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Rabat- Having already successfully climbed the highest mountains of each of the seven continents, the Moroccan alpinist Bouchra Baibanou will begin her next challenge on September 2: climbing the Manaslu mountain, the seventh highest mountain in Nepal.
The Manaslu mountain is the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8163 meters. It is one of the most challenging summits to climb because of its pyramidal topography.
The Moroccan alpinist will start her ascent to reach Manaslu base camp, and then continue to four other camps until she arrives at her final destination: the top of the mountain. Her ultimate goal is to reach the tip of the summit.
The inspiring alpinist graduated from the National Institute of Posts and Telecommunications (INPT) in Rabat and the business school HEC Montreal, she previously worked as an informatics engineer but has been passionate about adventurous mountain treks since she was 15.
Baibanou traveled worldwide for more than a decade to complete the seven summits challenge, which was first achieved by the American Richard Bass in 1985.
She started her first challenge in March 2011 by climbing Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.
The climbing enthusiast then reached the top of five more peaks, Mount Elbrus in Russia in July 2012, Aconcagua in Argentina, Denali in Alaska in 2014, Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia in November 2015, and Mount Everest in May 2017.
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She completed the final climb of the seventh peak in December 2018 with the Vinson summit in Antarctica. In total, she climbed 43,000 meters between 2011 and 2018.
But becoming the first Moroccan and North African to complete the seven summit challenge was not enough for this climbing fanatic.
In April 2022, Baibanou took on the Annapurna (8091 meters) to add to her collection of achievements. Amassif in the Himalayas, the Annapurna is widely considered to be one of the most dangerous to climb in the world with a fatality rate of 29%. Baibanou is the first Arab woman to reach the top of Annapurna.
Beside her extensive and impressive list of records, she is also a member of the Moroccan Royal Federation of Ski and Mountain Sports, and the president of the Association Delta Evasion that promotes ecotourism and mountain sport in Morocco.
Different organizations support Baibanou in her new adventure to the Manaslu mountain, including the Deposit and Management Fund CDG company, Air Arabia, Decathlon, and Fitnessma.
The Moroccan alpinist’s goal is to end her trek on October 8, meaning her climb would last for a duration of one month and six days.
