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Meet the first Jordanian woman to climb Mount Everest

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Updated: 28/08/2023 - 15:53 GMT+2

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In this episode of Meet The Locals, we meet Dolores Al Shelleh, a Jordanian adventurer and an impact influencer living in Dubai. Dolores became the first Jordanian woman to summit Mount Everest, and the first Arab woman to accomplish this feat from the northeast ridge.

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