Everest and Lhotse rising above pine trees in the Khumbu, Nepal

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani

Moe Al Thani

The first Qatari on the summit of Everest and on the highest peak of every continent. The view from the top taught him that the summit was never the point.

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Climbers on a snow ridge at sunrise above the clouds

First light, high on the mountain

01 · The story

Find it.

In 2008, a guide in Nepal laughed at the idea of an Arab on Everest. That laugh became a five-year plan.

The journey

A climber crossing a ladder over a crevasse

The ladders

02 · The story

Climb it.

Seven continents, one frozen moment on a ladder, and a summit on 22 May 2013. It was a victory over doubt, not over a mountain.

Seven values

Climbers walking together with a Rise to Success flag

03 · The story

Hold the door.

Nobody stays at the top for more than a moment. What lasts is the life you make better.

Find your mountain

"I have climbed the same mountain many times. But I have never had the same journey twice."

What began as my climb became a doorway for others.

Rise to Success

From the archive

Never the same journey twice.

Moe holding the Qatar flag above a sea of cloud — Carrying Qatar upward

Climbers jumping for joy on a rock above the clouds — Joy above the clouds

Moe in a yellow jacket and glacier glasses

An expedition team standing together beneath snowy peaks — The team

Three climbers smiling in front of a vast peak — Friends at altitude

Moe jumping for joy with a young climber above the clouds — Rise to Success

A team sharing a meal around a table — When we become family

A climber on a wall of ice beneath the sun — Ice wall

Moe holding the Qatar flag at the summit of Carstensz Pyramid — Carstensz Pyramid

Moe with lodge hosts in Nepal — The people who host us

Moe laughing with a teammate, the Rahhalah cap turned back

Moe sitting on a rock taking a break on the mountain — A moment to yourself

"People say I conquered Mount Everest. Actually, I conquered the mountain of doubt inside me."

Doha press conference, June 2013Source: Gulf Times, Jun 2013 ↗

A long line of climbers on a rocky high-altitude slope

One step behind another

Continue the journey

Every page is another camp on the way up.

Keep going: the climbs, the values, the people, the films.

Moe and Joe Al Haddad at the Uhuru Peak summit sign on Kilimanjaro

Where to go next

Mountaineers

Every climb, the dates, and the people who made them possible.

Seekers

Seven values, each one tied to a real moment.

Organisers

Talks for universities, communities and conferences.

Leaders

His work in business, public service and sport.

"Find your mountain, that one thing that lights your soul on fire. Climb it. And then hold the door for others."

Commencement address, Georgetown University in Qatar, 7 May 2026Source: Georgetown Qatar, May 2026 ↗

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The Journey