She made it on her own - Elham Al Qasimi is the first Arab woman in the North Pole

[General Duke]

She is pretty, and did her dad go with her to the North Pole?

[Chocolate and Honey]

calaashan specially to North pole she needs muxrim, miyaa?

She is very pretty. And very courageous.

[nuune]

^^ Pretty hadee tahay maxee noo taree, nin aa qabo

 

 

 

Ailamos, your stuff

[General Duke]

Whats with the dogs? Fuad Shangole needs to declare a Fatwa against this woman.

 

But she is pretty..

[Faarax-Brawn]

From 130F degrees to sub zero weather? I refuse to buy this pr stunt. Islantu got dropped from a helicopter...

[chubacka]

Originally posted by NGONGE:

 

Incidentally, in many UAE forums the most burning discussion was about the permissibility of going to the North Pole without a mehram.

what did they decide?

[Dhagax-Tuur]

Can I dish out the penalty lashes for going there without mehram?

 

Unbelievable!

[Faarax-Brawn]

^L0L@Whose your Daddy!!!!

[Haatu]

LOL Dhagax wasakh

[Faarax-Brawn]

Dhagax,L0L.Be a man and dont edit the shzit man

[chubacka]

lol @ the woman being pretty, I would have thought it was more interesting that she reached the north pole.

 

:rolleyes: @ m.e.n

 

I bet if a woman grew wings and flew the only thing they would comment on is if the woman was attractive to look at or not.

[Valenteenah.]

^ Soo maaha?

 

I think it's a great achievement and why not? Trekking to the NP is one of the most physically challenging things you can do. Well done to her.

 

 

About the mehram, who took the photo if there was no one travelling with her?

[NGONGE]

^^

 

Managing the cold was immensely challenging. I have a petite frame, therefore this was even more crucial for me. But I buckled down and stubbornly bombarded my guides for information and tips. It was so important in that situation to be humble about my own knowledge and capabilities. Most people on the expedition had immense outdoor and cold experience. For me it was different. It was deliberately the diametric opposite of anything I had grown up with or experienced. I wanted to succeed despite that.

 

When I arrived at the Pole, no part of me felt alone. My loved ones each wrote encouraging words in a small journal I carried with me. And as I approached the last 2 miles, I heard excerpts of it with each of their own voices. I could sense my nation willing me forward. It was a magical last 2 miles.

[Blessed]

Good on her.

Val,

 

She's not alone..

“unsupported and unassisted” (two terms used in polar expeditions, denoting use of natural means and without any kind of assistance).

http://www.elhamalqasimi.com/

[Sherban Shabeel]

I have a Pole she can explore