Nelly Attar (Arabic: نيللي عطار) is a mountaineer from Lebanon/Saudi Arabia who in 2022, became the first Arab woman to summit K2. Nelly is a former psychologist. She has an MRes in psychology and has worked four years as a therapist, prior to shifting into sports. Early life. Attar is a Saudi-born Lebanese. She completed her academic studies in Psychology and was awarded a B.Sc. from the American University of Beirut, and MRes from Kingston University in London. She started her career as a psychologist and life coach.
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