People, Positions and Obituaries · 9 January 2026
Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi reached the summit of Mount Vinson
Exam-focused facts from the 9 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi reached the summit of Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, on 6 January 2026.
- At the age of 18, she became the youngest and first Arab to reach the summit of the 4,892-metre peak.
- This ascent marks the third major peak in her quest to conquer the Seven Summits and achieve the Explorer’s Grand Slam.
- The expedition was sponsored by Palms Sports and Dar Al Takaful Finance.
- Al Awadhi previously became the youngest Emirati to reach the summit of Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak, on 6 July 2025.
- She is currently a university student majoring in Economics.