• Team member Saeed Al Memari above base camp 3. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Team member Saeed Al Memari above base camp 3. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Ghanim Al Durs, Moaath Al Naqbi and Mohammed Al Naqbi take a break. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Ghanim Al Durs, Moaath Al Naqbi and Mohammed Al Naqbi take a break. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Handout photo. UAE Everest Team for Weekend. Oxygen bottles dumped at Camp 2.
    Handout photo. UAE Everest Team for Weekend. Oxygen bottles dumped at Camp 2.
  • The UAE team negotiates the Hilary Step on the way to Camp 4. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The UAE team negotiates the Hilary Step on the way to Camp 4. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Pushing for the summit of Everest. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Pushing for the summit of Everest. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • The UAE Everest team crosses a crevasse at Kumbu Icefall. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The UAE Everest team crosses a crevasse at Kumbu Icefall. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Abdul Aziz Al Tameemi crosses a crevasse while climbing Everest. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Abdul Aziz Al Tameemi crosses a crevasse while climbing Everest. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • The view from Camp 3 showing Camp 2 below right. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The view from Camp 3 showing Camp 2 below right. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • A sign shows the way to Everest Base Camp. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    A sign shows the way to Everest Base Camp. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Tariq Al Zarooni, Abdul Aziz Al Tameemi and Mohammed Dhuhoori preparing for the first crossing of Kumbu Icefall. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Tariq Al Zarooni, Abdul Aziz Al Tameemi and Mohammed Dhuhoori preparing for the first crossing of Kumbu Icefall. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Team members press on while others take a break. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Team members press on while others take a break. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • The UAE team pictured, with Sherpas, on the day of departure to the summit of Mount Everest. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The UAE team pictured, with Sherpas, on the day of departure to the summit of Mount Everest. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • The UAE Everest team meet with General Mike Hindmarsh in Lobuche, Nepal. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The UAE Everest team meet with General Mike Hindmarsh in Lobuche, Nepal. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • The UAE climbers wore heavily insulated clothing and oxygen masks for the final ascent to the summit. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The UAE climbers wore heavily insulated clothing and oxygen masks for the final ascent to the summit. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Long lines of climbers caused congestion on the ropes between Camp 2 and 3. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Long lines of climbers caused congestion on the ropes between Camp 2 and 3. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Oxygen bottles at Camp 2. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    Oxygen bottles at Camp 2. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • The team leaves Camp 3. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
    The team leaves Camp 3. Courtesy UAE Armed Forces
  • Left, platoon commander Sheikh Theyab Al Nahyan on Everest; team members navigate their way across a crevasse.
    Left, platoon commander Sheikh Theyab Al Nahyan on Everest; team members navigate their way across a crevasse.

Emirati climbing team scale Mount Everest - in pictures


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On May 19, eight military men made history by becoming the first Emirati climbing team to pitch their flag atop Mount Everest. We look through pictures of their epic journey.