Tribune News NetworkDohaSheikha Asma Al-Thani, the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Qatar Olympic Committee, has become the first Arab to scale Mt Manaslu, the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres, without the use of supplemental oxygen canisters"The Qatar flag has been raised for the first time on the top of Manaslu. It was a challenging journey that pushed me out of my comfort zone at every level," the Qatari royal wrote on Instagram after climbing the mountain in Nepal."Slowly but surely we make our way to the summit of Manaslu without oxygen, becoming the first Arab to summit an 8000er without O2. Don't downgrade your dream just to fit your reality, upgrade your conviction to match your destiny. A big thank you to all of my friends and family for supporting everything I do," she added.Mount Manaslu is located in Gorkha region in Nepal and has a proximity to Tibet border. The peak is surrounded by more than 10 peaks of 6500 metre heights and few more than 7000 metre height. Another 8thousander peak ‘Mount Annapurna’ is located near Manaslu and can be seen after reaching the summit at Manaslu. The journey to the top of Manaslu consists of several long ridges and valleys of glaciers. Mount Manaslu is often called as ‘Mountain of Spirit’ and the name Manaslu is derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa which means intellect or soul.Sheikha Asma began her journey as a mountaineer in 2014 by summiting Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak.She has since climbed Argentina's Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, and skied to the North Pole.Sheikha Asma hopes her feats will inspire other female climbers to follow in her footsteps.