A Community Mission to Summit Mount Everest with Nelly Attar Shelby Stanger|October 14, 2025 Nelly Attar has climbed more than 30 notable peaks around the world, including Mount Everest. Her journey to these intense mountaineering expeditions had an unconventional origin: dance. She grew up learning choreography from YouTube and later opened Saudi Arabia’s first dance studio. As she explored movement through fitness, weightlifting, and hiking, she built the foundation for high-altitude endurance. In 2022, Nelly became the first Arab to summit K2.
Sea Level to Everest’s Summit: Sea to Summit’s Origin Story Aer Parris|June 21, 2017 How a record-setting Everest expedition, called Sea to Summit, spawned an outdoor company with a ground-up approach to gear.