Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Raha Moharrak

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Saudi Arabian explorer Raha Moharrak.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Raha Moharrak

Raha Moharrak is the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest. Previously she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Vinson, Mount Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kala Pattar, Pico de Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl.

I am severely dyslexic, so I'm not the person who can do a lot of typing, writing and mathematics. I don't excel in anything except in things that had to do with creativity and things with my hands. I like to build things and take things apart.
I wanted something different; I wanted something that challenged me and that pushed me further. Then this idea of climbing Mount Everest came to my mind. It stuck in my head for days. Someone told me I couldn't do it, and that really annoyed me.
I did not set out to be a poster child for anything. I saw a mountain. I wanted to climb it. — © Raha Moharrak
I did not set out to be a poster child for anything. I saw a mountain. I wanted to climb it.
Don't let the Disney princess hair fool you.
I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.
I climbed nine mountains because I love adventure, and I got addicted to that feeling and I never wanted to stop. I wanted to see what I could accomplish. I finally can say that I stood on top of the world.
It doesn't have to be a mountain you have to be climbing. I hope to change people's opinion about Saudi in general and Saudi women and Saudi women's opinion about themselves. I really hope they can step out of their comfort zone and just dream: try to push your limits.
I saw a mountain. I wanted to climb it.
I really don't care about being the first, so long as it inspires someone else to be the second.
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