• SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 22: A woman walks past as South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-chemical and anti-terror exercise as part of the 2023 Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) at subway station on August 22, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. The 11-day exercise, which features drills including the handling of chemical and biological attacks, is a regular joint exercise between U.S. and South Korean troops. The exercise serves as a platform for the South Korean government to prepare for potential emergencies on the Korean Peninsula, with some 580,000 officials from about 4,000 city, county and ward governments, public institutions and others across the nation participating. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
    SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 22: A woman walks past as South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-chemical and anti-terror exercise as part of the 2023 Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) at subway station on August 22, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. The 11-day exercise, which features drills including the handling of chemical and biological attacks, is a regular joint exercise between U.S. and South Korean troops. The exercise serves as a platform for the South Korean government to prepare for potential emergencies on the Korean Peninsula, with some 580,000 officials from about 4,000 city, county and ward governments, public institutions and others across the nation participating. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
  • A carriage driver sprays his horses to cool them down at Petersplatz in Vienna, Austria. AFP
    A carriage driver sprays his horses to cool them down at Petersplatz in Vienna, Austria. AFP
  • Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and ministers at a meeting in Tokyo to discuss releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. EPA
    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and ministers at a meeting in Tokyo to discuss releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. EPA
  • A helicopter flies over a wildfire raging near Alexandroupoli, northern Greece. AFP
    A helicopter flies over a wildfire raging near Alexandroupoli, northern Greece. AFP
  • Memphis representative Justin J. Pearson raises his fist to acknowledge people in the gallery during a special session of the Tennessee state legislature. AP
    Memphis representative Justin J. Pearson raises his fist to acknowledge people in the gallery during a special session of the Tennessee state legislature. AP
  • Israeli soldiers approach a Palestinian man during a search operation in Baita village in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Israeli soldiers approach a Palestinian man during a search operation in Baita village in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Cathedral City Fire Department rescues residents using a bulldozer following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in California. AFP
    Cathedral City Fire Department rescues residents using a bulldozer following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in California. AFP
  • Inmates at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre mega-prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, where MS-13 and 18 Street gang members are held. AFP
    Inmates at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre mega-prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, where MS-13 and 18 Street gang members are held. AFP
  • People crowd together on the beach in Rabat, Morocco. AFP
    People crowd together on the beach in Rabat, Morocco. AFP
  • Volunteers camp with sheep in Pontimia Pasture in the Swiss Alps to guard the livestock against wolves. AFP
    Volunteers camp with sheep in Pontimia Pasture in the Swiss Alps to guard the livestock against wolves. AFP
  • Schoolchildren wave flags and banners in Mumbai, India, as they cheer for a successful moon landing by Chandrayaan-3. AP
    Schoolchildren wave flags and banners in Mumbai, India, as they cheer for a successful moon landing by Chandrayaan-3. AP
  • A commando drops from a helicopter during a bid to rescue people from a stranded cable car in north-western Pakistan. AFP
    A commando drops from a helicopter during a bid to rescue people from a stranded cable car in north-western Pakistan. AFP

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August 22, 2023

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He became the first Emirati to climb Mount Everest in 2011, from the south section in Nepal

He ascended Mount Everest the next year from the more treacherous north Tibetan side

By 2015, he had completed the Explorers Grand Slam

Last year, he conquered K2, the world’s second-highest mountain located on the Pakistan-Chinese border

He carries dried camel meat, dried dates and a wheat mixture for the final summit push

His new goal is to climb 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 metres above sea level

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Co-founders of the company: Vilhelm Hedberg and Ravi Bhusari

Launch year: In 2016 ekar launched and signed an agreement with Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi. In January 2017 ekar launched in Dubai in a partnership with the RTA.

Number of employees: Over 50

Financing stage: Series B currently being finalised

Investors: Series A - Audacia Capital 

Sector of operation: Transport

Updated: August 22, 2023, 1:10 PM