{"id":200922,"date":"2025-10-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200922"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:58:56","slug":"a-community-mission-to-summit-mount-everest-with-nelly-attar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-community-mission-to-summit-mount-everest-with-nelly-attar","title":{"rendered":"How I Trained for Everest in the Saudi Desert with Nelly Attar"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/bee2e630-bd93-478d-9d56-e01003fe4d09?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/a-community-mission-to-summit-everest-with-nelly-attar\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019s first dance studio. As she explored movement through fitness, weightlifting, and hiking, she built the foundation for high-altitude endurance. 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