Explorers Grand Slam: Qatari royal all set to summit Everest Sheikha Asma is expected to attempt the summit in mid-May SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Apr 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Apr 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Your browser does not support the video tag. A Qatari royal is set to scale Everest, as she chases her dream of becoming the first woman from the Middle East to complete the Explorers Grand Slam of summiting each continent's highest peaks and reaching the poles. Sheikha Asma Al Thani, a mountaineer and member of the Qatar Olympic Committee, arrived in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday and is prepared to head to Everest base camp.