolores Al Shelleh". Middle East Youth Expo. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
